Ohhh beautiful floofy yarn..! Buy more floof, spin more floof, make a beautiful squishy jumper from it 😍

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

You enabler 🤭

I didn't know about pausing the plying bracelet either. Thank you so much for sharing! ❤

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome :D

One cannot contain oneself with such georgous to yarn.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Right?!

I love your videos and your quirkiness brings me joy! I just got a 1981 version of your Christine! Thanks for sharing your journey with all of us ❤

@MijnWolden

Ай бұрын

Yay, wheel siblings!

@lorilou111

Ай бұрын

@@MijnWolden I named mine after her previous owner. Laura joins the flock! Happy spinning. Tour de Fleece 2024!

😂it never occurred to me to pause a plying bracelet and saving my finger from dying on my hand! That was awesome and your yarn is deliciously squishy!!❤

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

The more you know 😅

Yay! Long draw for the win! I'm spinning long draw while watching 😁

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Yes, spinning while watching, I love it 😁

Your joy and excitement are so infectious! I am just starting to spin and I aspire to your joyous energy about it :D

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! :D

This yarn is a knitter's dream.

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

Right?!

I love long drawing! Its my favorite way to draft fiber! This braid is such a gorgeous colorway, it looks just like an autumn field 🍂

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Right!?

This is such a funny coincidence, cause I'm just now finishing plying the most beautifully blue dyed shetland wool from Regenbogenwolle! It is also sooooo soft and pretty! Finishing a yarn with you feels a bit special 😅

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Oh how nice!

@partyfiesta1557

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reference❤ I am starting to collect all sorts of spindles and did not know this German website. Gotta have to add in a few braids too! Hugs from Provence, Adrien 🎊

I vote you get another braid and knit a sweater!! The color is so beautiful!! I am just starting spinning, not sure what style I use ! :)

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

It's tempting for sure 😅

I do love a good woolen spun yarn, It's my go to spinning method.

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

I'll probably spin more like this in the future too

Returning to this video for company whilst I practice long draw and it has been lovely! Oddly found that I find it easier if I have my hands the other way around to what I do for short forward draw. How strange and fun. 😊

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

Maybe I should try that as Well!

I just love your videos, they have me smiling the whole way through. You bring me such joy! My favorite one skein project is a neck warmer knitted in the round.

@MijnWolden

Ай бұрын

Thank you, what a lovely comment!

Wow, that braid and your long draw spinning were made for each other! Absolutely gorgeous yarn, and a little bit of struggle always adds extra beauty to it too! ❤

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Thank you ☺️

It looks so squishy and floofy! 😍

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

It is!

I am a worsted spinner at heart. However, one summer for my Master Spinner Program, I bought 4 Suffolk fleeces, washed them, and spent at least an hour every evening making rollags with my hand cards on my front porch watching the sun go down with a glass of ice tea. I made hundreds of them and spun them woolen, working on my long draw and by the end of the summer, I got pretty good. To be honest, I still prefer worsted spinning but push come to shove, I can do woolen spinning.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

I have a Suffolk fleece too... Now I know what to do, however rolags are not my friends

i had no idea people still knew how to do this... very cool

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

If you mean longdraw: why of course it's basic spinning If you mean spinning: now a whole new world opens up, wherein lies an active and vibrant fiber arts community, with hundreds of content creators like myself, big corporations and small businesses, all centered around oldest of crafts known to mankind. Isn't that amazing?

I love woolen spinning. I usually do a modified version of a long draw. My yards are less dense than when I spin worsted and I get better yardage. Your yarn is beautiful.

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

Thank you ☺️

The yarn turned out beautifully! I really love a supported long draw myself. I started out with a short forward draw (as most people do I suppose) but I have now done long draw for the last few projects and am loving it more and more! I will probably still do some projects with a sort forward but I think a long draw would now be my default.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

I will do some more woolen spins certainly 😁

I prefer short forward and worsted because i love consistency. However, I took my combing "waste" from 2 different breed and carded them together and gave long draw a go. To my surprise I was able to get a consistently thin single esp when I used a smaller diameter whorl. I found I needed more twist in long draw than in short forward. It also spun up a lot faster. You taught me about the plying bracelet trick which I didn't know. Thanks so much

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

It does go Faster, I have noticed that too

long draw... my fav... and i absolutely love your yarn... that colour. love

@gwenbuchanan1

3 ай бұрын

oh and socks from your squishy soft fluffy yarn,... yum

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

But wouldn't they wear out quickly?

@gwenbuchanan1

2 ай бұрын

@@MijnWolden can always be mended if they develop a hole otherwise they are so comfy on the feet

I can definitely see the difference in how floofy your beautiful yarn is after wet setting and thwacking. So far I've been a worsted spinner, only tried long draw once with some Shetland fiber. You are inspiring me to do more experiments with long draw. And yes, you taught me something new, with the double plying bracelet. That will be so much kinder to my middle finger! I loved this episode, and thank you for showing what didn’t want to turn into yarn. I always have a lot of that, and wonder if it’s just me. harpingJanet

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Sometimes the fiber just doesn't want to behave 🤭😅

Your yarn looks amazing! I am a long draw girl and funny enough just last week started practicing short forward a bit for a different braid I bought from Regenbogenwolle Lol. I also got the copper coin one too and now that I know this one works well for long draw I will definitely do that as well :)

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Regenbogenwolle getting all the love in the comments today 😁

Love this, I'm trying to practice woollen draw and expand my skills.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Have fun and good luck!

it depends what fiber I'm spinning, but I find it more relaxing when I can spin long draw.

