This is how I spin for a project - ft. SWATCHING!

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This is a mini-workshop to demonstrate how I'm swatching yarn for a knitting project. The yarn I'm spinning is spun from my Easter Egg Dye video and I plan to make the Home Cardigan by Caidree. Let's talk about what makes yarn spin up differently in terms of gauge, loftiness, and bounce, and I'll demonstrate how I'm finding the gauge I want.
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  • @JillianEve
    @JillianEve10 ай бұрын

    The Aran yarn reference was a bit confusing so let me clarify. First, I said 8-ply when I meant 10-ply. In Australia 10-ply is commonly referred to as worsted and in the USA we might see heavy worsted as interchangeable with Aran. So just going by the label might be misleading. Ultimately it's not about the label, it's about how the yarn works up in the swatch. Happy spinning fiber friends!

  • @sutarikun

    @sutarikun

    10 ай бұрын

    In my brain I switched it from "ply" to "wpi", thinking of a "heavier worsted" like how I define aran weight in my head.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    You're right! I bet I said 8 because I was in WPI mode!

  • @mummyevans2

    @mummyevans2

    10 ай бұрын

    I was just about to comment about this. Yes, I'm in the UK and 8ply is DK and Aran is 10ply 😊

  • @kimreese9400

    @kimreese9400

    10 ай бұрын

    Hi Evie, had fun today watching your swatch video. Yes I do swatch to make s something big like a sweater, but not for little gifts like a hat or mittens for a grandchild. I've been able to make sweaters so far and they all fit the men they were for. Little complaints like, what, no pockets? NO, because I know you'll dump keys or phones into them! I'm not very good at finishing details, but they turned out nice, attractive working cardigans . I got a little crazy and steeked the first one up the front and got away with it, but my husband loves it.

  • @zamorvex

    @zamorvex

    10 ай бұрын

    @@JillianEve i love your videos so much. as someone who is disabled ive always wanted to make my own tops so they fit. my dream is to spin and loom my own material for something like a scarf or something. hopefully one day ill manage to get a table loom and spinning wheel

  • @kaitlyntrugman6015
    @kaitlyntrugman601510 ай бұрын

    I feel like I went from googling "spinning wheel" to a PhD in spinning in one video 😅 so much info and you're a phenomenal teacher!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you!

  • @TSUNAMI-MAMI
    @TSUNAMI-MAMI10 ай бұрын

    I don’t spin but i freaking love your videos and energy. You’re so calming, i adore your history lessons you weave throughout… just so fascinating.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! I'm glad you are here! 🥰🥰🥰

  • @rosalie4069

    @rosalie4069

    10 ай бұрын

    Me too!!!❤

  • @batintheattic7293

    @batintheattic7293

    8 ай бұрын

    @@JillianEve You're an excellent teacher. You're very good at explaining what you're doing, and why, and what you are feeling for, and why different approaches produce different results. It's as if you're talking to the fibers with your fingertips. I want to spin, now, too! Difficult - as I'm also that thing (that 'don't worry - they'll tell you' thing) but I have such a fondness for natural fibers. And I'm surrounded by the daggy bits that fell off sheep. They're just begging for a wash and dye! I might try spinning what I brush off the cat :) - God knows there's enough of it!

  • @cindybenjamin9607
    @cindybenjamin960710 ай бұрын

    You are spinning while I am spinning. It’s very comforting. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Hi there spin buddy! 😊✨🧶

  • @jacquelinesalem2776
    @jacquelinesalem277610 ай бұрын

    Since I began to get some control and consistency I began learning to "spin to knit", making all the choices considering fiber characteristics, warmth, durability drape........with an end project in mind. Then, I picked up a camel and silk pencil roving that I didn't know what to do with and I decided to try letting the fiber tell me what it wanted. It was not only a more relaxing process, but I believe it's the nicest yarn I've spun to date. At this point in my journey I am giving a great deal more consideration to , the nature and feel of the fiber I'm spinning, while still considering the yarn characteristics I want if there's a project in mind.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    It's such a great experience to do things both ways! The camel and silk sounds lovely. 🐫🦋🧶

  • @mostley1
    @mostley110 ай бұрын

    Im a big girl. It takes a lot of yarn to make something to fit me. I’m spinning a merino/alpaca/silk blend that I’m carding. It’s taking forever. That said, by the time I get the nearly 2 pounds spun DK (ish) I will have changed my mind ten times about what kind of sweater I want. Even the color is up for grabs. So…. No, I spin then I decide.

