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[Jka]

Thank you! :]

 

[sonicrunner001]

Lee Kushrenada

here's something I spun.
I took some black wool, and added little bit's of recycled silk to the yarn. then I knitted it up into this funky glove/rist-thingy.

Did you use a loom to make that? Or did you use needles?  

[Lee Kushrenada]

sonicrunner001

Lee Kushrenada

here's something I spun.
I took some black wool, and added little bit's of recycled silk to the yarn. then I knitted it up into this funky glove/rist-thingy.

Did you use a loom to make that? Or did you use needles?

needles, I knitted it. I don't "know how" to weave... I'm shore I could, but ho gor the love of the great crafting God, I can't aford to get into another craft tight now.  

[DecemberFlower]

For the record, I spun this on a drop spindle, and I'm working on skein number two. xp I can't even think about buying a wheel right now. Well, I can think about it, but that's about all.

I got my spindle and fiber from Hello Yarn. She sells mostly wool fiber, though, so if you're allergic, then that site isn't for you. I haven't bought from anywhere else, so I can't make any recommendations other than that.  

[DecemberFlower]

ForestGreen

sonicrunner001

ForestGreen

That is way cool! I've gotta learn to spin someday, perhaps after I learn to knit. whee

If you learn to spin, please learn how spin consistinlty. I've used home spun yarn before, but the spinner didn't spin it evenly. So sometimes I'd have a wad of yarn and other times, it was near non-existant. I hope her bolero that I made doesn't fall apart on her.

Well, spinning consistently would be the eventual goal after all but I doubt I would be able part with my spinning if and when I learn. I've seen commercial yarn that is like the stuff you describe, crocheting with it would be out of the question but I saw a swatch of it knit up and it was really lovely.

Well, it's sometimes the eventual goal. Some people like slubby yarn, so even if they are capable of making an even yarn, they still spin with slubs. So, to assume that slubby yarn is due entirely to the skill of the spinner is really unfair.