For the love of yarn 🧶 Podcast 175

[@SandyDandyAdams]

Hi Spring! Merry holidays 🎄! Im looking forward to seeing your loomed poncho! ❤❤❤ 😉 I remember, around 50+ years ago (😫) my second cousin on my moms side had a 96" loom! It was out in a shed. She and her eldest son were dressing it. Us kids weren't allowed in. 😢 Gosh, to be a fly on the wall. I do hope you show an abridged version of the whole process in a watch and see video. I know it takes a long time to dress a loom. Measuring out the yardage on a peg board of sorts. Then pulling the strings through the beater and wires with eyelets. Preparing the weft shuttles...I'm jelly you have all the things to make and do! ❤️ ❤️ ❤ I've been watching (looped) your spinning with a spindle tutorial series. I will need something not too expensive to comb/blend fibers together. I have combed/prepared wool. I have a pound (or 2?) in a basic brown, a half pound (?) in a dusty blue, and have other 4" felting wools for pops of different colors. I have yarn bee blend I bought on clearance in hopes help stretch and stabilize the yardage (is this an okay/good/bad idea?). I also have my late good ol' boy Coco's fluffy dog's last hair cut with long (3-4") under coat to work in too (chow/golden retriever mix). Coco's fur is the driver in this expedition of learning how to spin. I don't have enough weight to send out and have someone else make but I do have enough to incorporate on my own 😊. Plus to me, it will have that much more meaning making and wearing. Nice sweater ❤ I especially like the cable accent work down the arms 😍😍😍😍😍 Your penguin 🐧 is adorable 🥰 and the gmomes look complicated! And your vase is amazing! 🤩 You did a fine job! $145 for lessons and come home with the experience and a finished project! Winning!! The spinning wheel is made for a gnome! 😂 You have to get into the micro mode operating it! Nice creamer! How thoughtful 💖 Oh yum!! Caffinated chocolate 😅 zinging along making all the makes❤! What a thoughtful gift sharing music Linda. 💔💕 Nice hook! Love the colors❤! Cecilia nice work on the virus/kaleidoscope blanket! Fiber spider Craig!❤ Fantastic! Love your candy cane hat too 🥳 Angie, super cute snowman ⛄!! Cute santa gnome too! Lisa, nice hats! Bod has great tutorials! Nice scaf!!!❤ Super nice you made a blanket for your friend! Aww cute posh pups! Nice bags too! You've been bizzay! Tracy what a great idea with putting names on the blankets! 😁😁😁 No arguments there 😉! Sharon, nice blanket!! ❤❤❤ purrrrrple 💜 💜💜 Isnt it fun trying a new stitch pattern??! Nicely done! 💯 👍 Rose, love the ponchos ❤❤❤❤, nice hats too! Very pretty shawl, and jewelry makes too! Pretty shrug, im sure she will love it 💕 Fingerless gloves rock! You nailed it! 😉 ❤ Tunisian works! Very 👍 nice!! Thank you Spring for sharing!!!

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Merry Christmas 🎄 Eve ! Wow what an amazing comment 🫶🏼💚🫶🏼 thank you for sharing. In my weaving play list I have videos on dressing my big loom . 🫶🏼💚🫶🏼

[@SandyDandyAdams]

@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast ❤️❤️❤️ Loom videos are in cue! My mom gave me an Amazon gift card for Xmas 🎁!! I now have a combing board, wood rods, and brushing tools set on the way!!! 👍👍👍😁😁😁😃😃😃❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶 💥 thank you again Spring! ❤️❤️❤️

[@lindafiske5676]

Oh my goodness so many compliments to list, time is short this time of yeat SO GREAT JOB EVERYONE! Love all the makes 😊

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Hi Linda F!! Thank you and I understand completely 🫶🏼💚🫶🏼

[@kkcrochet]

Merry Christmas! What beautiful gnomes! Love the happy mail! Thank you to everyone for sharing your beautiful makes!

[@BearsCrochetCritters]

Hi Spring. What wonderful treasures from sweet friends. The glass came out lovely, and yay for the little flax wheel! All the creations shared are fantastic and fun to see. ❤🐻

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Hi Brenda , thank you and it’s so cute isn’t it lol

[@sharonsnow5685]

everything and video you post is fun informative and awesome i am loving that sweater look forward to seeing it done oooooo that scarf i wanna make it wow your pigs and penguins and gnomes are just the most amazing and adorable wow your glass work is just out of the world WOWZERS that glass is absolutely gorgeous you are so talented Rachel is so awesome that wheel is beautiful look forward to seeing you spin on it that elephant is adorable love it that gift was so sweet that is gorgeous love the makes from everyone so much talent hugs and love my beautiful amazing sister 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Merry Christmas EVE to you my beautiful and talented sister! Thank you for sharing your work!!! 🫶🏼💚💜💚🫶🏼

[@gorjushomestead6807]

That blown glass is amazing 🤩🤩🤩 Your gnomes are amazing too ❤ Everyone's makes look wonderful, great job everyone ❤😊❤

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Thank you for your kind words! I am so glad you enjoyed the gnomes 🥰 Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@gorjushomestead6807]

@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast 💖🤗💖

[@denisehoffmann5006]

Oh my goodness those gnomes 😍

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Thank you 😊

[@amybettencourt3404]

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[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

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[@dawnandhallahavingfun5313]

Hi Spring, 😊 The gnomes are adorable. Can't wait until you set up the loom. I have wanted to have one since I was 10. I was finally able to get one from a rummage sale. Now I just need to learn how to use it. So many awesome projects.

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Hi Dawn , thank you and I can’t wait to have it dressed also lol! I have a weaving playlist that you might enjoy some of the videos. I am so glad you got one finally. 🫶🏼💚🫶🏼

[@ivettepassiglia4971]

Hi Spring. I love, love your blown vase. The colors are stunning. Of course, your little gnomes are adorable and I like how your sweater is stitching up. You have a Merry Christmas. Hugs.

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Hi Ivette, thank you I love my glass tumbler too ! Hugs and love and Merry Christmas to you also🫶🏼💚🫶🏼

[@chriskaleidoscope]

TY Spring run by thumbing 🎉 - see you Christmas Eve at MDL Crochets

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Thank you 😊

[@faithcooper8935]

I litterly gaspped when I saw the cup you blown.

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Thank you 😊 🫶🏼💚🫶🏼

[@camper14]

Hi Spring, how adorable are those gnomes. Your knited to is going to be gorgeous.😍 Been off and lost in the world for a bit. Been missing way to many chats. Hope to get to the next one. Have a blessed wonderful day, Merry Christmas.🤗

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

I hope you have a wonderful holiday too! 🤗🎄 So glad to see you back !!

[@MelanieJay77]

Hello Spring Christmas is coming Merry Christmas 🤗 my friend.

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

Merry Christmas to you too! 🥰🎄

[@BellaUncinetto]

Catching up & commenting as I am cooking.

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

BELLA !!! Hello Beautiful lady !!!

[@faithcooper8935]

What is the dist draft.

[@SpringTheFiberEnthusiast]

As per Wikipedia this is the technical reply: A distaff (/ˈdɪstɑːf/, /ˈdɪstæf/, also called a rock[1]) is a tool used in spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process. It is most commonly used to hold flax and sometimes wool, but can be used for any type of fibre. Fiber is wrapped around the distaff and tied in place with a piece of ribbon or string. The word comes from Low German dis, meaning a bunch of flax, connected with staff. In Spring terms it’s a shaft that holds the fiber you are spinning ! The ribbon color wrapped around that fiber also has a significance to represent the woman spinning fiber, whether she is married, single or otherwise.