  • @lisabecker9809
    @lisabecker980910 ай бұрын

    Generally I try to spin yarn to work with a pattern, except when I get inspired to make a yarn I’m not sure what I want to use for yet-I always find something! That’s the beauty of many Elizabeth Zimmerman instructions, you can just work with your own gauge

  • @jw8223
    @jw822310 ай бұрын

    I am loving these colors! I loved them when you dyed them, and they’re so pretty spun and plied! A nice alternate term to “muddy” is “muted”. They both mean that the colors are going more neutral than vibrant, though “muddy” often means it’s going brown ish. It just means that all the primary colors are present and being mixed. And I love your suggestion to play with paint to see what the colors will do, because that’s exactly what I would suggest, too!! Hands-on color theory is the best for understanding it! As a beginner spinner, I don’t know what I do in regards to swatching and planning yarn for a project 😅

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Yep, hands on color theory is what we are doing every time we spin hand painted roving isn't it? 😊✨🎨🖌🧶💜

  • @rachelhuitsing1876
    @rachelhuitsing187610 ай бұрын

    I love the surrender to the wool. Also, I still consider myself a new spinner. This fall marks the beginning of my second year as a serious spinner, and while I know I have learned a ton during this past year, I don't feel confident replicating yarns yet. I'm still enjoying the process of learning new fibres(corriedale, BFL, Romney, alpaca, angora), new spinning preparations (art batt, rolag, braid, combed top) and how various drop spindle designs affect my personal spinning feel and enjoyment. I love a good chain ply, but I've experimented with singles and 2 ply as well. My most recent joy was spinning art rolags with various blended fibres (including silk!) to a consistent fingering weight chain-ply yarn! I'm loving knitting with it, but I definitely decided what to knit after I finished the spin. Also, I often knit shawls and cowls without a pattern. I know my own guage and my shapes, so I can knit and design as I go, which follows the surrender to the wool philosophy I have. Or, I guess, surrender to the fibre!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    That's a lovely process. 💜🧶✨

  • @kimberlyharner2341
    @kimberlyharner23419 ай бұрын

    I'm an intentional spinner. I found THE most beautiful sweater and have started spinning for it.

  • @KiSaralise
    @KiSaralise10 ай бұрын

    That was VERY INFORMATIVE! It was amazing to see and feel the difference between the 2 spun swatches….Im excited to see that Sweater Knit Up! 💪🏻

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    I promise to give updates when I get it done! 🧶💜🐑✨

  • @cerwelt
    @cerwelt2 ай бұрын

    I’m not interested in learning to spin, but watching you share I learn so much about yarn. I’m a crocheter, an embroiderer and weaver. I so appreciate hand spun and you do an excellent job of teaching!

  • @missmargoclaire
    @missmargoclaire9 ай бұрын

    10 year knitter and new beginner spinner, here. I REALLY appreciate this video. I haven't finished spinning my first fiber yet, but Im enjoying learning - especially through your videos. Thank you

  • @MarieleChic
    @MarieleChic10 ай бұрын

    I’ve been spinning about a year so still pretty inexperienced, but I have learned so much from you. Thank you. 🖤🖤🖤

  • @melissa_pup
    @melissa_pup10 ай бұрын

    😂 I couldn't help but chuckle about yarn vs pattern. Before I started spinning my own yarn... I was doing either route. I'd see a pattern I like, but had to find a non-discontinued yarn to match the pattern. Or vise versa. Now that I can spin my own yarn... I'm still doing the same thing 😂 Bonus now is I can get closer to the yarn sizes that have been discontinued. I have to\ must swatch now that I spin my own yarn just to learn & grow cause I've been spinning for 3 years.

  • @kathytedford9178
    @kathytedford917810 ай бұрын

    Can’t wait to see the finished sweater

  • @charlottecaywood1099
    @charlottecaywood109910 ай бұрын

    This was such a pleasant video. Your voice is soothing while still energetic, which makes your videos really pleasant!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    😊😊😊🥰🥰🥰

  • @ellenrgiesler
    @ellenrgiesler10 ай бұрын

    “Fiber friends” always makes me smile so big 😄

  • @mranster
    @mranster10 ай бұрын

    You're so wonderful. I love how your curiosity takes you deep into an experiment. I learn so much from you. My espinner just has a dial for tension, with no markings, so it's really difficult to be precise between different projects, but your efforts have given me a lot to think about.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    I have one like that too. I think of it like the hour hand on a clock and that helps me make notes for my projects. This was spun at 2 o'clock, this was spun at 11 o'clock, etc...

