Spin with me: Let's Spin a Corriedale Combospin

[@VultureSkins]

Breath of fresh air after bad news. Thank you for sharing with us

[@MijnWolden]

I couldn't have planned this nonsense better if I wanted to indeed...

[@ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR]

I agree with you on both fronts! One of my viewers said people need light in dark times, and that my art speaks to that.

[@lespelotesderika]

I used to be a monogamous crafter, but since I am autistic, when I was done with one project, the fact that my routine changed and that I have so much choice would freeze me for days with anxiety. Now, I do just like you, I have multiple projects so when one is finished, I have another waiting for me and I can start thinking about the new one. I also avoid forcing myself to work on something that I dont feel like and can switch 😊

[@amydebuitleir]

I needed one of your videos so much today. Too much bad news today; needed something comforting to watch.

[@MijnWolden]

Hugs!

[@sleepydrJ]

As I watch this (in California) on November 6th, I am so refreshed to see that life goes on in the rest of the world! Great for perspective in life, and just the right Rx for mental health. It’s funny that you spun up a very pretty yarn…. That looks pretty much just like one that I made a few years ago, ranking a “meh” on my scale. Perhaps I need to pull it out and see if my perspective can change!

[@CARthebard]

ONLY FIVE projects haunting you? Wow, congrats!

[@MijnWolden]

actively haunting yes :D

[@wilda.9826]

I like corridale. It's easy to spin and it creates some of the most beautiful yarn I have ever seen.

[@annieclayton2123]

I’m amazed how much yarn you can make from raw fleece, thank you for taking us along today ❤😊

[@stephanielaakson8960]

Good Afternoon! Brava.......just glorious colors! Am ogling your spinning while spinning here in NW rural Wisconsin, USA. Just started spinning in April 2024. I am not a single craft maven! Garment sewing, counted cross stitch, knit, crochet and spinning are the big ones! My brain flits from branch to branch😁. Have a fabulous today, Steph

[@MijnWolden]

The crafts you see on the channel are also not my only ones :D

[@paadoxal]

hii i'm absolutely obsessed with spinning and watching your videos and i'm so happy i have another one to watch yippie

[@MijnWolden]

Normally I have a new one every week :D

[@alekfelis]

Oh this video occupied the attention in very relaxing way, the point is definitely calming, uplifting activities. 💖

[@RissaLikeLisa]

The color of the end product kinda reminds me of beach glass!

[@kristalburns3490]

Beautiful yarn. Sometimes one has to spin some wool.

[@MijnWolden]

Sometimes indeed one has to spin some wool

[@paadoxal]

also the colors in those braids are gorgeous omg, so happy to see how this turns out

[@elizabethstreeter2145]

I love how when doing the second skein the background garden colours were the same. I wish I could do one thing at a time but no too many on the needles or the hook or the wheel or anything else that I am doing variety is the spice of life after all

[@MijnWolden]

And there has been a psychologist who suggests that having multiple wips is actually good for you

[@kelseashore6677]

Point or no point I am here crafting with you, this day it is dough balls on my end. I am a monogamous knitter! We are real! Not 100% of the time and machine knitting projects absolutely don't count. All I care to knit these days is a sweater for myself, for many years I never met a sweater quantity of wool I could afford so I knit only hats. Now that I do actually have more than one sweater quantity of nice fiber I guess I just really want to finish the sweater and wear it while I start the next. Having one sweater to knit I can keep track of what I'm doing and it's more relaxing than juggling projects. I am hand knitting for the process and the product both intensely and equally. I am machine knitting on a 70's flat bed for the product although it can be fun when things are going well.

[@MijnWolden]

I agree, projects on machines don't count ;)

[@bagladysendtheferalspinner3761]

Love the colour theory discussion!

[@laurendisney]

I'm in the US, in a Southern state, and part of the LGBTQIA+ community. I am SCARED, enough that I'm exploring options to take my family and leave until I can see if we'll be safe. This... this was needed today. Thank you for posting ❤

[@MijnWolden]

I couldn't have timed a nonsense video better if I wanted to... Hugs! I hope you and your family stay protected.

