What would you like to experiment with?

@alexvanderpol1

Жыл бұрын

I have a pot of lichen in some ammonia, I am waiting for it to turn purple. If it doesn't, I am still going to dye with it and we'll see what we get.

@LadyValkyri

Жыл бұрын

An actual spinning wheel. I have two drop spindles and a large Navajo-style spindle, but they are so slow. Someday...! I also am considering making my own loom, very "Sally Pointer" style, rustic, from an old wooden pallet I have.

@gemmaf_

Жыл бұрын

I love the idea of making those pom poms with a pattern or image inside. I just cant be bothered and have absolutely no use for them. They're just cool. I'd also love to play with a drum carder, but I almost never spin woollen spun yarn. 🤷‍♀️

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

I Remember making those as a kid at art school, but can't remember how I did that 😅

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

I can only encourage the spinningwheel part of that 😁

I envy you for the Rain. we really need some of tht here ... Lovely skein. Vic and Mieke are huggablysweetgorgeous

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

We really needed it as well, draught was getting too real. Glad it rained a few days now, forecasts are back to being disgustingly hot and dry

@Pinguinpullover

Жыл бұрын

@@MijnWolden disgustingly hot and dry here too, only without the rain in between heatwaves. i do collect rain water from every roof i can, but it´s not enough. i am down to 2 out of 6 barrels, 400 liters each . We Need Rain. And next year i will try and take part in TDF. Hopefully. ntil then i am glued to your videos ;)

For the moment I’m mostly enjoying finding and settling into my spinning comfort zone. My current knitting projects are kept within my comfort zone as well. The reason is that I’m slowly, sloooooooowly recovering from two challenging years health-wise and right as I’ve started working fulltime again, our entire team is facing extra challenges. So I’m focusing on balance more than on challenge. At some point I want to investigate something or other with more ambition but I haven’t decided yet. Although the challenge might happen sooner than expected, of my daughter’s friend does handover a lamb’s fleece. Because that would mean praying for good weather and scouring it. Never done that before. Should be fun!

@MijnWolden

2 ай бұрын

Spinning comfort zone is a great place to be

Oh yes, also lactose intolerant but pizza 🍕 😋 (but I use older cheese as they have less/no lactose anymore, cause the milksugars have been eaten by the cheese making bacteria) And I also am trying out natural dyeing. In May I took a class (in Merchtem, at Herbalana) in your country in dyeing with indigo. For that I got wool to dye yellow, with plants of course, as preparation as we would try to get a nice emerald or turquoise. I saw dye stuff everywhere at it was so if addictive! And googling the plant and natural dyeing worked very well. I saw you had a video on avocado dyeing which I want to try as currently saving up the pits

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Yes, get into experimenting, it's so much Fun 😁

To prevent my middle finger being cut off by the wool while making a plying bracelet, I recently tried holding a pencil against my finger and wrapping that as well. I could then first wiggle out the pencil, and then take the wool off my had much easier. (It was a bit fiddly for the first wraps though, to get the pencil to stay in place) The rain noise is not bothering me at all! It's more like asmr :P

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

That's a great tip!

I got thrown back in full force into embroidery (maybe I should just accept embroidery as my Primary Craft and take pride in it!) and I probably won't touch my looms until the weather here is less summery, but your yarn shennanigans keep inspiring! Natural dye is always an adventure - as are the colors given to the world in general. Such as with this beautiful yarn from beautiful sheep! Happy spinning! 😊

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Accept your gift from the craft gods! 😁

Margaret Byrd youtube channel has the best lichen dye information in my opinion, plus lots of other dye content, including fungus. I have seen many videos and read several books and she does a very thorough and clear job. I am still processing and cleaning my windfall lichen from this winter's storms. No dying yet, I'll let you know what I end up with.

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

I'll check her out, thank you!

Thanks for sharing the update on the colorfastness of your knits - I was wondering how they were holding up! I believe your plant is actually a Rudbeckia, not an Echinacea, but they are related. We call them "black-eyed Susan" or "brown-eyed Susan" depending on the variety and what color the center is. :)

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Then the People of the garden center have lied and probably charged more for it 😂

I love the sound of the rain on any surface. That would have put me to sleep. Beautiful yarn❤

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

On the studio roof it's a bit too loud for me, but on the bedroom window is indeed instant sleep 😁

Haha, just made a plying bracelet, while watching your first TdF vlog. I learned about it during this, my first, tour de fleece and just like you I felt the blood supply being restricted 😂

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I underestimate the yarn that still needs to be plied 😅

