A first finish of the year. Plaited and washed. Very pleased with the drape and waves!
Handspun merino/ silk/ bamboo/ firestar (various blends) + cashmere tabby + cotton warp.
A first finish of the year. Plaited and washed. Very pleased with the drape and waves!
Handspun merino/ silk/ bamboo/ firestar (various blends) + cashmere tabby + cotton warp.
Working on a spinning project, goal of a single pair of socks. I decided to do Best Case math, dedicated to anyone who says I should "just" sell my handspun &/or knitting to make money while I'm out of work…
2 hr wool prep
20 hr spinning singles
6 hr chain ply prep
2 hr plying
20 hr knitting
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50 hr work
x $16.30/hr (minimum wage in my state)
------
$815
+ $18 for wool (on Big! Sale!) = $833
$833. For socks. Before profit. 🤔
So, hey, if anyone gives you a handspun/handknit thing, please recognise it is a truly princely gift. #Spinning #Handspinning #Knitting #FiberArts
So, hey, if anyone gives you a handspun/handknit thing, please recognise it is a truly princely gift. #Spinning #Handspinning #Knitting #FiberArts
Working on a spinning project, goal of a single pair of socks. I decided to do Best Case math, dedicated to anyone who says I should "just" sell my handspun &/or knitting to make money while I'm out of work…
2 hr wool prep
20 hr spinning singles
6 hr chain ply prep
2 hr plying
20 hr knitting
------
50 hr work
x $16.30/hr (minimum wage in my state)
------
$815
+ $18 for wool (on Big! Sale!) = $833
$833. For socks. Before profit. 🤔
The handful of you who also follow my gardening account @PermaSolarPotter know that I’ve begun #spinning native cotton. I love plants in the hibiscus family and was given permission to gather some seeds from a plant at the community garden last spring. I started off spinning the fiber with a pencil and then got my neighbor to make me a spindle from scrap wood. The two ceramic whorls I made just came out of the kiln and my neighbor fashioned some dowels to fit them. #FiberArts
The handful of you who also follow my gardening account @PermaSolarPotter know that I’ve begun #spinning native cotton. I love plants in the hibiscus family and was given permission to gather some seeds from a plant at the community garden last spring. I started off spinning the fiber with a pencil and then got my neighbor to make me a spindle from scrap wood. The two ceramic whorls I made just came out of the kiln and my neighbor fashioned some dowels to fit them. #FiberArts
#FibreArts friends, I want to re-home this bundle of merino wool. I got it when I learned to spin and I've found I don't enjoy spinning merino all that much. Does anyone fancy it?
It's free to a good home for the cost of postage. I'm in the UK. Happy to post international. I'm happy to consider a trade too if that's more of interest.
As per the packaging, it's from FibreHut in the UK.
#FibreArts friends, I want to re-home this bundle of merino wool. I got it when I learned to spin and I've found I don't enjoy spinning merino all that much. Does anyone fancy it?
It's free to a good home for the cost of postage. I'm in the UK. Happy to post international. I'm happy to consider a trade too if that's more of interest.
As per the packaging, it's from FibreHut in the UK.
Might as well toot a pic of the wool currently #spinning for #dydddefaidodon #defaidodonday :)
#sheep #Defaidodon
Might as well toot a pic of the wool currently #spinning for #dydddefaidodon #defaidodonday :)
#sheep #Defaidodon
Practicing #spinning. It’s becoming something I do when I want to zone out for a moment, usually in the evening. I still haven’t purchased any carding combs (although I think I will at some point) and I’m working with the short-fiber native cotton I grew, so it’s a bit challenging but I like it.
In the same way that working with clay needn’t be a consumer hobby, I’m seeing how far I can get with just this homemade spindle. #fiberarts #handmade #crafts
Practicing #spinning. It’s becoming something I do when I want to zone out for a moment, usually in the evening. I still haven’t purchased any carding combs (although I think I will at some point) and I’m working with the short-fiber native cotton I grew, so it’s a bit challenging but I like it.
In the same way that working with clay needn’t be a consumer hobby, I’m seeing how far I can get with just this homemade spindle. #fiberarts #handmade #crafts
I’ve been teaching myself how to spin the cotton into yarn with a pencil by watching YouTube videos. It’s very slow-going because I barely know what I’m doing, but feels good to see myself make a little bit of progress with each attempt. Also a spindle would definitely make things go faster but I can’t decide whether to buy a wooden one or attempt to make one out of clay. #handmade #spinning #fiberarts #crafts #beginner @gardening