[@spunstricken9065]

I’ve been spinning miles and miles of Corriedale in the past few months, since I have found great colorways of fiber. I love it for a fast easy spin. I can easily spin up two bobbins in one sitting of a fairly thin single, so in just a couple of days I have a decent large skein or two of yarn. It takes dye well and because the staple is fairly long I can usually just do a relaxed supported long draw that doesn’t cause cramping in the joints of my old thumbs. I’ve recently bought several kg of a springy Corriedale in various meliert colors and my thumbs are not thrilled because I think these were also the sort bits they dyed and batted up, but the resultant yarns are gorgeous and lofty. Even the two ply puffy. The trick is to not be tempted to spin it too tightly. I guess what I am trying to say is that it is great Fiber to spin, if your goal is to get the yarn onto needles as quickly as possible. I’m in a race with winter atm. Your yarn came out really beautiful.

[@MijnWolden]

and are you winning the race?

[@ColorsofHopeCraftsASMR]

I love colors, too! And you have inspired me to want to find something to spin with some pink, purple, turquoise, and grey cashmere blend.

[@MijnWolden]

Yes go for it 😁

[@amelia13131]

That yarn turned out so lovely!

[@laurasanderson3533]

I love Corriedale and I love the colours you got. If you get a compacted braid again, try steaming it for a bit. I opened a braid of Malabrigo nube and stuffed it into a large pot with my vegetable steamer for a few minutes. It got floofier. I also saw someone use a tea kettle on their stove and just passed the fibre (carefully) through the steam.

[@sleepydrJ]

I’ve done a stove top steamer, tea kettle and steam iron to open up compacted braids! Makes such a huge difference!

[@MijnWolden]

I know, I should have done that, but I just wanted to spin like immediately without having to do preparations haha

[@laurasanderson3533]

@ good on you, I can’t spin anything dyed combed top without mucking around with it first lol. I learned the steam thing last month and it blew my mind. 😄

[@huepchen05]

The yarn came out so pretty! It gives me strong spring colours! Especially early spring, when the colours are paler still!

[@MijnWolden]

It does 😊

[@Janet-ov7zx]

I enjoyed seeing you spin while I spun my own “pointless” yarn, also a combo spin of different fibers I carded together. I agree about the commercially processed Corriedale - good fiber for beginners that makes a very nice knitting yarn. Spinning hand-processed Corriedale was a much more fun and interesting experience for me. It was so responsive and so well behaved for my first long draw spin. And also made beautiful yarn. Thanks for the Dutch color theory. I like the less wordy explanations. harpingJanet

[@MijnWolden]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that experienced commercial corriedale like that :D

[@marlier2403]

The skein turned out so pretty!!!!!

[@karenarnott387]

What a beautiful yarn. Thank you for sharing.

[@naomibekker9771]

Hartstikke mooie kleurcombinatie! Goede keus. Love it. Mooie glans ook. 😍

[@jenibylsma9845]

Watching your video made my day - thank you so much … 🥰 I am currently spinning a whole, entire Corriedale fleece that had so much lanolin in it, it was an absolute nightmare to scour and clean! Very happy with how it is spinning up now though. I totally agree with your assessment of this fibre, but having spun so much of the stuff, (it’s pretty much a staple here in Oz, apart from Merino), I’ve found the finished product to be very robust and hard-wearing. I think your finished yarn is utterly delightful by the way! Oh, and I LOVE your dinosaur mug! 😜Hugs From Down Under … ❤️❤️❤️

[@MijnWolden]

I can see how this yarn will make hard wearing items :D

[@meamela9820]

The framing and the background at 4:00 gives me vibes of a shot from a TV presenter from the 80s and I like the retro vibes. Also colors prettyyy!! It was very calming to watch.

[@MijnWolden]

I see what you mean haha

[@brianababka5437]

This was a delightful video and has inspired me to pull a random braid from stash for a "pointless" spin 😅

[@MijnWolden]

Yes! I hope you had fun with your pointless spinning 😁

[@unspokenunknown]

The umbrella stand 🙌 Also thank you for your energy and your videos.

[@bowerbirdstyle7661]

It's very beautiful. I look forward to seeing what you make.

[@DeniseODaniels]

love to see such lovely spinning! thank u for a great video as always! 🧶🧶🧶🪡🧵🪆

[@w.a.melvin9713]

💜Thank you. We needed the Chaos Goblin working her magic. You're giving us some life right now.✨💜✨

[@MijnWolden]

Hugs!