Stinging nettle i use for fibres. Right now i'm making 12 nettle stems in to fibre. And i love it. I make rope and use is to make a bag using nålbinding stitching techniek. 😊 I'd love to experiment on spinning, bit i have too many hobbies already. 😅 Cheers from the Netherlands 😊😊

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

I've looked into nettle fibers as well, but it's still a bit daunting :D

Hi Jente, I hope you're OK xx ❣️❣️❣️❣️ Thankyou so much for sharing this video podcast. Wow, that's rather a Full Bobbin you have there. The Sheep who let you have their Fleece look very handsome. I see things and think " will it spin"??? So I don't think I should venture down the "Rabbit Hole" of dying. I know there's plenty of natural things that I could dye, unfortunately I don't think my body would be able to cope with dying, it takes a lot for Spinning, that's the reason I haven't been around this past week or so. I have had a massive flare up of fibromyalgia and arthritis, caused mainly due to the hit weather, too hot and I suffer and the same in the coldness of winter. I'm glad that I'm a one woman team for the TDF. Hope you've had a Wonderful TDF so far and a Wonderful Weekend too.🚲☀️🌞 Happy Spinning and TDF Sweet Fibre Friend 🎡🚴‍♂️🐑🥰 Take care and stay safe Lots of love and Big Hugs Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🫂🐕

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

I am very much familiar with the ''wil it spin'' thoughts 😁 I hope the fibromyalgia and arthritis lessen greatly!

@jenniferbrighty5120

Жыл бұрын

@@MijnWolden Hi Jente, Thankyou so much for your lovely reply. I hope they do too. I agree with what you said in a previous video ( watched in wrong order) about Spinning and Pain, definitely don't think you can spin through it. In the end you only make things worse. Thankyou so much for the Heart ♥ Sending Heart ♥ back to you ❤️💞 I'm so glad that I'm not the only one with the "Will it Spin.."??? question. I'm glad that you managed to get your Spinning Wheel fixed, it's hard, especially if it's the one you prefer to use. I think we all have a favourite of one thing over another. Your Handspun Yarn looks amazing and so squishy. 🐑🐑 Happy Spinning and TDF Sweet Fibre Friend 🎡🚴‍♂️🐑🥰🌼 Take care, love and Big Hugs to you and Dries Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🫂🐕🚴‍♂️

I'm a new spinner so right now I'm experimenting with the way I'm spinning and plying! I just plied my first 2-ply today and finished one of the bobbins off with a chain ply. My next experiment is spinning enough undyed merino wool to knit myself a shawl or sweater. I bought 2lbs so hopefully I have enough, and if I have any extra I want to try dying with red onion skins!

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Happy spinning! 😁

I am wanting to get into natural dying and been saving up onion peels… but I don’t know what I’ll dye get. Love the standing Saturday hike with mom, I wish my mom was closer for such a thing!

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Onion Peels are great dyestuff! Super vibrant 😁

Great video 😊. I would like to try book binding but making it historically as accurate as possible around early Tudor. Have watched Tudor Farm several times and they have it in there. Just enough hours in the day 😊 sending warm hugs from Katy from NZ ❤

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

So many crafts so little time! Bookbinding looks so cool indeed

I am currently experimenting with some dark red hollyhocks from my neighbor's yard, and so far it seems to be working better on cotton than on wool. I prefer the blue end of the spectrum so natural dyeing is a bit less "everything is dye stuffs" for me. Indigo seems like such an annoying amount of processing but it layers so beautifully with red and yellow natural dyes that I might have to look into it someday anyway!

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

I have recently Found that cotinus+ iron modifier gets pretty close to something resembling Blue. Video due After TdF 😁

@leahgroess5361

Жыл бұрын

@@MijnWolden When I looked up cotinus and found that it's common name is smokebush I got super excited because my friend has one that they're going to prune this fall! I'll definitely have to do some research into iron mordants before then.

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Best dye season is June, when the leaves turn purple!

Stinging nettle is also free spinny stuff as well as other things.

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Yes, spinning nettle has been on my to-experiment list for quite a while :D

The one plant you didn't know is called Yarrow. 😊

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I'm a natural dyer and I would love to try the fresh indogi and salt method

@MijnWolden

6 ай бұрын

That looks really cool indeed!

Beautiful spins! I love those small bits of the lighter brown. Lovely! Hugs

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Yes the lighter brown elevates the yarn from plain brown to interesting!

I loved seeing the beautiful finished skein and also the sheep that the wool came from! My post TdF project is some experimenting with prepackaged dyes and food coloring. Tipping my toe gingerly into the shallow end, but I love watching along with your natural dying.