  • @peterivkovich2314
    @peterivkovich231410 ай бұрын

    from Gerry- I usually just spin and then think of what I can do with it. If I have a large amount of the same fiber I do think about the project first. I know I will benefit from your video. Be blessed.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Happy spinning Gerry! 🧶😊🐑💜

  • @HaydenHaystackArts
    @HaydenHaystackArts10 ай бұрын

    I am knitting a cardigan with Bernat Plentiful! It’s considered chunky, but its 300g and almost 1000 yards! The halo is enormous. 😂

  • @Archermoon73
    @Archermoon7310 ай бұрын

    Since I just started spinning this year, I am more on the wavelength of spin first then find a pattern to use it. I did however attempt to duplicate a previously spun yarn as I found a project for some of my yarn, but didn’t have quite enough to complete it. I think it came out pretty close and I am in the process of working up the project now. This will be my second project created using handspun yarn. I made a scrunchie with my first skein and it turned out pretty well.

  • @laurenglasgow3722
    @laurenglasgow372229 күн бұрын

    Your content is exactly what I’ve been looking for! It’s educational, entertaining, and relaxing. I’ll be binging all your videos today. Thank you ❤

  • @Kera.S.
    @Kera.S.10 ай бұрын

    Is it just me or does anyone else think it's totally a better idea to invest in learning and creating all of this just for a new sweater that's so amazing❣️ Wish I had the space and time for yet another hobby 😂

  • @cyndidaves5313
    @cyndidaves53135 ай бұрын

    Hi Eve, I have only swatched for a shawl I knitted for my sister. I spun the yarn with the shawl in mind but I was a beginner to spinning and it was my first shawl. The shawl came out good. It was a lace weight but, the yarn was not perfectly lace weight, it was thicker in some areas. shrug. I want to spin for a Cardigan just like you did in this video. So, I thank you for this video and for all your time involved. You must be a organized mother, wife and crafter. I am learning how it all takes a lot of time and organizing and thinking and planning. WOW!! Thanks again for all you do.

  • @elizjusteliz6692
    @elizjusteliz669210 ай бұрын

    I’ve only been spinning for a couple years, so I tend to spin the fiber the way it wants to be spun and then find patterns afterwards. I do try to spin whatever amount I have into two equal skeins to give myself options. Eg I can knit a mitten from one ball and know I’ll have enough for a second without worrying about finding the halfway point of one large ball. Of course I’m also terrible at following patterns so I just tend to wing it 😅

  • @drewadrawing
    @drewadrawing8 ай бұрын

    I've never heard of blown yarn before, how interesting! Your first skein came out so pretty, it's so cool to follow the fiber from being dyed, to spun, to knit! I can't wait to see hot it all looks!

  • @stellaluna6421
    @stellaluna64216 ай бұрын

    I'm working on my second big handspun project, and my approach has been "figure out the fabric I want, then find the yarn type, then find/make the pattern." The first thing I did was a shawl using a suspended spindle, and I made it because I fell in love with some fiber pictures and then scrounged around for a shawl that could fit. (in retrospect, it didn't fit at all, but I learned a lot!) I've got a lot of random yarn hanging around, though, and it doesn't have a project to go with. I guess that's a consequence of being a newer spinner; I'm still building up my sense for how fibers behave when treated differently, and getting a sense for the different fleeces I have. I bet my approach will change once I've built up more intuitive knowledge about fibers and I can imagine how something will spin up before actually doing the spinning.

  • @MijnWolden
    @MijnWolden10 ай бұрын

    First we play with the yarn, then we play with the needles. Seems like my life's motto.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    ☺️🧶💖

  • @user-bo8rz6cf7n
    @user-bo8rz6cf7n10 ай бұрын

    I make blankets and items that dont have to turn out an accurate size. What I got from this was I wont shy away from bright colour floof to spin now. brilliant. Thankyou. Great videos for company thankyou

  • @Serenity_Craft
    @Serenity_Craft10 ай бұрын

    I usually don't swatch, but I did for my current project and it made a huge difference. The pattern called for much smaller needles than I am using all thanks to making swatches and getting my count figured out.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    The difference is real! 💜

  • @sleepydrJ
    @sleepydrJ10 ай бұрын

    Very helpful video-thank you!! I have a big sack of fiber that I blended (Rambouillet and Romney) with the plan of knitting the Letho sweater. My swatches just weren’t hitting the mark and it’s just sitting there. I guess maybe the trick will be to turn the speed lower on my e-spinner. I’ve knit two sweaters with juniper moon stratus- a blown yarn. It was ultra bargain and I don’t regret getting it- but it is indeed hard to emphasize how different it is from a spun yarn. It creates a soft cuddly sweater (I live in mine) but the knitting experience is very weird It is so elastic- bizarre. Tension could be a big issue for many knitters. Joining new yarn is a real experience- it’s so bulky that it can show very easily, and normal joins don’t work because there are no plies to separate. I end up doing a modified Russian join- thread one strand and sew it down the “tunnel” of the other, and then vice versa, so that each end is inside the other tube. … Describing this process kinda shows how weird blown yarns are!!

