Wool To Yarn - Scour, Comb, & Spin - American Tunis Breed Study🐑

[@JillianEve]

What future breeds would you like to see me try? Let me know in a comment! Then, check out the Fleece to Sweater Workshop on my Patreon - www.patreon.com/jillianeve

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

All I know about sheep is that they're wonderful and give us wool. So anything you feel inclined to teach us is welcome information.

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

Also, watching you comb wool makes me want to raise sheep and live a life immersed in fiber fun. My husband will just have to adapt 🤣

[@jlmm4435]

I would love your thoughts on babydoll sheep! Thankyou!!

[@theothertiffany8728]

What future breeds? Uh, all of them? 🤣🤣🤣

[@siag7107]

Please, Ouessant sheep. In this spring I bought 4 sheep - black mom with black lamb and white mom with white lamb. I sheared/shore black mom - actually the wool is very dark brown colour. I washed it, let it dry, carded it, spun it, plied it in double ply. As I feel it, it is quite itchy. What do you think about this breed and its wool. Thank you for your funny and very informative and educative videos, I learn from them.

[@CreatingwithWinglessAngel]

Different 🐑 sheep make Different yarns, I like locks of wool because it makes cute little bobbels in the yarns.

[@TarotLadyLissa]

My nieces friend has a sheep she rescued from a neglect situation. He’s a handsome guy but they don’t know exactly what breed he is. He just had his first shearing since recovery and she is giving me his fleece. It will be my first raw fleece and it’s a little intimidating. I hope it processes well. We don’t know what Mr Pancakes (her son named him) is, but I’m hoping he makes a soft sweater!! lol

[@JillianEve]

That's an exciting project. I wish all the best for Mr. Pancakes. I'm sure he will make a lovely sweater! 🐑😊🧶

[@TarotLadyLissa]

@@JillianEve He is doing so much better now that he is with a loving family and not in a neglectful situation! I will update you if we ever find out what breed he is. They are consulting the vet about possible genetic testing.He was approx 3 years old and the previous owners had NEVER sheared him! He was a mess. Underweight, heavily matted, etc. Now he's got great body condition, soft and clean fleece, and most importantly... he's safe and happy! More people should learn about farm animal rescues! They do amazing work for these amazing critters! lol

[@dianapulido1807]

How exciting, hope he makes the most wonderful sweater.

[@Bellbebell]

That scoured water is soooo satisfying!! It’s like, the murkier the water, the better the feeling!!!

[@JillianEve]

So true!!! 🐑🧶💜

[@MoniqueAO888]

Very interesting video !!! 🙂

[@leahc8042]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing

[@JillianEve]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🧶🐑😊

[@kmpage333]

I showed my Tunis ram and his daughter. We got two blue ribbons, a champion Tunis and reserve grand champion ram. 😁 Thank you for showing spinning Valentino's wool. It was great to see someone else spinning his wool.

[@JillianEve]

Thank you so much for sending this wool! I enjoyed learning about Tunis so much! 🐑🧶💜😊

[@aliciazdavis7674]

I really enjoy watching a breed study. It helps me to choose what kind of fleece to try next. Please do more!

[@JillianEve]

I love breed studies too! I have a few sitting in my stash I haven't done yet so I'll have to dig them out for some more videos. Happy spinning, I'm glad you enjoyed this one! 🐑🧶😊💜

[@paulbombardier8722]

I had to chuckle at your comments in the “deep thoughts” digression. Several years ago, in a discussion with a number of finer friends, one of them began a discussion about so-called survival groups. She observed, if these folks don’t have spinners and weavers in their group, they are going to be in big trouble in a short amount of time. Just goes to show how spot on you with your observation about how separated we from our clothing and it’s production.

[@JillianEve]

It's so true! 🐑🧶💜

[@bree5666]

I have been crocheting a long time now, but only in the last couple years have I started to become a bit of a yarn snob and only wanting to work with natural fibers. I don't know very much about the entire process of sheep to yarn so I really really appreciate and enjoy your videos! I'm so glad I found them! and you are just positively adorable 🧡

[@JillianEve]

Happy crocheting! If you hang around here long enough, you'll be cleaning your own wool too! 😁😁🐑🧶💜

[@resa367]

As a veterinary technician I see so many sides to your lecture! Love your lesson, more please!

[@JillianEve]

Wow, thank you! More to come! 🐑🧶😊💜

[@craftyreseller2042]

Evis you have made the subject of Wool fascinating to me.

[@raysunshine830]

I appreciate your Deep Thoughts with Evie moments!

