Why are you so close to the orifice? Is it just for the camera? There is no room to adjust that close to the orifice. I find stripping is quite good for beginners yes, but I'm not sure that one would like to continue stripping or pre-drafting forever (I mean, essentially you are in danger of not actually learning to draft, but merely to spin). At some point, there is a benefit to moving on to dealing with a thicker piece of top, roving, rolag or fleece. But I do understand that stripping and pre-drafting is very helpful to a beginner.

This is a good video. I wish I had seen it when I was a beginner spinner.

Thank you so much for sharing your process of yarn dyeing. I am going to try this method because I have an old crockpot no longer and use and this will be perfect and it gives me something to do because I'm always doing something crafty lol.

Thank you! I’m a newbie spinner and my comfort zone seems to be really thin yarn. I mean lace weight going to cobweb. Probably because I’m a lace knitter. I started out with a supported spindle several months ago and just bought myself a small e-spinner (nerve damage in the leg, treadling would get very painful very fast). It might take patience to spin thin yarn… but the result you end up can be so rewarding! There is nothing like knitting a beautiful lace pattern with yarn you’ve spun yourself! With a little bit of careful shopping around suddenly you have access to fibres and blends you could only dream of as commercial yarns! I couldn’t afford alpaca blends for my lace projects. Or alpaca/silk blends. Now I can! I’ll gladly invest the hours it takes to spin up enough for a project. I’ve also noticed that the quality of the fibre feels a lot better than anything I can buy. The mohair I’m spinning now geels a lot softer and I tested the tensile strength, which is quite a bit stronger than a skein of frankly expensive commercial mohair lace weight yarn I bought a year ago and still have in my stash. Happy days!

Thanks, newbie here, so informative!

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I have been wondering if it was possible to make a worsted prep from hand cards. They're all I have and I wanted to blend some alpaca with wool for my frankensocks spinning project for the toes. I will give this method a go. Thank you!

Can the plying flyer & bobbin be used for making lace weight yarn? If so, could you make a video on how it’s done? And a video showing how the Lendrum quill is used also…. And how to make a ball of yarn from a full quill!? 🙏 Thank you

Just got a Lendrum yesterday. Very dainty wheel compared to my Louet S10. Would like to learn more about the connecting units & maintenance. It was a bit frustrating to not have the camera actually show the parts you were describing in some instances but an informative video for sure. Thanks.

Thank you for the presentation! I am on the way of getting my first wheel and have to make the decision "Ashford traditional, double drive or Lendrum" for Flax spinning what you think?. Thank you and hope to hear from you.

I'm trying to do agave yarn, also known as cactus fiber. I live in the California desert so it grows everywhere. Everywhere! My understanding is it's not all that different to process and spin than flax is. But I haven't been able to find anyone online who has a detailed video on how to work it.

Thanks!!

Thank you so much for putting these videos out! I'm hoping to start within the next 5 years if I get my own sheep 😁

We have a fiber bunny and their hair is my absolute favorite. She's an English/french mix and she's very large so we get quite a bit of fiber from her. I have to trim her hair when she starts to molt because she doesn't tolerate being brushed/plucked and I can easily fill a grocery bag with her fiber after each hair cut.

You have a really nice voice, and you explain the anatomy of the wheel well. It was frustrating, However, when half the things you were describing weren’t in the video frame.

Helpful! Thanks

Thanks for sharing!

Its that roving or top? On the video it looks a lot more like combed top than roving.

You are a great teacher

Good video. Thank you.

This has been really helpful! Thank you!

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Bamboo is a chemically created rayon fiber from the bamboo. Bamboo in its natural state has no fine fibers like this. Its chemical intensive and not good for the environment. I don't recommend any rayon or non natural fibers. I'd like to try Yack and Buffalo. Mostly I do wool and flax.

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Love your amazing scarf. Is it made from your own spinning?

Thanks. I’ve just bought a wheel and was finding it frustrating but watching your video has made me think I know what my problem is. 😊

Do you have any videos on how much yarn will make a skein and the weights of raw fiber vs the weight of the finished skein?

Thank you! I am looking at this wheel and I love seeing all the parts.

I live in CO wondering where the yak farm is? Would love to check it out. Missed my chance at the reptile farm when I went to dunes :(

Hi Amber! I'm a new subscriber, found you by searching "how to spin your own yarn". I've been enjoying your videos! Thanks for explaining things so wonderfully, I will be sharing on my channel💜😁 ~Mimi

Bison fiber! Talk about poking the bull. I’m wondering what some of the more exotic stuff is like.

What style of spinning machine is that you're using?

Thank you for this I like to pre draft most of my fibers to get thin yarn for think and thin I will just spin from the top x

Great vid, thanks ❤️ May I ask have you ever attempted spinning Cottonwood Fibre (the fluff from female Cottonwood tree)? And is it hard to accomplish? 🙏 🌻

Thank you, this has been really helpful. I love to spin very fine yarn and your hints and tips will help me greatly. Do you have any tips on how to get the yarn really smooth? I've been finding it difficult to get my fibres to not stick out

Very informative. tfs :)

Thank you, a good informative video. (Buying one for my wife for Christmas- SHHHH it's a secret)

Thanks for the demonstration, especially showing how far apart you hold your hands, and the rate at which you draft! How much twist do you add? I keep hearing that alpaca has a very narrow range of tolerance for twist: too little, it breaks; too much, it gets wiry and all that soft drapey virtue is lost.

Thank you for the video. Do you know approximately how many ounces in grams Will Go On both types of bobbins?