A 2 ply with this lovely merino blend I got. All my coworkers are asking me to make stuff now that I have proper spinning wheel. Anyone else here into spinning yarn?
While I'm on the subject, would anyone else be interested in a write up? I don't want the information to stay on Reddit. And while I'm VERY much not an expert, I can at least start posting resources for folk.
A beanie for this one! I've been bullied (I don't really mind) into 3 seperate projects for my coworkers. Two beanies and a scarf for the eternally freezing executive chef. And I'll try making a write up!! The depth you can go into with just drafting ALONE is fantastically interesting. And I don't feel as bad spending $20 on fibre when I know it'd cost twice as much as yarn, hehe.
But seriously, this week I'll work on a write up before I go on an endless rant. See if I can't bring some wooly madness with me, heh. Look forward to some more experimental yarns from me! 🤗
I got this specific wool from here. I'm lucky to live in Australia where Merino are just about everywhere, so I get some wool from here too. But that one is quite local.
World of wool is by far the biggest and the cheapest option for finding wool though. Even with the shipping included. Plus, it's the only place I could find Angora at a price that didn't make me want to die.
Weirdly enough, there's a LOT of fleece on the Facebook marketplace, just more unprocessed. That might be an option with a lot more work involved if you're up to it.
Also, a good place to look is wool and sheep shows. Iirc, there was one in Maryland not too long ago. They generally pop up all around the place though.
I did not consider Facebook marketplace for some reason but that'll be a good place to start. I love to learn how to do things and collect skills like pokemon so maybe I could learn how to process and spin fleece while I'm at it.
Hey! Spindles are great! Once it clicked for me, and I moved on from the park and draft method I was having a blast haha. There's a book called "Respect the spindle" all about this. I'll write up my guide to be more general and welcoming to spindle users. There's the saying that a wheel is more efficient by hour, but a spindle is more efficient by week. Alas, I'm not a knitter. I might jump in soon though, hehe.
I will! I have to finish up a few more projects but end of winter i should have the time to spin up all the wool i have been hoarding haha. I also have a bag of possum i want to blend in