[@w.a.melvin9713]

@@MijnWolden 💜💜💜

[@avocadowitchknits6629]

Oh, how coincidental! I was just perusing some Corriedale braids, with the idea that they seemed like a good choice for my first foray into spinning. It sounds like I was on the right track 😄

[@MijnWolden]

Yes, you are! Happy spinning :D

[@avocadowitchknits6629]

@@MijnWolden Thanks! 😄

[@Suzco123]

Wow! I could not see how those two braids would work together but that yarn is beautiful ❤️ Monogamous-ish crafter here.... nearly 😂 Well, I try to work on one thing at a time but sometimes i get bored and have to start something else, but i try not to because invariably I forget important things about the 1st project which render me unable to finish it 🙄

[@alexvanderpol1]

This one turned out amazing!!! I can't wait to see what you make with it! And if that is going to take a year to find out, I don't mind 😁

[@MijnWolden]

Probably won't be a year, because I'm really excited for the plans I have with it

[@cherylcarlson3315]

Hi! Have been stress knitting an acrylic scrap scarf for someone not handspun alpaca worth . Watching you while spinning ok wool for socks, agree about some hand dyed braids hurting to spin,guess that is why I love alpaca so much. Final yarn is nice

[@doro5419]

The colours! Wow!!

[@terinskyweaver]

Thanks for playing my favourite song while you spin 😉

[@MijnWolden]

You can always count on that ;)

[@kellydietz6720]

You are so much fun, thank you.

[@naomikatepp]

Combo spin also carries the connotation of using smaller amounts of fiber to make a large quantity of Spanyard in a way that everything blends with other parts of the large Spinning reasonably well. For example, when you spin a sweater quantity, but only have 2 ounce or 4 ounce braids of Spinning fiber, you would pick compatible braids to make your combo spin to complete a larger project like a sweater. It can also also sometimes refer to taking a very beautiful and sometimes more expensive died braid of fiber and mixing it with something moderately neutral or single color or otherwise less expensive less jewel to be showcased and ending up with a larger quantity or a thicker grist of yarn that all has the fancy beautiful component in it effectively stretching it out and making it go further metaphorically in addition to literally. Your color choices for this combo spin are beautiful.

[@silverwitch6863]

Oh yes, I do get what you mean… Dopamine release… I am never ever just working on one project only. And since my profession is extremely un-relaxing and rarely a reason for dopamine release, I see to myself with a gazillion of different sized endeavors (possibly shenanigans 😅) to get my dopamine fix. 😂 When time for my endeavors is shortened too much and for too long time due to my work, I feel sort of … wilting. 🥀 But as soon as I can go back to my spinning wheel, my drawing, my writing… dopamine kicks in and pulls me back into (real) life. Your videos help with this too!

[@MijnWolden]

Yes, exactly, spot on :D

[@ForestDreaming]

Oh that turned out beautiful! Thanks for a fun video :)

[@hilarybaker9813]

I agree, that commercially prepared fibres can feel soulless to spin. However, my favourite commercial fibre to spin is Cambrian wool. I am fascinated by combo spins and need to build my colour knowledge. Looks fab

[@MijnWolden]

Cambrian wool... Seems like that needs to go on my to-spin-list

[@elizabethstreeter2145]

I would personally not have paired those two skeins interesting how the purple colour dominates it looks beautiful though

[@mfg2324]

The yarn is soooo pretty!

[@1st1anarkissed]

In canadian technical terms, hue vs tint is additive vs subtractive. Aka pigment vs light mixing. So you use hue for monitors, cameras and lighting rigs. Tint is used for inks and paints and crayons. Tone is the purity of the color vs having it's complimentsry mixed in and "toning it down." Shade is the whiteness level. Temperature is blueness vs orangeness❤ in the tone. Like greens with more or less yellow in the mix or even blues with a bit of red added or a bit of yellow added. Then when we use the season categories it gets twice as interesting.

[@MijnWolden]

Very interesting!

[@amyjo2015]

Lovely spin! Captions were great too! Lol

[@MijnWolden]

Thanks :D

[@etchersplace]

If you have a felted braid, undo it and use steam on it (from a teapot works) and it'll floof up!

[@rambobrite2691]

In my book, one must have at least two projects to switch back and forth to. At this very moment, I’m working on a cardigan for my husband and one for myself. Different patterns, one being a single color and the other multicolored, and different yarn fiber. I’d lose my mind working one project at a time.