[@craftystargazer2443]

I loved this process so much I can't wait to see more breed studies! there's something very satisfying about knowing you can go all the way from right off the sheep to having your own cute little swatch. I've been crocheting (and some knitting) for 3 years now but since discovering your channel it's becoming apparent that I must embark on the journey to spin my own yarn too!! I can't wait to come back and consult your videos on how to do it, seeing you knit a jumper from your own handspun yarn was so inspiring, thank you for the lovely and relaxing content ✨

[@CobraCreates]

This is so cool! I would love to have a big binder filled with breed studies, with lots of physical examples that you can take out and touch, like what you've got. That archival part of my brain is swooning at the idea 😂 I would love to see more videos like this in the future, if that idea appeals to you as well ☺

[@JillianEve]

Yes! And sometimes I just like to look at my samples because it gives me the serotonin! 🐑🥰🧶💜

[@resourcedragon]

I love the slight off-white of the unbleached, undyed wool.

[@brenna_ma1nord]

We love deep thoughts with evie ❤❤

[@stitchwithbritt5922]

Going from raw wool to knitted swatch was fun to watch🥰

[@JillianEve]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🧶💜🐑😊

[@GrimSquirrel666]

That was really peaceful watching you spin. I love how informative these videos are :)

[@kellymontgomery4233]

Thank you I am enjoying learning so much from you.

[@AmyMcScience]

Your owl necklace is so cute! Thank you for the great video!

[@susiewillis7376]

I would love to see breed study of wool to sock knitting. I'd love to see how yarn from fiber to sock that is not superwash would holdup if hand washed and in washer but dried flat or hung to dry. Love your enthusiasm. As for diz, what would you recommend size wise if trying to spin close to finngering weight. .

[@WhisperWolfe]

I love your videos. I use them for writing research and a bit of vicarious living. 😊 Correct me if I’m wrong, but from what I’ve seen, you are an experimental archaeologist. I love all the bits of history and culture you share in your videos, it’s that same bit of fascinating brain candy that I find with Sally Pointer. If you haven’t seen her videos, I think you’d be interested in them. She’s an experimental archaeologist as well with a focus on the Paleolithic period, and can show you how to make cordage and thread from stinging nettles and textile tools from thorns with a bit of hedge bothering. Dream team would be to have you two do a collab.

[@jlmm4435]

You are amazing and make it look so easy like I can really do this! I’m still practicing the drop spindle and might be ready to try plying!

[@JillianEve]

You can do it! Happy spinning (and plying!) 😊💜🧶🐑

[@jenniferbrighty5120]

Hi Evie, I hope you're all well ❣️ I've just watched Kim of Fairily Fibre Fun, she was Skirting a Tunis Lamb. Between you both I've learnt so much about this Breed of Sheep 🐑. Thankyou for sharing your expertise on processing, Spinning and Knitting a Swatch. Your Yarn and Swatch are both lovely and amazing. Thanks again. Happy Spinning Fibre Friend 🐑🐏 Take care and stay safe. Lots of love and hugs Jen xxxx ❤️❣️🫂🎆🐑

[@JillianEve]

Oh wow! I'll have to go find her video. I haven't seen it yet! 💜🧶🐑

[@jenniferbrighty5120]

@@JillianEve Hi Evie, its been a very interesting and informative day. I think you'll love her video podcast. Happy Spinning Fibre Friend ❤️❣️🐏 Love Jen xx ❤️🫂

[@lauriegraham2331]

I love watching you spin! I would like to just see a video of whatever you're working on.

[@tracysmith7935]

A long time ago i had a Ramboulet ram and a Merino ewe. Their fleece was so heavenly soft and spongy. The yarn spun up so beautifully, soft enough for a baby T-shirt. Harsh scouring would have made the fibers brittle, thus unsuitable for next to the skin garments. I used warm water and yucca soap to clean the fleeces.

[@JillianEve]

Yes, Ramboulet and Merino are ones I will always use a formulated scour solution to clean. 💜🐑😊🧶🐑

[@masz10676]

Very good AV and presentation.

[@myzanyself]

I enjoyed this too! So many of the fleece I have are from mixed breed flocks, developed for hand spinners by hand spinners. This was just so informative in a short time!

[@JillianEve]

Mixed breeds can be amazing wool too! 🧶💜🐑😊

[@ccpperrett7522]

Thanks Evie. That was very interesting.