  • @miserybutane298
    @miserybutane29810 ай бұрын

    so far in my spinning journey I have not got the confidence to choose a project and then design my yarn to fit the project. So I often do the other way around, with sometimes also just knitting whatever with what I spin just to see what happens. Interestingly so far I've not disappointed myself with a knit done that way

  • @heathermacmaster5666
    @heathermacmaster566610 ай бұрын

    I spin, wind the yarn into a ball and then.... IDK lol!!! I have so much yarn but haven't used it yet. My husband wants a sweater. I have never made a sweater. I am making him a sweater out of acrylic yarn that I don't care if I destroy and then I will make him a wool sweater with my yarn. Meanwhile... I make more yarn!!!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Sometimes I like to just spin to spin also. There's no wrong way to spin if you are enjoying the process. 😊✨🧶

  • @allaavrutova3237
    @allaavrutova32379 ай бұрын

    Watching while I spin my Shetland. On Turkish spindle.❤

  • @CreationsOfAMoonChild
    @CreationsOfAMoonChild9 ай бұрын

    I’m just getting into spinning and I am SO glad to have come across your channel! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! ❤

  • @nghtguy13
    @nghtguy1310 ай бұрын

    😍🥰😍 perfection. Thst blown yarn or chain tube or whatever it is, is such an absolute pain to use. Because it's a tube with loose fiber in it, you can't frog it at all. The fiber inside gets snagged sooooo so easy. It's also so light thst it's actually difficult to use(at least for me with crochet) I ordered a whole lot of one specific beautifffful blown yarn for a project but I just hated using it. I gave it to my friend who also crochets and she hated it too. Lol. It may work well as a weft or continuous weave maybe.

  • @guglhupf6913

    @guglhupf6913

    10 ай бұрын

    Maybe you could give it a little spin on your spinning wheel and make a single yarn or even ply 2 singles...

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Yeah, I've heard a bunch of similar reports but I've had so many people ask me about it that I had to see what was up with it. It seems to be popping up everywhere lately. 🤔🤔🤔

  • @nghtguy13

    @nghtguy13

    10 ай бұрын

    @JillianEve yeah, it's a no from me! Haha. I seen bag o day crochet use the rainbow ice yarn and ordered some of it as well, and it's such a pain to use. I made my mom's chihuahua a sweater that she loves and I haven't touched it since. Never again. 😂🤣

  • @_vanearaujo
    @_vanearaujo10 ай бұрын

    This sweater is gonna be one of a kind, I'm sure of it 😊

  • @knittingsinmyDNA
    @knittingsinmyDNA10 ай бұрын

    I'm just learning how to spin using a drip spindle. Love watching your videos, I'm learning so much!!😊

  • @lilapowell5272
    @lilapowell52726 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video! I can’t wait to try changing the whorls and swatching up some new yarn just to see the differences. Your videos are so encouraging and enjoyable!

  • @vindeljay
    @vindeljay10 ай бұрын

    I am just learning to spin, started about 2 months ago on an Ashford traditional I borrowed from the Guild. I haven't done a lot, all fingers and thumbs, but now have 2 skein's of wool I washed from fleece, flicked and put through the drum carder that is thick and thin all over the place, but I love it. I just got my e-spinner 3 today, so now want to see how I go with coordination. I don't understand anything about what to do to produce a specific yarn, but I love your videos because I know what's possible as I gain more experience. Thanks.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Happy spinning fiber friend! I'm glad to share my experience. 😊✨🧶

  • @jansrusticlife
    @jansrusticlife10 ай бұрын

    I'm knitting an Aran sweater in my clan name pattern. I didn't spin to knit at the start, I just wanted to knit my lovely yarn and the pattern appealed to me. I ran out of yarn though, as I knew I would, and so my subsequent yarn, I spun to knit. I'm on the last sleeve now and can't wait to wear my sweater. I'll get it finished, as hoped, before the colder weather sets in here in Italy!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    That sounds like an awesome project!

  • @jansrusticlife

    @jansrusticlife

    10 ай бұрын

    @@JillianEve I've enjoyed every second of it!🙂

  • @lespelotesderika
    @lespelotesderika10 ай бұрын

    As usual, a great video! Thank you! A lot of the times, when I spin, I don’t really think about the project, and it starts to become a problem, because I spin a lot of different yarns colorwise, gauge and grist wise, and I don’t know what to with it, I have a lot of 4oz skeins that are so different from one another that they are sadly left unused.