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

Fiber is indeed an important variable

you can really see the extra definition in the twist of the short forward yarn. I would like to try long draw too :)

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

It's tricky but worth it!

i've thought about buying this exact colourway from regenbogenwolle 😅 might just have to practice my own woolen spinning and buy it

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Do it 😎

I spin a combo of the two, usually something like a "short" supported longdraw. I do this with woolen and worsted preps

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

That's cool!

It’s beautiful, autumn like 🇦🇺🎸⚡️🤘🏿🤘🏼💋❤️…..,maybe a vest

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, that would be amazing

Leaving a second comment because you deserve the engagement woo! I did not know about the trick with a plying bracelet that is so useful! thanks for sharing!

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😉

Hi Jente, I hope you're OK xx ❣️❣️❣️Long Draw is my default way to spin, I find it quite hard to do a Short Forward Draw Not all my yarn is perfect, and I don't mind that. Sometimes it breaks as it comes off the Bobbin and I just carry on as though nothing happened. Happy Spinning Fibre Friend 🎡🐑🥰🥰 Take care and stay safe Lots of love and Big Hugs Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🫂🐕 PS that's what I like about the Long Draw method if Spinning. The yarn is sooo squishy xxxx 🎉🎉🎉

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Haha, carrying on as if nothing happened is the way to go 😁

It looks so nice!!! Well done

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😁

So when I first learned to spin, I could not get the hang of short forward draw. Only when I tried spinning from the fold did I get it, and I fell hard for the craft. Now I can easily do SFD and I do really like it, but there's something so satisfying about long draw that makes a special kind of serotonin in my brain hahaha. That said I have never tried it on combed top like that, only ever from the fold, or with rolags that I make on my handcards. From the fold is an interesting semi technique, I noticed that when I do that it is still smoother/more consistent than with a rolag. If you're interested in more yummy colours and cool fiber preps, Frau Wöllfchen has a great selection for very good prices! Tho maybe I wish I knew what to do with all my single skeins... Maybe it's time for another blanket project

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

I will check out Frau Wöllchen 😁

Woollen drafting looks like magic to me. 😮 This is encouraging to give it another go. For skeins about that size, I'm voting for a cowl or colouework in the yoke of a jumper. 😊 I didnt know you could start another plying bracelet - this is brand new information! 😮❤

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Yes, give it another go!

You were NOT the only one who didn't know about 'pausing' your plying bracelet. Mind blown! lol I will definitely have to try that and my fingers will thank me for not cutting off circulation.

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad to be of service 😁

What a beautiful fiber and excellent spin! The colors are chef's kiss *! Hugs, always, Jente.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

They are! I love my oranges and yellows 😁

Thanks for the plying bracelet tip. If you haven’t seen them yet you might enjoy the videos on long draw spinning by Amanda Hannaford (her KZread channel is ADHUK) and Pam Austin (her KZread channel is Spinning School) both videos are quite short. Of course, loads of other KZreadrs have put out content on this subject and the whole thing can get very contentious on the backward draw versus long draw technique, what it all means and which is correct!

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

Contentious subjects in the spinning community? Yeah we got a lot of them :D

Kudos for trying new stuff 🎉

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

😎

Love seeing this. I too am a worsted-style spinner who is interested in trying to master woolen( well, master is probably a stretch 😅)-style. Kudos !

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

We don't need to master everything 😁

Ohh how cool is that! It came out beautiful! I haven't bought from Regenbogenwolle before, but have meant to do so, and this is one more reason to. I spin suspended (haven't gotten the hang of supported yet) and I'm also drafting worsted all the time, currently practicing double drafting. I love that you have been spinning this as a fractal, this is something that I definitely want to try soon! As for a potential project, I'm all for shawls, but I don't have the experience for this yet.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

I do recommend this seller! They put a lot of care in their packages too

I am a short forward girl too. 🙌🏻 And I usually default to a DK yarn. I love watching you spin on your Ashford wheel because I have one similar. I think you have a jumbo flyer on yours, is that right? My bobbin and Flyer seem a lot smaller. I love your videos. They always leave me smiling.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Yup, she's Jumbo 😁

I would use a super thin complimentary yarn as warp and weave a scarf/shawl/whatever it’s enough for with this yarn, it makes for a delightful fabric and makes the yarn shine

@heltych

2 ай бұрын

p. s. as a support spindle spinner, i really prefer woolen drafting! it feels very satisfying and natural

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

I only recently got into support spindle spinning, but I get what you mean!

your yarn came out very pretty!

