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#WeMakeYarn day 25: How I Learn

I learn by reading and replicating, but I also love experimenting! I'm happy to learn the foundations from others, but I enjoy experimenting to take it further.

And then, it's all about practice, practice, practice. Like I tell my math students, practice 15-30 minutes a day and it'll go from short-term memory to long-term memory. The muscles in your brain and hands will begin to learn the movements and understand the logic until it becomes easy! Then, it's time to move onto the next challenge!

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#WeMakeYarn day 22: WPI

The WPI tools are pretty crucial to me since they help me stay consistent through projects. My favorite is definitely Rosie’s Precise Spinning Control card, but I’d love to have Hipstrings macro and micro cards!

And after I’ve used the control for a little while, I like making my own to use for the remainder of the project and include all the info about it as well as plying samples.

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#WeMakeYarn day 18: Stash Enhancement

Not much stash enhancement going on around here, but I love trading spinning for fiber!

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#WeMakeYarn day 17: Favorite Time To Spin

Mornings and afternoons are my best times to spin, but I enjoy spinning in the evenings with my family. I’d love to get a tahkli and bowl for right before bed, but maybe in the future.

Just started the 2nd bobbin of this lace.

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#WeMakeYarn Day 14: Drive

I prefer spinning singles in double drive and often ply in single drive with scotch tension. I'm fascinated at how sensitive the tuning can be in double drive especially when cross-lacing is added!

Hand dyed green alpaca cross laced on Beethoven!

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#WeMakeYarn day 13: Weight

Lace, sport, aran, super bulky. I love all weights of yarn! I’m still best at spinning around 45-50 wpi singles with the alpaca I’m currently working with, and it makes for gorgeous diaphanous fabrics. I’m working on spinning heavier weights including a super bulky weight that made some super squishy mittens!

Some control sticks including a small breed study I worked on today!

Green alpaca lace and brown merino/gold thread super bulky!