  • @lanaavrutova6817
    @lanaavrutova68179 ай бұрын

    Ooo! I am knitting this cardigan again right now. The shoulder shaping is EVERYTHING. You'll love it! Great pattern!

  • @judithtaylor6916
    @judithtaylor691610 ай бұрын

    Fitted and shorter tops hugging at the waist with a short pleated edge or frill, give shape to buxom bodies. Im not that well endowed unfortunately. Thanks for the tip on reducing twist so not to end up with ropey singles. My problem, to go back to spinning thicker "consistent" yarn.

  • @caitgrate6172
    @caitgrate617210 ай бұрын

    I am not a very intentional spinner. I tend to spin and see the resulting yarn's character and properties before deciding what to make with it. I am not very good at being consistent with my spinning, though, so I think my approach is much more chaos gremlin style.

  • @alisonharris7130
    @alisonharris713010 ай бұрын

    WOW you are truly amazing and such a good and informative and positive presence. I just started spinning a week ago and I'm totally obsessed. Watching what you do and hearing why you do it is so helpful. Thank you so much for all of these videos. I've been watching quite a few now😉

  • @robinpennell1594
    @robinpennell159410 ай бұрын

    Most of the time I spin to what the fiber 'wants' to be just for the fun of it. But thus summer I followed your lead and spun for my Flax sweater. I used inexpensive Corriedale and spun 2 ply dk so that it will be durable. I teach and have dogs so there may be a lot of wear and tear on it. Not so soft and squooshy but very pretty and long lasting. So glad I was able to do it!

  • @ArwynArising
    @ArwynArising10 ай бұрын

    "Melded" or "blended" instead of muddy, maybe? Also, I'm super enjoying the spinning wheel halo in this camera/room set up, LOL

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    😇😇😇

  • @NaomiBenatar
    @NaomiBenatar10 ай бұрын

    What fantastic timing on this video - thank you!! I've only been spinning for about 4.5 months, and everything I've done has either been 3- or 4-ply. I've mostly done fingering weight or lighter. Just this evening, I started my first project where I picked the pattern that I'm going to knit before I started spinning, my first two ply, and my first worsted weight (goal). This was so helpful!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad it helped! Happy spinning!

  • @mariepla1370
    @mariepla137010 ай бұрын

    I'm a fairly new spinner. I have been spinning to learn the different kinds of yarn textures. Therefore, I've been finding crochet patterns to use my yarn, according to the amount I've spun. Love your videos, I've learned a lot more watching you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. ❤

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Yarn textures are such fun!

  • @woollywooloo
    @woollywooloo10 ай бұрын

    This video came out at just the perfect time!! I've only just started feeling like I'm "good enough" at spinning to start spinning for sweaters, and I now feel a lot more prepared to attempt to make a yarn to match a pattern.

  • @robynreid3027
    @robynreid302710 ай бұрын

    This was such a timely video for me as I am still figuring ratios, but desperate to start some new multicoloured fibre! How sensible to begin with a swatch! Thank you!

  • @KiSaralise
    @KiSaralise10 ай бұрын

    Super Gorgeous Spin! 🤩

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😁

  • @jeanneb6320
    @jeanneb632010 ай бұрын

    I havent yet tried to spin for a pattern. Been spinning with a spindle since May, and I just gathered all my handspun together to knit one big blanket with! The colours are all over the place and so is the fabric, since you can clearly feel the difference between my earlier yarns and my more recent proudest spins - but i already love it. Ive learned so much and I cant wait to get even more knowledgeable in the future ❤ Thank you for starting me on this journey!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    That is awesome!

  • @carys9829
    @carys98299 ай бұрын

    Love that orangy blue swatch 😍 ow that green one too 😍

  • @Ann-ed1bq
    @Ann-ed1bq10 ай бұрын

    Thank you Jillian! This video helps me immensely ❤

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Awesome! Happy spinning!

  • @lorainew4281
    @lorainew428110 ай бұрын

    I'm not much of a knitter, still trying to gain confidence for big projects. I tend to crochet more. So I spin and then my beautiful yarn sits and waits for me to figure out what to do with it! I do weave with it as well, so at least I use it for some things! I would prefer to have a project in mind and spin for the project, so hopefully one day I'll have the focus and time to do that. I really enjoyed your video and the explanations of how to compare to store bought yarn and your thoughts on duplicating yarn!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    You will get there if you want to, just go for the knitting projects! (But crochet is lovely too!) 💜😊🧶

  • @lindapankhurst4513
    @lindapankhurst451310 ай бұрын

    I’m a beginner too! And I’m determined to knit up what I spin. I’m doing a pair of socks at the moment. I am spinning up a sweater quantity of beautiful mixed natural taupe, white and grey fibres, from different sheep breeds. No dying. I’m going to make the Box Top Smock with it. My swatch gave some idea of gauge so I’ve found a pattern which looks like a finished object i want to wear, and is done in many sizes. I’m still spinning it and will chain ply it to try to achieve an Aran weight yarn. Then I shall swatch with different needles til I get the drape I want, then pick the number of stitches needed to make the measurements I need. I’ve tried homespun socks and am happy with them. This is the next stage!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Lovely project! Happy spinning/knitting!

