Today was the first day of #TourDeFleece , so there will be more spinning content for the next few weeks. I started off by attending the @darnknitanyway.bsky.social kickoff, and I spun fiber from @getbentzfarm.bsky.social , @mellyknits.bsky.social , and a blend I carded. #Handspinning 🧶

Bonus #TourDeFleece content. Our dog was very interested in the @mellyknits.bsky.social True North advent.

Stash Dashers 2025 art is here!!! More info and sign ups here: forms.gle/X2nEwohyiKT1...

I’m spinning a Halo blend by @mellyknits.bsky.social Columbia and yak blend and 100% gorgeous!! 🤩❤️ The halo is off the charts!! #yarnspinnersofbluesky #handspunyarn

Fresh spin, all the possibilities. Fiber: chaos batt from @mellyknits.bsky.social Spindle: Spanish Peacock #spinsky #supportedspindle #handspinning #handspun #supportedspinning #handspunyarn #supportspindle #wemakeyarn

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I finished some yarn spun from @mellyknits.bsky.social batts, started a new spin for socks, and finished picking a grey Finn fleece. #Handspinning

I’ve been combo drafting the @bramble_ridge “Winter is For the Birds” box I got last year. There are 16 colours over a variety of bases. I’m closing my eyes and picking two braids at random to draft together for the singles, then doing a 2 ply. This is how the fourth one went

Lock popping some wool from last @mellyknits.bsky.social guts to get it ready to card. I’ve been super motivated after purchasing this nifty tool from @clemesandclemes at Maryland Sheep and Wool festival a couple weeks ago.

#SundaysAreForSpinning: I plied the first bobbin of a blend from @mellyknits.bsky.social , carded up a kit from @getbentzfarm.bsky.social , and picked open some Finn fleece. Oh, and I ran a 5k trail run, with a free beer at the finish line.

Yay for a long weekend to give me time to prep some fiber. I’ve run this guts mix from @mellyknits.bsky.social through the drum carder 4 times. Debating whether to do another pass…. #fiberprep #spinning #handspun #handspinning

I’ve been combo drafting the @brambleridge.bsky.social “Winter is For the Birds” box I got last year. There are 16 colours over a variety of bases. I’m closing my eyes and picking two braids at random to draft together for the singles, then doing a 2 ply. This is how the third one went #handspun

#SundaysAreForSpinning : showing off my two latest skeins, before and after washing. Both are the same CVM from @plaidperchfarm.bsky.social , one from drum carded batts and one from hand-combed top. Newest project is a Corriedale/camel/muga blend from @mellyknits.bsky.social . #Handspinning

I’ve been combo drafting the @brambleridge.bsky.social “Winter is For the Birds” box I got last year. There are 16 colours over a variety of bases. I’m closing my eyes and picking two braids at random to draft together for the singles, then doing a 2 ply. This is how the second one went #handspun

I’ve been combo drafting the @brambleridge.bsky.social Winter is For the Bird box I got last year. There are 16 colours over a variety of bases, and I’m closing my eyes and picking two at random to draft together, then 2 ply. This is how the first one went 😍😍😍

I think this might be the prettiest Touski batt we’ve ever made 😍

Original art by @battyfibers.bsky.social and printed locally by Atomic Signs in Vancouver, BC ❤️

March Sommelier! Bond with a touch of sari silk (multi colour skein) for Firefly, Rambouillet & Yak (greige skein) for Butt Hair, Canadian Fine wool & baby camel (dark brown skein) for Guts 1 and Haunui & Cashmere (light brown skein) for Guts 4 🙌🏻 All samples spun by my friend Nellie ❤️❤️

New Bonds just arrived from Tiny Lola in Australia!

Had my first Korean bbq today - I’m gonna dream of those chewy rice cake babes 🙌🏻

#SundaysAreForSpinning : same yarns as last week, now plied up. I decided to keep each color separate. Batts were from @mellyknits.bsky.social and the sheep were all merino raised by Fox Farm Homestead. #HandspunYarn

Fibres West day 1 was a 10/10! It was a whole day of visiting and catching up with folks (Aaron and Cute Lil Emily did actual work ;) and I’m looking forward to another day of the same 🫶🏻

Round 1: Choose your fighter 🤺

February Sommelier Fibre Clubs ✨ Origins (teal), Blossom (purple), Guts 1 (pink) and Guts 3 (brown). Colour was on my mind in Feb, maybe because it was so grey outside? Blossom and Guts 3 are the Chaos clubs so they are always cheery and I took Origins and Guts along for the ride 🍭

Nyko the alpaca on the left, 13-15 micron merino on the right. I’m dreaming up a 70/30 blend with these two and am testing it today 🙌🏻

Grey? Taupe? Beige? Greige? What are we calling this colour?

