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I am so excited! My long awaited orders of more hershey spindle sticks and some new whorls. I am particularly chuffed at the solid amber whorl which I specifically selected for its clarity. I can’t wait to use these with some of my handwashed fleeces (once I’ve finished processing it).
My new toys!!! Niddy Noddy and nostepinne...
And my last learning skein is done! Now I'm confident enough to spin something more "serious"
Ma's Wooly weekend on Zen ;a look at projects, tools and fibers, and the folk on Ma's Big three
Ma’s Wooly weekend on Zen ;a look at projects, tools and fibers, and the folk on Ma’s Big three
If you are interested in spinning or knitting, or if you like the incredible work Ma does on shawls to socks this is a must read and see. The long awaited fleeces from Whispering Pines Farm came in on Friday, along with Ma’s new combs and another set of needles. Ma finished her hand-gradient wool project and I was able to put together redesigned spools specifically for Ma to ply on. We had…
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Crafting is slow right now, work is exhausting, Familie fucking annoying, I can't wait to see my therapist, marriage planing is stressful, and I am not really doing that much.... Working on the crochet blanket, knitted a pair of mittens after the pattern @akhuna posted. (but I am not tooooo happy with the outcome so I want to wait and see what blocking can save)
BUT I felt like posting SOMETHING because all in all my life is good right now!
So have a pretty picture of my Favorit shelf space! Where most of my spinning tools are. And I put pretty LED candles there (with real wax! I honestly like them more than normal candles)
I was bad and got a new spindle...🙈🙊
Sooo... I got myself a new friend for my spinning utensil flock!
Meet Jasper Junior, the Plying Ghost. He turned out being very handy for freeing my left hand from pressure, cut-off circulation, sweating, itch, sensory overload and finger cramps I'd get from making plying bracelets (my favourite way of using up leftover singles).
Are you tired too of being chained to your wheel or lazy kate while you wrap that bracelet, your fingers looking more and more like fat little sausages, and you wrap faster and faster hoping you can escape the agony? Well, worry no more!
I tried out my Jasper tonight for the first time and he is a really nifty little tool. His "hands" screw off so you can easily remove the plying bracelet once wrapped. Then just hold it securely (don't mess it up at this stage!) and slip it over your wrist and voilà, ready for plying :D He can comfortably fit 50g of a medium weight yarn. I should say I wish his neck/head were a bit longer because I sense that with fatter singles, they might slip off his head if you don't wrap carefully.
If you want your own Jasper, he can be found here:
Spin two-ply from a single yarn source, and make a new friend! Create an Andean plying bracelet without tying yourself up in yarn with this
I promise I don't make money with this, but I thought Jasper could be a great tool for spinners with joint pain, finger mobility issues or sensory issues who are otherwise unable to work with plying bracelets :)
