Category: Spinning

• Plying Alpaca

  

  Today we move onto plying our alpaca singles. Be sure to give your spools time to rest. Freshly spun singles have quite a bit of energy in them and can fight you a tad at the plying stage. When knitting I’m not fond of working in ends. For this reason I like a fair amount…

• Spinning Alpaca Fibre

  

  With the fibre processed it is time to move onto spinning our alpaca fibre. As alpaca is soft and airy and has natural drape, I wanted to keep as much of those qualities. For this reason I will spin the fibre into woolen spun. Yarn is spun either worsted or woolen-spun. When spinning worsted you…

• Plying Yarn

  

  Spinning and plying can be quite technical.  Some spinners will measure twist angles and count twists per inch.  My experience has been start out slowly.  You are building your skill set with each yarn you spin.  Don’t get too caught up with all the details when first learning.   This should be enjoyable, not stressful.…

• Beginner’s Technique to Spinning Fine Fibre

  

  In previous posts we covered sorting, scouring, dyeing, carding, and blending fibre.  All these processes can make or break our next stage where we begin to spin our own yarn. Spinning can be simple or extremely technical.  Simply put, spinning is an art form where your hands, feet and brain work in unison. I recommend…