Look at that beautiful crinkle lock 😍 Rambouillet from Harvey Farms and sari silk.

We are prepping for Fibres West, our first in-person market of the year 🙌🏻 www.fibreswest.com

Before and After: 13-15 micron Merino

I thought a photo album (4”x6”) would be a perfect way to keep my @mellyknits.bsky.social locks that came with her batts (and now my own hand-processed batts as well). I just tested it out and it IS perfect! I’m so excited I can keep a history of my spinning journey in one place. #handspun

Day 5 results of #Spindy500: 3.5 oz spun. These are the last 4 days of the 2024 True North advent by @mellyknits.bsky.social I’ll share notes after the event because this was a JOY. My first ever spinning advent & I am spoiled. #teamstrandedbythesea #handspinning #handspun #handspunyarn

@mellyknits.bsky.social made me spin Icelandic lopi and I loved every moment of it. Anyone have any knitting recs for 440yds of fingering-sport weight lopi??

Two lovely handspun yarns destined to become a new Loro Cowl! Yarn details: 2-ply, worsted spun from batts made from @mellyknits.bsky.social True North guts Pattern is available in my Ravelry shop!

From Tarndie in Victoria, Australia. Lovingly hand processed by @mellyknits.bsky.social as most of my other batts 💞 According to THE fleece book, Polwarth was developed in Australia and is still common in AU and NZ. It made its way to South America but it says it’s not found in North America. (2/n)

Shop Updates = The satisfaction of a months work doing something you love 🫶🏻 Previews are up on Mellyknits.com and everything goes live tomorrow at 9am PST

Ok so here’s that Horned Dorset I posted about the other day, that one that I said I didn’t mind the yellow. We leaned right into that warmth with some naturally red Eri silk (Peace silk) and dangit it’s so pretty. It reminds me of my fav emoji 🍑

If these two were a flavour, it would be spumoni ice cream

Meanwhile, in spinning land… Another #finishitfebruary project. Gotland x Targhee & Bombyx batt from @mellyknits.bsky.social and my first Spanish Peacock Russian spindle I lucked into from someone graciously destashing. #handspun #supportspindle #handpinning #spinningfiber #yarn #handspunyarn 🧶

Wool Room visitor ❤️ We’ve been puppy sitting and this teeny Weenie 🥹 She’s a menace in the best possible way.

@mellyknits.bsky.social has a super informative video on picking wool, if you’re interested (linked below)! I learned a lot from this video and that’s what I’m doing with my Corriedale (washed by Melly too!) right now. (3/n) #drumcarding #fleeceprocessing #handspun youtu.be/z-DPnaYHm98?...

A little yellow doesn’t bother me ✨ This is the prettiest Horned Dorset I’ve ever seen. Soft and lofty and a 5-6” staple 🥹

About halfway thru my @mellyknits.bsky.social Breeze batt. 80% CVM x Corriedale 20% Cotton. I have no earthly idea what this yarn will look or feel like at the end. But the process is fascinating. This is my "non-wool" and "new to me" fiber for Spindle Bingo. #handspun #spindle #3dprint #fiberart

News out there has been sooo bleak, but at least there’s spinning and knitting. Here’s a 3 ply @mellyknits.bsky.social sommelier from a few months back - corriedale amd llama.

I met a fellow Stash Dasher in the wild today! I didn’t realize @astitchofgreen.bsky.social was a Dasher – she saw my Dashel bag & squealed (in the cutest way). She also asked if she could touch my bayshore cowl & I was so very much honored cc: @battyfibers.bsky.social and @mellyknits.bsky.social

I made 60 bags of Guts today (15 pictured here) and only got stabbed by thistles twice 🙌🏻 That’s a win, folks!

This Mega Batt is on its way to a new home ❤️ 280g hand washed “Cameo” Merino wool from @applecreekmerinos.bsky.social blended with 10% recycled sari silk.

Current test knit from wool I hand spun. 3 different Canadian producers plus a mystery art bat I was gifted during my 1st Tour de Fleece. Almost done the front and back and going to reattach the shoulders soon. @mellyknits.bsky.social #useyourhandspun #bottomupsweater #canadianwool

I just spent the last three days going through all the washed fleece in the Wool Room and assigning it to tasks. I feel tired and amazing and now I want to go do it to my yarn stash and my spin stash 🙌🏻

🎵Sneak Attack music🎵

The colours of this fibre in the @mellyknits.bsky.social butt hair guts club is just amazing. Though processing it is kinda kicking my butt. #mellyknits #handwashedwool #handspinning

🧵 here are more progress shots of the bond x bfl spin on my various supported spindles. I spun a lot of it in the car. And I see @mellyknits.bsky.social is on this platform now! The fleece was hand washed and carded by Melissa 💖 #handspun #handspinning #spindlespinning #supportedspindle (2/n)