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😁

I am participating in Andrea Mowry's #100daysoflongdrawspinning and also practicing as I was mostly a short forward draw girl. I wasn't sure if I was actually doing the long draw correctly, so thank you for this video that confirmed, indeed I'm doing it right. Yay!! Your yarn turned out so beautiful!!!

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Have Fun with the challenge! After the #100daysofspindlespinning I had enough for a while 😅

Oh wow that is gorgeous yarn you made. I wish I could squish it. I usually spin short backwards draft, so technically worsted, but I often let the twist slip into my fibre supply so I think I float somewhere in the middle. I haven't yet managed to spin a true woolen yarn successfully, I get way too frustrated with the unevenness...

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

Somewhere in the Middle is oftentimes a good place to be

For a second I thought you were about to eat the VM xD probably because that braid's colors reminds me so much of salted caramel candies xD the yarn turned out so pretty! :D

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Nom.

@etienne6916

3 ай бұрын

xD

I started spinning a year and a half ago(and started my channel just over a year ago) and still need to work on my long draw. OK I am always breaking my finger when I do a plying bracelet but I have never seen it done the way you do it. I would love to know how. Your finished yarn is amazing, would look great with the cabled scarf pattern I am about to start for my son.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

How? Well... you just make your bracelet, and when you decide 'this is quite enough', you slide it down as if you would start plying, and then just start a new bracelet... keep adding those bracelets until your single is done and then start plying

My default spin is worsted, short forward. But I have been practicing on a kromski polonaise long draw with a cotton hemp blend.

@MijnWolden

Ай бұрын

cotton hemp blend, that sounds challenging!

@PNWwonder

Ай бұрын

@@MijnWolden not as bad as I thought it would be, the hemp makes it a little easier to spin then just cotton. But definitely took some practice 🥴

Color and texture of that yarn is spectacular. Get out there and buy another braid, silly!!

@MijnWolden

9 күн бұрын

If you insist...

Ooooooh I still love this yarn T.T I'm definitely a woollen person myself, and english long draw specifically, although I do go worsted sometimes. Speaking of which, are you ever planning on trying english long draw? :D

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

I might whenever I get more confidence with woolen spinning in general 😁

I had no idea there were ways other than wetting the yarn and whacking it! Do you have any videos on you channel i could watch to learn more? Or any videos you recommend in general?

@MijnWolden

9 күн бұрын

Jillian Eve has some great information about finishing your yarn!

No you were not the only one that didn’t know about a second yarn bracelet you looked to be doing so much better on your second bobbin. From someone who has never mastered long draw. I think I need to spend more time on my spindles as you said ,again I have never got the hang of a supported spindle then someone told me my supported spindle was not centred and that is why.I do not need to buy another spindle no way ??!! Do I?

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

It could be. I have an old supported spindle that didn't quite behave, until I learned the whorl had slipped down and needed to be at least a cm higher

Hey. Is the sweater you wearing at the end the treelight by Jennifer steingas? I only use spindles and do the park and draft as well. Have a great day

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

It's Jennifer Steingas' Vintersol, but then without the yoke in a third colour ☺️

I have yet to get my head around different drafting methods, but I am short and forward in other areas of my life 😂 And I have a lot of South Down fiber :D

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Short forward people assemble 😎

@saraht855

3 ай бұрын

@@MijnWolden boldly approaching strangers in the supermarket to ask for them to get things off the top shelf

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

Making a fuss when tall people dare to stand in front of you at concerts. ''do you not know you're blocking my view or are you just Mean?''

@saraht855

3 ай бұрын

@@MijnWolden getting to stand at the barrier because nobody minds standing behind you 🥰

@saraht855

3 ай бұрын

And not having as far to bend when you drop your spindle 😂

I've tried long draw quite a few times. I never last an entire spin. I'm not sure how that affects the spin but I'm so ignorant still that I don't notice the difference. And, a plying bracelet is our best friend. lol

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

If you like the yarn you make, everything is permitted

Get some more of those braids, continue practising your woollen spinning until you have enough for a wonderful, fluffy jumper. I'd go for a textured pattern, like some cables. The details of the texture wouldn't be visible except up close but the overall texturing with the way the colours are distributed within the yarn would be gorgeous. Plan B: I'd try making that lovely yarn into a nice, cosy hat. Again, for the textural depth, a crocheted hat might be a good idea. EDIT: To date, I've always been a short draw, worsted spinner. 2nd EDIT: I didn't know about the plying bracelet trick, either - I don't think it's well known. But I struggle even with the basic plying bracelet. I end up plying really slowly (as opposed to my two bobbins on the lazy Kate speed, where the wheel is in danger of going into orbit) and breaking the yarn frequently.

@MijnWolden

3 ай бұрын

''wheel is in danger of going into orbit'' 😂 but yes I recognize that.

What causes the tweedy bits? Clueless here about natural animal fibers.

@MijnWolden

Ай бұрын

In this specific blend there were some viscose bits to have the tweed effect :)