  • @WonderStar3
    @WonderStar39 ай бұрын

    Cold weather is coming where I live and I'm so excited to transition my craft space into a fiber arts studio! (I work on other hobbies during the summer.) I've got the spinning bug and your channel was the first one I wanted to revisit :-) I love the cardigan pattern! I'm going to add it to my make list. Thank you Jillian!

  • @ailienrhijnsburger5178
    @ailienrhijnsburger51784 ай бұрын

    Super interesting. I am not a wheel spinner, and spin only on Turkish spindles. I have them in various sizes, the ones that are weighted on the outside of the arms are my favourites (from Woodemporium in the UK). There is not much information online for more advanced spindle spinners. This video is helping me work out how your explanations on whorl sizes on wheels correlate to my Turkish spindles. Some are heavier, some are lighter, some have longer arms, some have the weight more to the centre, some are weighted on the ends of the arms. Our winding is more to the centre with a high turtle, or more spread out in a flatter turtle, which will influence the speed of twist too. I would be so interested to hear your thoughts for more advanced spindle spinners, and how the more technical aspects of wheel spinning could help spindle spinners, even if they don't ever use a wheel. Thanks for your excellent videos!

  • @beverleylawton6899
    @beverleylawton689910 ай бұрын

    Oh, a wonderful and inspiring video, again Evie - thank you. I am one of those spinners who usually gets the urge to spin and then I feel the pressure of trying to decide what to make…often I weave my skeins - especially all the chunky textured yarns I make. However, I have several braids I bought a while back and I am going to do a combo spin for a knitted garment for myself … I will try my best to sample and swatch - this video will help me. I love how you explain what you’re thinking is and your amazing experience makes what you say so meaningful and trustworthy! Thank you so much 😊🙏

  • @FloatingOurBoat
    @FloatingOurBoat10 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the Superchat! It means so much to see support for my work. Happy spinning, fiber friend! 💜💜💜

  • @MonicaLea
    @MonicaLea10 ай бұрын

    I treat my yarn - hand spun and commercial - the same way painters treat paints, I acquire/make them and figure out what i want to do with them later. Sometimes much later.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Hey, if it works for you, there's nothing wrong with that!

  • @allnaturalnutknitting4272
    @allnaturalnutknitting427210 ай бұрын

    I spin for projects, chosen ahead of time. Then after the yarn is made I swatch and do math around the guage. But I started out only using non-superwash yarn and so often my yarn did not match superwash guage. As a mathy person I just did calculations to make it work by changing needles and sizes.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    I've spun superwash and it is much more... I don't know how to describe it other than marshmallowy. Yes, the gauge is different with superwash. I 100% agree!

  • @robynreid3027
    @robynreid302710 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your cotrection, i was confused by the aran discussion, as I come from nz!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    I'm sure I was thinking 8 WPI and it came out 8 ply. Oops! 🫣

  • @YarnJourneysMelanie
    @YarnJourneysMelanie10 ай бұрын

    One of your most helpful videos!! Now I have a better idea of how to approach my next sweater spin. 😊

  • @TheMakersCorner
    @TheMakersCorner10 ай бұрын

    Your videos are so inspiring to me. I've just really started to spin and there's so much technical stuff to learn but you explain things in a way that's so helpful. I LOVE your green squishy yarn. You can definitely see the difference on screen and it's perfect for the project you've chosen. Thank you so much for all your content

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    You are so welcome! Happy spinning! 😊💜🧶

  • @siarlpotatoshoe
    @siarlpotatoshoe10 ай бұрын

    For garments, I don't usually use patterns because they don't fit me, and if I'm going to have to do math to adjust things, I might as well just make a pattern myself. Sometimes I'll go through the trouble of adjusting if the pattern is unique enough. I did spin yarn for a particular shawl pattern and that was fun, but I feel that is much easier to do. I just usually prefer to listen to the wool and spin it how it wants to be, and figure out the sweater later. I hope you keep us updated on your progress with this sweater. I really want to see how it goes.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    If you have a method that works for you, then that's the best method for you. I'll definitely keep everyone updated on how this turns out but I have to finish my Night Owl Sweater before I can cast this on. Too many projects! 😭

  • @clarebrady1532
    @clarebrady153210 ай бұрын

    omg the spun yarn looks so pretty! I love it! I knew it was going to look awesome when you dyed it but wow!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you!! 😊

  • @kristinmorey4921
    @kristinmorey492110 ай бұрын

    This was a fabulous video! I have tried drop spindle spinning, and the bit where you showed drafting was so helpful to my brain!