[@dianapulido1807]

This was extremely interesting. I bought a shawl pattern years ago that calls for I believe 5 or 6 different yarns, either sheep breed or the color(if the yarn is dyed). I've been wanting to make it from different breeds of heritage sheep. The main problem is that I have not been able to find yarn made from different heritage sheep. The problem is that companies don't want to produce yarn from these sheep because it's not cost-effective for them. My other problem is that I don't have enough knowledge about heritage sheep, processing the wool, or spinning it. Even if I knew how to do all these things I don't have the time to do them. One breed I am interested in is the Florida Cracker Sheep (I hope I'm spelling it right). The reason being I didn't know that sheep could survive in the Florida climate. After all our winters are like some people's spring or even in some cases summer.

[@JillianEve]

Go look at the Livestock Conservancy website (link in description) and look for their index of the Shave em to Save em project. You'll find small producers with breed specific yarn and wool there. 🐑💜🧶

[@gerryivkovich1857]

My friend raised Coopworth. Not many are familiar with this. What a great video! Blessings

[@sonjanordahl3158]

You always give me such good ideas.🤩

[@JillianEve]

I'm so glad! 🥰🐑🧶💜

[@lifeisgood9889]

Thanks for this video! My college has some raw wool that I’m trying to learn how to turn into yarn.

[@kathrynmurphy8147]

I have been given 3 Swaledale fleeces. I don’t see many things about this breed but I do have a little book that says it’s good. Lovely long staple. I have had to buy a carder drum in order to cope with the amount of wool I have. Great video - i love these’getting back to basics’ videos you do as im a beginner

[@JillianEve]

Enjoy your Swaledale and happy spinning! 😊🐑🧶💜

[@Lady_dromeda]

My parents visited a sheep farm last month, and my mom was able to get a large amount of roving for me(a worker was preparing it for spinning and my mom said that I spun and the worker let her have it) my only problem is that I don’t know what sheep it was other than her name was Shirley and theres a lot of it… still going to make a sweater with it though

[@elizabethscott3218]

I just did a Tunis spin of my own for Tour de Fleece, but I hand carded mine from roving. I'm thinking of using mine for fingerless mitts.

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

I very much like your clear explanations and the way you practice this wool study. Thanks !

[@JillianEve]

I'm so glad! 😊🐑💜🧶

[@nikkay3148]

I absolutely love this video. SO much work went into and I loved seeing your start-to-finish breed study. Thank you, Karen and JEve!

[@JillianEve]

Glad you enjoyed it! Happy spinning! 😊💜🧶🐑

[@Radhaprema]

I loved your deep thoughts. I love the history elements you put into your videos. What was the name of that little block you used to figure out the yarn weight? I would love to get one but don't know what keywords to use in a search.

[@vandacole4319]

Love your videos ❤️ I am learning a lot from watching you. Dive down the rabbit hole, it is fascinating to hear how the topic of the day ties back to history. I am a self-taught survivalist who believes in using old technology.

[@JillianEve]

Sometimes the old tools work better than anything people have attempted to replace them with. I love my replica spindles! 🧶💜🐑😊

[@vandacole4319]

@@JillianEve I am in total agreement with you. I am slowly working on making my own tools.

[@marionbartley214]

Great video thank you very interesting facts.

[@Karla-yz4qd]

Evie, thank you so much for this video and information. I am receiving my first Raw Wool from Jen at Whispering Pines Farm in New York in just a few days . Your timing is perfect! I am excited and nervous to do my very first processing!! 💗🐑💗

[@JillianEve]

You are so welcome, and you can do it! Happy spinning! 😊💜🧶🐑

[@Karla-yz4qd]

@@JillianEve Thank you for your encouragement Evie!! Have a great weekend!!🌞

[@Mimulus2717]

This was so fascinating!

[@lisastone345]

perfect for clothing!!!!

[@JillianEve]

I would love a wool skirt made from this! 🧶🐑🥰💜

[@marynimocks6791]

So useful and interesting! Thanks so much!

[@JillianEve]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🧶😊💜🐑

[@vane_lao]

Gorgeous work💖

[@JillianEve]

Thank you so much!!! 🥰🥰🥰🐑🧶💜

[@MelkarAslan]

Have you ever spun cotton? I am starting to spin on a drop spindle😅 I am excited and nervous. I am an avid crocheter and have been crocheting since I was seven. But I want to learn how to spin, so that in a small way I can help this trade alive. I also hope to own some Tunis sheep in the future

[@sadiesspincraft6319]

I really am going to have to contact someone in America to get me some Tunis raw fleece as I want to try it. yourself and kim from fairly fiber fun have both used it now and you have both enjoyed it but before I do I need to ask is it good for my princess hands hahahahaha xx

[@sadiesspincraft6319]

It looks gorgeous all knitted up x

[@JillianEve]

Kim and I were 100% on the same wavelength with our Tunis spins! I didn't know she was skirting a Tunis lamb fleece until someone mentioned it in the comments of this video. All the shepherds with Tunis sheep are going to wonder why everyone is looking for Tunis wool all of a sudden! LOL!🐑🐑🐑

[@paulynez]

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[@greenecrayon]

This is so cool! But then I'm always fascinated by the whole process of going from fleece to yarn. I did have a question pop into my head while watching. Is it possible to over comb the wool?