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Just be careful, dyeing your own yarn is a powerful drug and you might just get obsessed with it 😉

Your first finished skein is beautiful and looks so squishy!

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

It is very squishy!

Your blogs are never too long! so more is good 😀 Very cute sheep ❤️ I’ve experimented dyeing with edible berries (in addition to the very successful onion skins and avocado skins/pits) and am curious re lightfastness. I have avoided botanicals that “require” alum or iron mordants. (Who can be bothered?) I had zero joy with goldenrod. Haven’t tried marigold. How about an experiment with marigold!? I love your brown print dress. Did you sew it? Such a pretty cut and fabric ✂️

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

I've read that edible berries are veru fugitive dyes? Tell me more when you have experienced their lightfastness in the long run. My dress was a gift from the thrift gods ;-)

@leslieambailey

Жыл бұрын

@@MijnWolden LOVE the thrift goddesses!! The bit I have remaining from red raspberry is the leader on one or two of my Traditional bobbins. A lovely pale pink. Will report IF it fades!

@linr8260

Жыл бұрын

I don't have it on hand rn as I am on vacation, but I have an entire book by someone somewhat local to me who did extensive experiments with plant-only mordanting. If it's of interest, I could see if there's anything on a berry + plant mordant combo in it once I get my hands back on it?

@leslieambailey

Жыл бұрын

@@linr8260 sure!

That is one full bobbin! It looks so squishy!

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

I was so very squishy.

I'm trying to grow indigo for the first time this year, fingers crossed! not growing cotton this year- next year should be cotton AND indigo! also doing some very initial experiments with hardy hibiscus cordage :) the sheep are adorable!

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Cordage is so cool! I have watched so many videos about it already

Currently I am experimenting with color matching and extending the sleeves on a commercial sweater because I love the sweater but the sleeves are too short and I don't want to get rid of it

@MijnWolden

Ай бұрын

That sounds nervewracking!

The feathery plant you did not know looks like yarrow not sure what colour yours is mine is bright yellow.I like solar dying with montbretria not sure what you call it it does not like hot heat so is wonderful for solar dying lovely yellow.I am after some red dyes,thought I would have a chance to go to a wool show this weekend but .life has said no. Have you checked out dirty pot dying. Yet. You have spun a lot I have spun none this tour de fleece

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Yes it's indeed yarrow, thank you! I have heard of dirty pot dyeing, but haven't really ventured in it yet 😁

As an absolute tool for red, I think I will have to plant some madder sooner or later. For now I am stockpiling avocado skins. (Also, since we're talking about experimentation and you have a good amount of soon-to-be-landscaped nettles, have you ever considered spinning them? I've seen beautiful and lightweight yarn made from them)

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

(I have. Of course. Watched all of Sally Pointers videos on it)

@linr8260

Жыл бұрын

@@MijnWolden ah, we meet again XD

Would like to see your natural method to dye

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

I have a playlist on all of that, you can find it in the description!

It’s there a pattern for the sweater you are wearing? I just discovered your channel, I have been missing out. New subscriber!

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

It's the ferndell cardigan by NCL knits, I've already made two and they are my most loved pieces from my wardrobe. Also a very nice knit!

OMFG were you just humming the zoo tycoon theme 🤣

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Yes 😎

@Eastybeastyy

Жыл бұрын

@@MijnWolden most importantly though, were you a OG, Marine Mania, or Dino Digs stan? 🤣

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

OG, I had zootycoon 1 as a kid only got the sequel and expansions ad An adult 😅

@Eastybeastyy

Жыл бұрын

@@MijnWolden I had the og and marine marina played around with Dino digs as an adult but it just doesn't cut it. I still feel ripped off to this day that they made zoo tycoon 3 3d and nothing like the originals. I wanted more top down animal content dammit 😂😂😂

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

I never played the 3, and I liked dino digs for the actual digging, but that's just a whole other game in itself (I like collecting fossils myself) 😁

Was the skein 545 or 454 meters? In the captions it said 454, but you said 545. It matters, because my guess was 550, and I was so excited I was so close...

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

545 indeed, thanks for letting me know I made an oopsie. Should be corrected now! Writing captions at 10 o'clock in the evening is not my smartest move, but it has to be done when publishing videos on such a short notice :)

@linr8260

Жыл бұрын

​@@MijnWoldenthe fact that you handmake quality captions is immensely appreciated, honestly, especially on such a short schedule.

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

Husbend is very talent and much music. Not nearly as talented as you ❤

@MijnWolden

Жыл бұрын

Husbend 😅