[@MijnWolden]

Unless it is a small project I can focus on for 1-2 days, yes I need multiple too

[@majorobinson9355]

Ik hou ook van kleur , vind je sokken geweldig

[@jenniferbrighty5120]

Hi Jente, I hope you and Dries are both OK xx ❣️❣️❣️❣️ Thankyou so much for sharing this video podcast.. I love how your Handspun Yarn looks, both amazing and so squishy. 🐑🐑🎉🎉 Corriedale happens to be one of my favourite fibres to spin. I've not spun it in Braid form, just solid or blended on my Blending Board ( hope that doesn't sound contradictory)..🤔🤔 I think I'll have to buy a couple of braids to try out.🤔 Hope you're having a Wonderful Week ✨️🌟🌞 Happy Spinning Fibre Friend 🎡🐑🥰 Take care and stay safe Lots of love and Big Hugs to you both Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🐑🐑

[@MijnWolden]

I think having it blended on a blending board might have opened the fibers a bit more and would have made for a much nicer spin :D

[@jenniferbrighty5120]

@@MijnWolden Hi Jente, I hope you're OK xx ❣️❣️❣️ You could possibly be right about a Blending Board opening the fibres up for a nicer spin. It isn't as soft as Merino and not as expensive either.🐑🐑🐑 Thankyou so much for the Heart ♥ Sending Heart ♥ back to you ❤️💞 Happy Spinning Fibre Friend 🎡🐑🥰 Take care and stay safe Lots of love and Big Hugs Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🐑🐑

[@etienne6916]

I did have fun! :D it's a beautifull spin! :) I love how it came out! also the music descriptions were amazing!! xD

[@MijnWolden]

But was it really your favourite song?!

[@etienne6916]

@MijnWolden it wasnt the poet and the pendulum but it was a close second ;)

[@blackhellebore89]

I can only do one cross stitch at a time - but for knitting and sewing its a free for all

[@jirup]

I looks like a very nice skein. I've been spinning up a kg of natural brown merino, it's so soft, smooth and so easy on the fingers. I'm usually dealing with multiple projects, but I'm recovering after a cardiac episode, so I'm not allowed to do much.

[@MijnWolden]

Ohno, that sounds scary!

[@strawberrypatches8742]

Hi from New Zealand from a fellow spinner and podcaster :) My name's Marina and I'm so happy I found your corner of fibre shenanigans hahah. It was a lot of fun to watch and I think this video had a point. That being that it's good to just allow yourself to be distracted and to experiment with colours and just indulge in the simple of pleasure of spinning for the sake of it. Thank you. I've subscribed and will be looking forward to more! Marina

[@MijnWolden]

Thank you ♥️

[@angeh9995]

Thank you for a happy video. The pointless spinning with beautiful colours is just what I needed. I’m an Australian but thoroughly depressing the results of the US election and the impact it will have on so many Americans as well as the wider world. I’m depressed just typing that sentence. Back to thinking about happy yarn. I think I’m going to go play with my stash now to enjoy all the pretty colours and think about what I might make.

[@resourcedragon]

💯% with you - I'm another Australian who is afraid of what is in store both for the US but also for the rest of the world. "Putting King Herod in charge of a child care centre" used to be a tasteless joke* but that is exactly what Trump's planned appointments (e.g. RFK Jr as health secretary) look like. Have fun in your stash. * To the best of my knowledge there is no evidence that Herod _actually_ had a bunch of babies killed. He was, however, the sort of person who would not have had any scruples about doing so if he thought it was to his advantage.

[@MijnWolden]

Yes, do some spinning. The news has shook the entire world. We can only try our best to make the world a better place on our own square meter...

[@MijnWolden]

If I remember correctly from my theology course, it is attributed to Herod the Great, however all other biblical references point to his son Herod Antipas. And no other contemporary source (like Flavius Josephus) mention it...

[@raevynwoods9403]

Oehhh the yarn looks like I want to press my face into it! (I also enjoyed your annoyance with YT Studio in the captions, although I do hope that it starts behaving itself again for your next video, for your sake!)

[@MijnWolden]

(well, maybe if I don't try to cram them in one hour before the video is supposed to upload... hahaha)

[@Bobbieliz]

Very enjoyable. I am also spinning two braids. Yay, us!

[@GrandmaP85]

I'm definetly not a monogamous crafter. I love corridale to spin, but I haven't seen any pretty braids, just plain colours. Your combo spin turned out great.

