Day 3 of #tourdefleece2025 I finished the last of my @jarbontextiles Mineralogy samples, Azurite Adventure. They’re all spun short forward draw, trying to get all the colours in each draft. TdF total: 379m/414yd from 159g. Not including the green (spun before TdF started). #gifted #handspinning

Day 2 of #tourdefleece2025. After finishing ‘Bog Oak’ and Blue Slate’ yesterday (plus one bobbin of ‘Carnelian’, the @jarbontextiles Mineralogy sampling continued today… (These were provided to me for the purpose of spinning up these samples) #handspinning

Day one of #tourdefleece2025 …first job was to ply this sample of John Arbon Textiles Mineralogy ‘Bog Oak’. One of those colours where the top looks kinda scary but it transforms beautifully into a gorgeous complex brown. Swipe for the before & after! #handspinning (gifted to spin up as a sample)

Spinning some Shetland carded roving that’s been in my stash for 6 years. I suspect the tips were a bit tender — there are a lot of nepps that look like they were probably tips — but it’s an enjoyable bit of supported longdraw.

Another tablet-woven band off my loom and this time it’s been put to use immediately as the webbing for a roll-top project bag #tabletweaving #inkleloom #bandweaving

It’s grist measuring day for a bunch of recent skeins. And yes, the one on the left is actually a giant. If you’re maths averse, lucky for you I had an ADHD hyperfocus some 18 months ago and made a free online grist calculator. 😂 www.tinyfibrestudio.com/gristcalculator

Just announced: I’ll be teaching two classes at the @jarbontextiles.bsky.social Mill Open Weekend in June: ‘Drop Spindle for Beginners’ and ‘Spin the Yarn You Actually Want’. So if you fancy a trip to Devon in the Summer, come and join in the fun!

😂 part way through plying… yep, definitely got carried away on that last spindle! 👀

A spot of cotton spinning today on my Bosworth book charkha. Really need to stop and clear these spindles but it’s too addictive. 🤦🏼‍♀️

These swatches were all spun from the same blended top. I love experimenting with what’s possible… so much so I did a class for @jarbontextiles.bsky.social and you can watch it free on YouTube, if you fancy! youtu.be/XOUMRkmxTPY?...

Anyone for spindle candy? #handspinning #handspun #spinningyarn #handspunyarn #spinning #dropspindle #spindlespinning

My guild has a Great Wheel and I’ll take any and every opportunity to brush up my skills… after I’ve helped other folks get the hang of it. The top layer of the spindle is mine. We need to work on our cop-building on this wheel!

I’m on a spindle spinning mood at the moment. Fibre: Appledore ‘Pig Snout’ by @jarbontextiles.bsky.social spindle by IST Crafts. 🧶❤️ #handspun

ADHD crafter hack: this is how I remember to work on my spindle project. Every time I make tea, I see my spindle jar and am prompted to do a few minutes of spinning while my tea brews… still have to set a timer to avoid ending up with a full spindle and a cold cuppa though! 😬