Upperbrook Farm is about an hour away from me, and the sheep they tend are primarily North Country Cheviot. Now they are crossing with other breeds, and this wool is the first shearing of a little ram who has a Rambouillet sire and a Romney x Cheviot dam. He's a real pleasure as a background spin.

A little two shuttle gift weaving

Spindle spinning for loom weaving. The skein is 411 m / 50 g of 2-ply. The spindles should yield similar stats. Fibre is from Northbound Knitting in Barrie, Ontario

The more I weave, the more I love it Yarn: BFL/silk laceweight dyed by Northbound Knitting in the colourway Metallurgy #handweaving

Finally back at the loom today #weavingwithhandspun #handspunyarn

The metallic effect is so lovely, I can't bear to cover it up with another layer. Time to start another spindle, I guess. #handspunyarn #crossarmspindle #spindlespun

Tour de Fleece day 3, no team, just vibes, Brenna @senesced.bsky.social style! Today I'm plying up a blend of one part local Romeldale to two parts indie-dyed Merino, making yarn to knit a sleeveless top.

Coming home to some woolly mail from a friend must be the best way to start the weekend. Thank you @amivice.bsky.social for this beautiful package of wool grown by the flock of @shepherdessofbs.bsky.social, I can't wait to play with this treasure!

Recent wool scouring led to some really beautiful little bundles of hand combed top

Properly struck with a handspun handknit sweater obsession a couple of weeks ago, so I was compelled to make some yarn #handspunyarn

I remembered seeing a picture of Marie Ekstedt Bjersing using a ring mould for a water bowl, so I borrowed the idea and hastily dressed my distaff to see how I would like it. I feel a little rusty, but summer flax spinning is coming up, and I'm sure I'll get plenty of practice.

An oops and a yay with today's distaff carving. I'm actually happy that the oops happened now, rather than later. And the yay went on a test drive and performed admirably.

Using up a scrap of cherry wood today

Somehow, always choosing the most fussy way, but always with the most satisfying materials • • • handspun warp from local Taproot flax // handspun wool from Small Bird Workshop // crochet hook made by Knitbrooks

I ❤️ flax. Especially dew retted, like this line flax that just arrived from @mountainheartvt.bsky.social

Chaos to order to chaos again in a virtual class with @kerstinneumuller.bsky.social

Thinking a bit about ergonomics with this bite sized spin I just whipped up for a fun time. I'm keeping my wrist as neutral as possible, and trying not to raise my arm and shoulder too much.

Can you believe that all those combed wool marshmallows are destined to be spun onto that empty bobbin?

It's Sunday morning and I'm spinning up some cotton that was gifted to me years ago by my friend Marilyn. Four more punis to go, and I'll be at the halfway point and ready to start a new tahkli.