[@resourcedragon]

Ah, hah! I spotted your witch socks! I do like them. Thank you for the colour theory explanation, that explains why I've found it so confusing, sometimes I'm hearing it in English "units", sometimes I'm hearing it in Dutch/German "units" but with the words translated into English. Sounds like they didn't put a little lanolin _back_ into the Corriedale after they dyed it. That would definitely take some of the fun out. I regard myself as a (mostly) monogamous crafter but, at least at the moment, that's because I don't count my spinning as a project. My spinning is still _practice_ (and I was putting some unused wool back into my stash box today and thinking that I really ought to get into the habit of labelling the skeins I've made...) Maybe a visit to the local office supplies place to purchase some labels would be a good idea.

[@MijnWolden]

I've only started labeling my skein since last TdF hehe

[@resourcedragon]

@@MijnWolden: I went to office supplies place and bought a large box of labels.

[@eddavanleemputten9232]

Corriedale is a fibre I’ve yet to spin. I’ve got a braid of it in my stash but haven’t gotten around to it yet. Monogamous crafter? Me? Nope. At the moment I’ve got 2 projects on my knitting needles, one crochet project languishing to be picked up again, a patchwork project that’ll probably turn into a 10-year plan, my appliqué fixer-upper blanket that’ll ALWAYS keep going (a cheap monochrome faux patchwork blanket worn through in places that I keep adding colourful patches onto every time I spot a hole or weak spot), my drawing/sketchbook that grabs my attention every once in a while when the mood strikes, and depending on input from daughter dearest, another page to add to her recipes-from-Mom’s-kitchen cookbook I write by hand and decorate the pages of (also a multi-year project picked up every time she asks me to add a particular recipe). Spinning just for the heck of it is, IMHO, never entirely pointless. It’s yarn you’re producing. It’ll turn into to another project some day. And this yarn is positively gorgeous.

[@MijnWolden]

The yarn is of course not pointless, but this video had no real point ;)

[@CrownedLadybug]

I used to be a completely monogamous crafter! And in my other creative hobbies (drawing/painting and writing) I still am. My brain simply does not have enough focus to get back to an older project after getting distracted by the dopamine hit of starting a new one. So if I let myself start a new project mid-project, I'd just leave a long line of abandoned works in my wake With crochet I can kiiinda multitask - if I'm working on a big project, I can take breaks occasionally to do something small, to keep things fresh (like, a couple coasters halfway through a shawl). But I can't juggle two big projects side by side, one of them is going on ice no matter what at that point (Important additional context is that my chronic pain means I can only do any of my creative hobbies a very limited amount at a time. If I could draw and crochet all day, I would probably be better at juggling projects!) Also, gosh those colours are just what my seasonal depression brain needs right now. The purple tones came out so lovely, and all the other colours compliment them so well! Fresh spring vibes. I should pick my colourful shawl project back up, we all need a bit more colour in this grey weather

[@MijnWolden]

Colour is indeed a good way to battle grey weather affected brains 😁

[@kdeediana]

Wow it came out lovely Jente! I definitely didn't picture it, so definitely learned something 😊 Im assembling two rented spinning wheels to pick out my first one, and I'm so excited to get going on a wheel!

[@MijnWolden]

Oooh happy spinning to you!

[@sonnenblumenimp]

Ohh I absolutely love what you did here - it came out beautiful! (and thank you so much for reminding me to get into spinning again! I've neglected it since the summer)

[@MijnWolden]

I hope you have Fun spinning!

[@lindas5964]

I’ve got several of these luscious braids and after I spin them they are so perfect that I worry they will be muddied down if I spin them as a combo. So now my goal is to learn to do some very basic dying so in the future I can dye a tonal or solid to fractal spin these variegated singles and really make them pop. 😊

[@MijnWolden]

I get your worries about muddying the colours, but maybe you could try a smal bit first?

[@Tinas_Workshop]

Beautiful

[@emmakins0515]

That yarn came out beautiful!!!

[@LDSVenus]

Just found your podcast, was a wonderful spin, you were right about the colors presenting beautifully in a combo spin. Enjoyed the journey. I’m not a monogamous crafter, but I hate having more than 4 projects at a time because it causes anxiety to have too many unfinished projects. I do hop back and forth between them. I have some very soft alpaca cria on one of my two wheels, sooo soft!!!