  • @sandraharper1184
    @sandraharper11849 ай бұрын

    You make learning new things fun

  • @tattercandy
    @tattercandy10 ай бұрын

    not made a sweater with my hand spun yet , made shawls , mits and hats so far

  • @allaavrutova3237
    @allaavrutova32379 ай бұрын

    So clear! So much to learn! I can definitely translate all your work into Turkish spindle spinning!❤ Also I'm going to need some easter egg tablets, now.....soon... really now.

  • @lindapaquette2951
    @lindapaquette29519 ай бұрын

    I usually decide what I’m going to create whether it’s a poncho woven on the loom or a knit hat, and then dye the wool the color I want and spin the wool to the weight I need.

  • @rinarose9544
    @rinarose954410 ай бұрын

    I've heard that steaming your roving before spinning it can make it super lofty in the finished yarn!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    It can especially if it is straight from the mill and not hand dyed. ✨🧶😊

  • @rinarose9544

    @rinarose9544

    10 ай бұрын

    @@JillianEve Oh that makes a ton of sense!

  • @shannonhicks2388
    @shannonhicks238810 ай бұрын

    I have been waiting to see what you were going to do with this! 😊

  • @bethanygilley
    @bethanygilley10 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! That was so helpful! Right now I spin yarn and then look for a project that will fit the type of yarn and the amount that I have, but I'm working to figure out how to create the exact yarn I want for a specific project. (So exciting!) I have never been a big swatcher, but I usually come up pretty close with just the recommended needles and yarn weight (store bought yarn), but I've also frogged a good many things that weren't turning out how I'd hoped.

  • @sharecreations6752
    @sharecreations675210 ай бұрын

    Ow what amazing!😍 I love that you compared these swatches, really helpful!! As I'm still a beginner spinner I just spin for the fun and trying to improve as I go. So my first knitting with handspun is based on a swatch after spinning and then finding the patern. But... I do have fibers and a project in mind I really want to make. So, I'm definitely going to sample and swatch for that one!!! ❤

  • @user-ou4xm7wh3l
    @user-ou4xm7wh3l10 ай бұрын

    This was a great video! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

  • @barbaragaspard1989
    @barbaragaspard198910 ай бұрын

    I am always so surprised by the fabric multicolored fiber makes, just love both of your swatches. Can't wait to see your knit.❤

  • @manda7192
    @manda719210 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤ Just found your channel. I found your channel because of your hand spinning tutorials. I was originally just interested in how to spin wool from scratch for my Métis sash but found so much more! Now I have two learning drop spindles and a nicer one of hard wood, a whole bunch of corriedale, and thanks to you. Hay Hay Marceii

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    I'm so glad you are here fiber friend! 😊💜🐑

  • @100Diamonds10
    @100Diamonds1010 ай бұрын

    Yes, I have been switching for what I am making. I knit continental style and tight compared to the thrown style of knitting. Loved this video and the experiment. I plan on spinning this winter. Might try dying some gifted wool, it is white. My sheep Shetland and BFL. Black brown and white. Not sure if I got 1 steering from the Angora goat, if so, I'll play with that.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    How rewarding to work with your own fibers! 🧶✨🐑

  • @feltlikeitbydebs
    @feltlikeitbydebs10 ай бұрын

    Always learn so much from your videos. I have recently learnt the hard way regarding swatching. I now swatch.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    I think everyone who consistently swatches has _that_ story. The one that made them say, "I will always swatch from now on." 🙈🙈🙈✨🧶

  • @downshiftingpath
    @downshiftingpath10 ай бұрын

    I tend to devide the whole yzrfn length in two, spin the bobbins and then ply together, keeps the colours separated

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Yes, that's a great way to manage the colors. 💜😊🧶✨

  • @stitchwithbritt5922
    @stitchwithbritt592210 ай бұрын

    That yarn is so pretty🥰 you’re sweater is gonna look beautiful💕

  • @lealfitzmorgan5490
    @lealfitzmorgan549010 ай бұрын

    Wife and I do the opposite! I spin and then find patterns. Wif spins to gauge!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    What do they say? Opposites attract? 💜💜💜🤣

  • @lanaavrutova6817
    @lanaavrutova68179 ай бұрын

    Im using bamboo acrylic now. The one I finished is 50/50 wool acrylic. It's a very forgiving pattern/ fit.

