Any spinners out there? (Yarn)

[Kusanar]

I just got my first drop spindle and made my first (tiny) ball of yarn! No idea what I'm going to do with it, it's only 28 grams and that wool is super course and scratchy and the rest I have is smooth and soft, so I don't want to put it in the project with the other ones.

The single

The 2 ply final result

The actual yarn

The selection I have to work with now. I have started with that milk chocolate one on the bottom left. Will possibly combine it and the other browns into something, maybe the black as well, the greys and whites will go well with each other too. I'm a little scared to try the stripy one right now, I figure I'll mess up the stripes and jsut make blobs, so I'll work that one up last.

 

[CharcoalDragon]

I just started spinning!
I have been spinning my dog's fur, it's harder than the practice wool I started with, so I'm back to occasional lumps...

 

[FortCluck]

I don’t but I’d loved to learn... I can be like Rumple in fairy tales

All seriousness... my husbands mom knits so if I could make her homemade stuff, she’d love it!

 

[Kusanar]

I just started spinning!
I have been spinning my dog's fur, it's harder than the practice wool I started with, so I'm back to occasional lumps...

Lol, I am probably going to play with spinning my cats hair once I get the swing of things with the wool and a lady at work said she would bring me a bunch of floof from her Husky... so I may never run out of fiber! lol

Glad I'm not the only weirdo spinning pet hair... lol

 

[Kusanar]

I don’t but I’d loved to learn... I can be like Rumple in fairy tales

All seriousness... my husbands mom knits so if I could make her homemade stuff, she’d love it!

I would recommend this youtube channel for learning, she's super helpful and fun to listen to. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIBku52dlg-dh1tWK_4Z4yA

https://www.amazon.com/Heidifeather...ocphy=9008680&hvtargid=pla-623500934767&psc=1

That Amazon link is the starter kit I started with

 

[FortCluck]

I would recommend this youtube channel for learning, she's super helpful and fun to listen to. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIBku52dlg-dh1tWK_4Z4yA

https://www.amazon.com/Heidifeather...ocphy=9008680&hvtargid=pla-623500934767&psc=1

That Amazon link is the starter kit I started with

I knew I could count on you!

 

[FortCluck]

I would recommend this youtube channel for learning, she's super helpful and fun to listen to. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIBku52dlg-dh1tWK_4Z4yA

https://www.amazon.com/Heidifeather...ocphy=9008680&hvtargid=pla-623500934767&psc=1

That Amazon link is the starter kit I started with

I want to get animals like Alpacas and sheep.

 

[CharcoalDragon]

Lol, I am probably going to play with spinning my cats hair once I get the swing of things with the wool and a lady at work said she would bring me a bunch of floof from her Husky... so I may never run out of fiber! lol

Glad I'm not the only weirdo spinning pet hair... lol

I've got a GSD/Malamute/Husky mix, her undercoat is amazingly soft, but the guard hairs are a pain in the behind. I wash each batch several times to get rid of the 'dog smell', and then treat with vinegar just to be sure. The carding is the worst part, and the spinning is the best.

If you're getting fiber from your co-worker's husky, just make sure the fur is at least 1.5" long, and is mostly free of guard hairs.
Happy to share any other tidbits about chiengora that I've learned- there isn't a whole lot of info about it.

 

[FortCluck]

What are the bunnies you can get fur off of?

 

[CharcoalDragon]

What are the bunnies you can get fur off of?

'Angora' rabbits.
The best five breeds of angora fiber are English, French, Giant, Satin, and German.