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!