  • @runtsgal
    @runtsgal10 ай бұрын

    I have to admit that I usually spin first but I really should give this a try.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Go for it! I like being able to go either way with my planning. Maybe you will too? 🧶😊✨

  • @nasusyeffud
    @nasusyeffud5 ай бұрын

    This was super informative, thank you so much for your videos!

  • @kayautrey3955
    @kayautrey39554 ай бұрын

    Very informative and inspirational. Well done

  • @breakmydreams
    @breakmydreams5 ай бұрын

    Very pretty yarn I found you from Cinnamon Stitches video yesterday where she gave you a shoutout

  • @trishgoose442
    @trishgoose44210 ай бұрын

    Really liked this! Just a beginning spinner but this was super interesting❤

  • @ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR
    @ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR10 ай бұрын

    I usually spin the yarn and then try to find something to make with it. I do have a project I’m going to spin for that I just made a video about. I’m going to make art yarn and crochet around rings to try to make a dream catcher type of thing to tell a story about my Hydrocephalus journey through fiber art.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    It sounds like a great project and I love that you'll be representing your Hydrocephalus journey through your art. Have you looked into the history and cultural importance of dream catchers? Maybe what you are thinking of for your project would be more like a hanging mural? 😊🧶💜

  • @didelphimorphia2925
    @didelphimorphia29254 ай бұрын

    Happy knitting!

  • @julietpage4322
    @julietpage432210 ай бұрын

    Nicely done. Thanks. I bounce back and forth between spinning to a specific project plan, and just spinning for the heck of it (and stress reduction)! But I also machine knit (flat bed and circular) and have looms and hand knit and crochet and use a lot of my own handspun for rug hooking. So whatever I spin I’ll (eventually) find a good use for it, as long as it’s technically sound yarn.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    You have lots of fun toys for knitting! 🧶💜✨

  • @mizzdawn7914
    @mizzdawn791410 ай бұрын

    Thank you, this was an interesting comparison. I do mostly now try to spin with a project in mind. I definitely swatch for any pattern that needs to fit or be a particular size. Most commonly I will swatch after I've finished the spin. One of my recent projects I did a lot of prep for including spinning and swatching a sample- but then I failed to keep the yarn thickness even and had to spin an extra 200g!

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Oh no! Oops! I hope it turned out great in the end.

  • @moonbasket
    @moonbasket10 ай бұрын

    This is so cool! I didn't used to swatch my yarns, but I was bit in the butt too many times that I usually at least half ass a swatch. Depending on the fit of the final item and whether it's a garment, I may not even bind off the swatch, but for wool garments I have definitely transitioned fully to completely swatching and blocking.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    It changes so much with the swatch and block!

  • @1st1anarkissed
    @1st1anarkissed10 ай бұрын

    I only swatch when there's a question of how it will come out after fulling the finished garment pieces. If I do, it becomes a patch pocket or gusset or whatever. I loathe wastage. Mostly I just keep ripping back and starting again until I get the right starting size. then I just build the object in 3d space as I knit, sew, weave, crochet, whatever. Currently there is a sweater on the pins, a tie and hat waiting to be fulled and blocked (washing to felt it just a little for better bloom and interlock) and two needle case covers finished embroidering. Before I finish the needle cases I want to patch my 70s pants that I put away when I got fat and ripped in the 90s and am thin enough to wear again. I also have to get back to my boiled wool pants to wear as cold weather arrives.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    I love the idea of swatch pockets! I have a little box of swatches that I've dreamed of making a quilt from some day.

  • @kitterzy
    @kitterzy10 ай бұрын

    I always spin first, BUT before I ply the yarn I decide whether I want the color to pool or heather. That determines whether I Navajo ply or just 2-ply. I spin very fine unintentionally, but after years and years of spinning, I still use a jumbo flyer and wind up with fingering weight yarn. If I have a project in mind, I will determine if I have enough top to triple ply or 4-ply the singles to get to DK weight. Edit: I always knit a swatch when I’m done spinning if I don’t use it in a project so there’s a gauge between size 00-3 knitting needles if 2-ply. That way I can see what it looks like when I’m looking for a project to fit that yarn.

  • @JillianEve

    @JillianEve

    10 ай бұрын

    Do you mean chain ply? I though about chain plying this but I thought that the extra strand might make it less fluffy overall. But you are right, it's a great way to manage color. 😊

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