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One finished 2ply merino/baby camel blend

One lightly filled bobbin of dark grey merino x fleece wool

Not bad for an afternoon

#craft #craftblr #wool #spinning #handspun #handmade #spinblr #merino #wip #afternoons progress

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Pottery term started again, I'm feeling fruity :)

#craft #craftblr #pottery #clay #handmade #ceramics #porcelain #cup #citrus #orange #lemon

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Saw a tour de fleece 2024 post on my dash! Very keen to see what everyone spins, hoping I can work through some of the dyed merino braids and make a dent in one of my fleeces

#tour de fleece 2024 #tdf 2024 #craft #fibre arts #spinning #spinblr #wool #so excited its my favourite thing on the spinning calendar

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I'm testing adding alt descriptions to my images. If anyone has any tips to make them more useful I'm super keen to hear

#not craft #alt text #image descriptions #ive done the last few posts as best i can #probs not going to go back and do all #that would take me a long time on mobile #see how i go

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Wip update!

The lanolin makes it so pleasant to spin in a way I was not expecting. Drafting is silkier, but not in a slippery way?

There's actually so much lanolin in some of the locks that opening them up makes the drops of it sparkle! I haven't been able to photograph it yet but I thought I'd containminated it with plastic somehow, it's so shiny and sparkly!

Idk how many grams im at, maybe 40 based on bobbin fullness?

#craftblr #wool #spinning #spinblr #merino #fleece #handspun #spinning wheel #wip #not wednesday anymore here but thats okay #im so excited to ply and wash it all. see how it changes

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Test spinning is underway! It's still so greasy lol.

@mimsical-on-main i tried using water fresh out the kettle, I think it helped a bit with the grease, but didn't seem to get out as much dirt from the tips, coz it's too hot for me to put my hands in and rub out. I can live with the trade off though.

Tbh I don't mind spinning it greasy, and I'm really keen to do a true 4 ply with this, there's so much wool omg. I checked the info, it's over 3kg of raw fleece! So so so much to play with :)

I love the variation in colour through the fleece, there's lighter and darker sections and it's tickling my little gremlin brain so much. I think ive been looking for this kind of textural stimulation for a while :))

#wool #craft #craftblr #spinblr #handspinning #fibre prep #wool prep #merino #fleece #greasy wool #spinning wheel #carding #handcrafts #handmade #handspun #spinning

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Crow thinks this blogs very nice! Lots of nest things to play with :)

Omg thats the best thing to happen to me on this website ever. Im lost for words, what a gorgeous drawing!

You're right I'd make any crow right at home with all the nesting options available XD how lucky I would be to have such a birb!

#youre so lovely friend #really made my day #and so talented look at that birb! #best birb #ask #rude-occurence #art

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Oooo she still real greasy folks. I even tried using a wool scour and no dice. So I'm spinning in the grease! It's such a fun texture, really easy to swing but more challenging to rejoin when it breaks

I found a fleece market day a few hours from home, and omg I had such a good time. There was so much to look at and touch and smell! I came home with 3 fleeces: a dark grey merino cross, a middle brown moorit (@milkweedman was it you who likes moorit?), and a section of piebald superfine merino!

I've never bought whole fleeces before, I'm so excited to spin it up. I keep dreaming of jumpers, but need to get started on spinning before I dream too big.

I started washing locks of the merino cross tonight, trying to maintain lock structure for semi-worsted spinning, but we'll see if that lasts, there's a lot of locks XD I'm also not sure how much lanolin I've actually removed lol, so will have a check in the morning and see.

#wool #spinning #spinblr #craftblr #merino #sheep fleece #fibre craft #fibre prep #lanolin #the sheep was called thimble #if anyone is interested #adorable

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I found a fleece market day a few hours from home, and omg I had such a good time. There was so much to look at and touch and smell! I came home with 3 fleeces: a dark grey merino cross, a middle brown moorit (@milkweedman was it you who likes moorit?), and a section of piebald superfine merino!

I've never bought whole fleeces before, I'm so excited to spin it up. I keep dreaming of jumpers, but need to get started on spinning before I dream too big.

I started washing locks of the merino cross tonight, trying to maintain lock structure for semi-worsted spinning, but we'll see if that lasts, there's a lot of locks XD I'm also not sure how much lanolin I've actually removed lol, so will have a check in the morning and see.

#wool #spinning #spinblr #craftblr #merino #sheep fleece #moorit #fibre craft #fibre prep #washing wool #lanolin

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Whoops I started

New wip, sleying the reed finally!

This is some handspun merino I dyed with onion skins! Not a lot left for the weft, so may pick a different weft yarn in the morning after a good night's sleep. I was out camping all weekend and need an easy task for the evening

#craft #craftblr #weaving #loom #rigid heddle loom #handspun #handmade #fibre craft #wip

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New wip, sleying the reed finally!

This is some handspun merino I dyed with onion skins! Not a lot left for the weft, so may pick a different weft yarn in the morning after a good night's sleep. I was out camping all weekend and need an easy task for the evening

#craft #craftblr #weaving #loom #rigid heddle loom #handspun #handmade #fibre craft

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Shes done! Just shy of 300m if I counted right

Next up a wash and then waiting for the next round of inspo to decide a project

New wip, 120g of English Shetland wool, dyed locally

It's very pleasant to spin. Very forgiving, very easy and comfortable to work with. Plus the colours are delightful!

#craft #craftblr #wool #spinning #handspun #handmade #spinblr #shetland #skein

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Glaze transformation!

Go from underglaze on the bisque fired pieces to shiny shiny. They have a lovely resonance to them too as a bonus.

I'm so excited to make more bee style pots!

#pottery #handmade #hand craft #ceramics #porcelain #bowls #bee #honeycomb #handbuilding #craftblr #clay #pinch pots

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Single is finished! 120g squeezed on to the bobbin, and resting for a day :)

New wip, 120g of English Shetland wool, dyed locally

It's very pleasant to spin. Very forgiving, very easy and comfortable to work with. Plus the colours are delightful!

[tyrhinosaurus]

New wip, 120g of English Shetland wool, dyed locally

It's very pleasant to spin. Very forgiving, very easy and comfortable to work with. Plus the colours are delightful!

#craftblr #wool #spinning #handspun #spinblr #hand crafts #fibre craft #shetland

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Its show drop off day here, so we had a very late night getting ready. She's definitely not finished lmao, but bound off! I even got a light block in, my first time blocking anything. Haven't sewn all the ends in but that's okay

She's bigger than I thought and I'm so so happy with her :)

#craftblr #wool #spinning #handspun #knitting #shawl #shetland butterflies #omg it was 3am im so tired #but so satisfied with the finish i got to #and get take the bind off and finish it another time #so gonna work out #knitblr #fibre crafts #merino

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My pottery has come so far holy cow

A year and a half, and pretty much everything I finish brings me so much joy and pride

Lowkey tempted to start a business. What could possible go wrong...

#pottery #ceramics #craftblr #handmade #craft #clay #porcelain #cups #dishes #useful kitchen items #keyrings #im so keen for the keyrings but have to wait for a tool to be ready so i can hang them in the kiln so they dont stick to anything