Namaste Scrapbox Spinning

I recently discovered Namaste Scrapboxes. They are wonderful if you like to tailspin. They come with a video that has suggestions on ways to spinning the dyed locks.

 

 

 

Tailspinning Karakul..lamb

In tailspinning Icelandic is all the rage. I noticed how much this Karakul resembles Icelandic and decided to tailspin it. It is lovely soft lamb Karakul. I love it so much that I am spinning another bobbin.

 

 

Coopworth tailspun yarn

I had these lovely Coopworth locks that I tailspun. They were easy to work with.

 

 

 

Different types of locks for tailspinning

There are many breeds that you can tail spin. People often think of just Wensleydale and Teeswater. These are lovely to spin but check out this

Gotland

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spiral plied supercoiled corespun yarn

Spiral plying supercoiled yarn gives you great texture...bubble yarn or ric rac

 

 

Super-coils

If you are having a hard time spinning a thick single to make a supercoil. Try using some of your corespun yarn. Corespun can be spun thick just by using a thick core, like mohair. Then you can easily supercoil this.

Some of my corespun supercooled.

 

 

 

Tailspinning Cotswold locks

Tailspinning. You can tailspin many different types of fleeces.

Cotswold locks

 

 

Beehives in corespun yarn

Corespinning art yarn.

It is great fun to spin beehives and locks into your corespun yarn, If you are just learning to add beehives try using fiber from your batt, or matching fiber, your mistakes won't show.

 

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Easter spinning. When the candy is gone spin the Easter grass!

 

 

Back to weaving

It's been a long time.. But I have been busy playing on my looms. This one is almost done

 

 

 

Tom Knisely Rug Weaving Class

I took a weaving class taught by Tom Knisely in October of 2015. It was a class on rug weaving. I had a great time. The threading for the warp used a rose path threading sequence. It was fun to see all of the different designs you can get with that sequence. Rosepath sampler photo

 

 

Whole foods plant based living

This post is not about fiber arts but something I want to share with everyone.

One of the many emails I get contained a link to a web site that I feel blessed to know about.

It is http:// www.nutritionfacts.org

The site contains a lot of information about food and it's positive and negative affects on humans. Dr. Greger is all about the science and if new science proves the old science wrong.. He will try to let you know. There are no hidden agendas on this site, just healthy living for all.

His book is fantastic but if you cannot afford it a lot of the information is on the web site in video and articles for all. He has a free email list that gives you a weekly article or video on nutrition. It is a great way to start.

What a gift for all humans.