[@MijnWolden]

Alpaca cria sounds like a dream indeed, I have a bag sitting around as well 😁

[@LDSVenus]

@ it’s is so soft running through my fingers, spinning is the most peaceful thing I do!!

[@mommatina8295]

I do a few different projects at a time, not that I plan to do that, but it happens. I try to finish whatever I start. By the way, I like the yarn. Spinning is something I'm not ready for, but watching someone spin is nice.

[@MijnWolden]

Maybe one day? If you watch someone do it for long enough I think the spinning bug might bite 😁

[@sharlaidrey7898]

I absolutelly love the final skein. I would probably have the mighty need to buy more of that wool and make it into a cardigan to show off all of the amazing colours. When you were talking about commercial wool feeling dead, I totally got what you ment, because I was just spinning a commercial merino and honestly, I couldn't tell you if I was spinning a real wool or nylon or some poly. It was just a fibre in my hand. Compared to zwartbles on my drop spindle? Dead, dead, dead, no personality, no interest, nothing. As a new year resolution, all wool like and yarn like that that doesn't spark joy gets thrown on the "for socks" pile.

[@MijnWolden]

But then again, it's not fair to any fiber ever to get compared with zwartbles. If anything is alive and springy, it's zwartbles.

[@rashna671]

Im clinging to my monogamous crafter status by the tips of my fingers! 1 spinning 1 knitting 1 sewing doesnt count because they are different mediums!

[@MijnWolden]

I'll allow it hahaha

[@jessieloveshobbies]

cant wait to see what you make with the yarn! :))

[@Dollcan]

Lovely combo! I want to dive in too.

[@sewobsessedmama8851]

I too don't absolutely love Corriedale but I've only ever spun it from purchased roving or top. There really is a difference between hand processed wool. The acid dyes also tend to make the wool roving or top more course even on hand processed wool. I just recently saw a production weaver use a commercial fabric softener on her dyed cotton warps. Another one of my fellow guild members says she adds a splash of fabric softener to the wet setting water.

[@MijnWolden]

That's something I might try in the future

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

beautiful spinning! Have you tried steaming open the fibers over a collander of boiling water to help with the felted/compacted bits? I have found it REALLY opens the fiber and makes it easier to draft

[@MijnWolden]

I have, but for this one I was just too impatient :)

[@Kei-jx7hf]

That was fun to watch, and very much not pointless - fun spinning AND a great yarn at the end? It was great! I think I'm a mostly monogamous crafter - that is, I /am/ for most of my crafts (and wish I were for all of them), but sadly not for sewing. It's just that I do enough different crafts that it can still add up to a stressful-for-me amount of WIPs even without the sewing piles...

[@MijnWolden]

Yeah, but like, I try to have some kind of story every video, and I didn't bother with this one, so it has not point and is thus pointless :p

[@violetofthevalley]

“It won’t have a story” And then immediately you created a story about procrastination and color theory. 😂

[@MijnWolden]

Nah, those are just some factoids that live in my brain haha, not a real story

[@lesfibresfantastiques7265]

Thank you for that bit about color theorie! I'm french canadian, and I never understand english color theorie, even if I know it very well in french. I tough I was going mad!

[@MijnWolden]

How is it in French then, more similar to Dutch?

[@lesfibresfantastiques7265]

@MijnWolden yes, ton et teintes, so tone and tint. I guesse dutch and french artists learned those stuffs together

[@bagladysendtheferalspinner3761]

Corridale is mid range fibre therefore inherently not remarkable. Freshly combed fleece spins like butter and nothing matches it. I totally agree with your hand processed vs commercial prepared fibre assessment.

[@MijnWolden]

Yeah, nothing beats hand processed wool

[@sophieinspired]

It‘s not a pointless video. Look at that beautiful yarn! 😱🧶💖 with the grams/meter, which yarn weight would you categorize it? Dk? Sport? 🤔 see, I totally agree, I would buy it too 😅

[@MijnWolden]

I think it was between DK and worsted

[@Shifare89]

Can I ask you where you got the Polwarth fiber for spinning? I have been searching. Was that a braid? I loved watching you spin this :)!

