‘Spinning into Focus’ Technique 3 - Drafting a Multicoloured Blended Top and Spinning From the End

[@andreamagill7034]

Beautiful! Really interesting to see all the different techniques and colour blends from one top. Thank you for making time to share 😊🧶

[@KathrynCraftmehappy]

My pleasure 😊I’m so glad you like it ♥️🧶

[@PandTRanch]

There was more variation than I thought there would be! And I have to say I love the music! 😊

[@KathrynCraftmehappy]

Yes, I was surprised too. I thought it would be a lot muddier.

[@tinawalraven8330]

Could ypu do a video on the proper way to take it off the bobbin?

[@KathrynCraftmehappy]

There are lots of ways to take it off the bobbin so I wouldn’t like to say that there’s a proper way. Sometimes I sit the bobbin on a lazy Kate and wind it onto my umbrella swift. Other times I keep it on the wheel, take off the drive band and tension band and wind it onto a skein winder straight from the wheel. If you don’t own a skein winder you could sit two chair next to each other and wind it around the backs. I don’t own a niddy noddy but some spinners prefer to wind it straight from the wheel to a niddy noddy as this can give a tidier skein that’s easier to work out the length of. Once it’s in skein form, I would tie it in 4 places (going through the yarns in a figure of 8) before I take it off my skein winder. I then soak it in hot water and a dash of shampoo to set the twist and allow the yarn to shrink slightly before hanging it to dry. Some people don’t wash their yarn if they’re going to weave with it as a little shrinkage and blooming can enhance the look of the fabric if the yarns are washed for the first time when they’ve been woven.