[@JillianEve]

You can comb to the point you just aren't doing much anymore and the fiber just passes back and forth from one comb to the other. Good question! 🧶🐑😊

[@DandySprat]

I just noticed in your spinning close up - how do right handers typically hold their fiber supply? I am right handed but hold my supply in my right hand and draft with my left and I noticed that you are draft with right and holding with left.

[@ArtemensiaK]

Hi. Dunno where to put this question. Its a weaving question and for some reason I am just brave enough to ask specific people for specific problems. So general weaving and spinning and fibers go to you 😅 The question is: There is a technique with tablet woven bands to finish them. Basically you shove a loop into the shed to weave the tail back into the fabric. Nobody seems to do this in regular woven textiles, though. Is it possible? Wouldn't that be a great technique to secure the top salvage? Plus: to get my tablet woven salvages super clean, I leave a loop behind and then turn the cards, fasten it and then pull the loop through. This way it's a consistent width (mostly), is this possible in regular weaving?

[@JillianEve]

I haven't tried it with a larger piece. I'm not sure it would work in a non warp faced weave. 🤔

[@ArtemensiaK]

@@JillianEve so I know what to try, if I ever got a loom. A big one, I mean. And I think I will finally try spinning

[@helenehenkel]

I am working on a raw Islandic fleece. Wasn't sure how long or how many times to scour it

[@JillianEve]

Icelandic doesn't have a lot of lanolin. I'd scour once and then rinse personally. 😊🐑🧶

[@helenehenkel]

@@JillianEve thank you

[@robinmitchell4721]

Do you use the neps/tiny bits to add texture to other yarns you spin?

[@JillianEve]

Sometimes!

[@sandraanderson217]

Are there any other steps between spinning/plying and finished yarn?

[@jo-annelavigne3610]

Question, have you read, the knitters Book of wool? Would this be a good resource book? There is a kindle version but its only A fraction of the hard copy. I wonder if there is a difference or if there are add resources in the printed book.

[@JillianEve]

I haven't read it or compared the two, but I think the text should be the same. I've heard good things about the Knitter's Book of Wool so it might be worth checking out!

[@jo-annelavigne3610]

Thank you, I will

[@happychick5052]

Would it be good to mix with angora rabbit fiber?

[@danielleh5911]

How do you decided on combing vs carding when you hand process wool?

[@JillianEve]

I'm going to make a video because I get this question often!

[@danielleh5911]

@@JillianEve I guess I’m also asking… can you comb any and all wool?

[@danielleh5911]

@@JillianEve I guess I’m also asking… can you comb any and all wool?

[@MommyOfZoeAndLiam]

How do you know how large to make the strands?

[@JillianEve]

I make it as thick as I want it to be. It takes a little bit of practice and experience to get it just right. 🐑🧶💜

[@Bobbieliz]

Is ram wool in a breed different from a ewe's wool same breed, and same age from the same flock?

[@JillianEve]

The 2 main differences are 1. A potential musky ram smell. I use a vinegar soak after scouring if that's an issue. 2. Rams are rambunctious and strong which can make shearing more challenging. There might be more second cuts and short bits as the shearer needed to get the wool off asap. Otherwise, I haven't noticed a difference in micron count or crimp. Those things should be standard to the breed.

[@Bobbieliz]

@@JillianEve Thank you for your answer. Inquiring wooly minds want to know! 😆

[@oakstrong1]

I love watching these fibre experiment videos! It is largely because of them that got me interested in spinning as a way of understanding the process and the different qualities of fibers that make the yarn. I also like your videos about different ways of spinning and weaving as a part of my interest in folk traditions around the world. Have you ever experimented weaving leashnick by hutchel people? I saw it in this video (25:16 - 34:13) kzbin.info/www/bejne/naCocoWEotaietU

[@tinadriskell4469]

At 5:30 you went black and white? Did this happen to anyone else?