[@MijnWolden]

I had a braid of polwarth from regenbogenwolle.de, but I don't think she has polwarth in the shop right now. I also have one from tarndie.com, but this was gifted to me by an Australian fiber friend

[@olgahein4384]

Monoga-what crafter? What's that lol. Right now, i am knitting a raglan wide striped sweater (bordeaux-black). But i also have a pair of socks on my sock needles. I also have a merino leftovers (reds, purples, black and browns) in the works for years, adding when i have leftovers. Also crocheting a chunky cardigan (black) and a laundry bag (for knitted socks/hats/scarfs but also bras), and i have my yarn ready to make a thin rope for it to close it. Ehm yeah, and to my left i have my tablet weaving frame all waiting for me to finish about half of the tablet woven trim that i want to sew on the viking tunic of my partner - which i still have to finish hand sewing the seams and reinforcing some seams by hand. And hmmmm and then there's the printed and put together pattern for leggins that i want to to sew myself about half a dozen for winter (if the pattern fits me well), the fabric for that sitting in my bedroom since January this year (on my pile of shame of fabrics for my summer kimono robe, 3 tank tops, 2 viking tunics to wear as chemises for me and partner, a pair of shorts for partner and 2 pairs of working out shorts for myself, and what not). And that pile of leather and special leather sewing machine from the 1900s in my store room, which i used ONCE to make medieval shoes and then got too many other projects. Reading this, i don't even want to think about my art stuff, from copic marker illustrations, over watercolor paintings or my water soluble oil painting projects (cause i wanna be Bob Ross but am allergic to turpentine) or the PLANNED projects in my head (like a lace crocheted tunic with super fine - like as fine as sewing thread nearly - colcotton yarn of 3 strands and color gradient in 'siren core' colors). I really REALLY need the days to be 3 times longer, but without employers (especially mine) getting notified about it.

[@MijnWolden]

monoga-what indeed :D

[@maranutt775]

I'm in pain from repetitive motion, I shall change the repetitive motion and hope I am not in pain - same Jente, same 🤣

[@MijnWolden]

If it's stupid and it works, it's not stupid 😉

[@elizabethcamp5011]

I think monogamous crafting is a myth! I have 3 projects and am about to start another. I am crocheting right now to give my thumb a break from spinning today.. Your dinosaur mug is amazing!

[@MijnWolden]

I should give my thumb some rest from knitting too... crochet looks enticing now

[@saraht855]

oooh, looks so good. I love "gruple" shades and that is what this is giving

[@MijnWolden]

well, opposites attract or something? haha :D

[@saraht855]

@@MijnWolden if I'm being honest, you remind me of a friend I used to work with who moved away. It's like being in the office with her again and exclusively talking about knitting/spinning/wool (though she wasn't a knitter and I don't know what your knowledge of psychology/engineering is like). I am glad you make videos though and super enjoy watching them :D

[@helenjessop5402]

Hi, that was a fun video! is Christine an older Ashford Traditional fitted with a jumbo flyer? I've been thinking of putting a jumbo flyer on my old Ashford Traditional and am interested in how well it would work. Re monogamous crafter - um, no. I have good intentions of finishing things before starting more but that new project excitement gets me every time.

[@MijnWolden]

Yeah she is, but I didn't install said Jumbo flyer

[@gerihargreaves7515]

If you steam your braid it reactivates some of the crimp

[@MijnWolden]

Right, but what if you weren't given patience at birth? 😅

[@linr8260]

I will say, I enjoy corriedale much more for long draw than short draw. But then again, I'm biased. (I am not and will never be a monogamous crafter. Not in my nature lol)

[@MijnWolden]

I should have just persevered with the long draw haha

[@TJtheBee]

I’m not a big fan of corriedale either - I find that it turns out very dense and doesn’t create that pleasant of a yarn. Then again, a little more fiber prep knowledge might help me there.

[@MijnWolden]

I did like the resulting yarn a lot though :)

[@G.L.McCarthy-vr1oe]

Shenanigans😂

[@MijnWolden]

Only shenanigans in the building

[@kdeediana]

Monogamous crafting is a cage 😄😉

[@paadoxal]

i'm definitely not a monogamous creafter and a monogamous person lol, i can never work on a single project at once

[@MijnWolden]

It's been proven to be beneficial to have multiple wips :)

[@nblmqst1167]

Ummm...five projects? How do you keep it down to five? \(^-^)/

[@MijnWolden]

KZbin deadlines 😂

[@nblmqst1167]

@@MijnWolden 🤣