My new Spanish Peacock spindle arrived today! Totally made my day. This is a very late birthday present to myself. Highly recommend if you can get your hands on one. #handspun #handspinning #yarn 🧶

Finished this spindle just in time for the end of Tour De Fleece! #handspinning #handspun #wool #yarn 🧶

Today I’m doing some plying for Tour De Fleece. This is how I chain my single and wind it onto a bobbin. #tdf2025 #handspun #yarn 🧶

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I did some chain plying yesterday for Tour De Fleece. I am so happy with how this yarn is coming out. I’m going for fingering weight. #tdf2025 #handspun #yarn 🧶

Working on my next spindle of Shetland/Silk for Tour De Fleece. My partner printed me this new sparkly green spindle. It matches perfectly! #tdf2025 #handspun #yarn 🧶

Day 5 of Tour De Fleece and I finished 1oz each of BFL and Shetland/silk blend. Both spindles are pretty much filled to their limit. #tdf2025 #handspun #wool 🧶

I’ve been working on this Shetland/Silk blend that I got at a trunk show a few weeks ago. I love the color, it’s kind of like a copper patina. #handspinning #handspun #tdf2025 #wool #yarn

Happy Tour De Fleece Day 1! Working on some BFL that I am hoping to chain ply. #tdf2025 #wool #handspinning #handspun #yarn 🧶

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My spindles are all cleared of yarn and ready to start Tour De Fleece 2025! My only goal is to spin each day of the event. The challenges look fun but I need this to be simple and fun. Looking forward to seeing what everyone else spins! #tdf2025

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Check out the luster on this Alpaca/Silk blend from Paradise Fibers! It is so soft and drapey too. The high silk content gives it almost a metallic sheen. Not the easiest to spin but so gorgeous! #handspinning #handspun #yarn 🧶

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Four bobbins ready for chain plying! From right to left: Zwartbles, Herdwick, Manx Loughton and Alpaca/Silk. #handspun #handspinning #yarn #wool 🧶

I just picked up some new fiber to play with at the Keira Wiggins trunk show at Yarnia in Montclair, NJ. I have no idea what I’m going to do with them but I thought the blends looked interesting. #handspinning #handspun

My package of fiber for #TourDeFleece just arrived from Paradise Fibers! I got some BFL and some Shetland. Two of my favorite breeds to spin so far. I can’t wait to start working with them! #handspinning #handspun

I’ve been working on spinning this Gotland as well. It’s a tricky fiber, much more slippery that the other samples I’ve done. The luster makes it worth it. #handspinning #handspun #wool #yarn 🧶

My next spin is this gorgeous dark brown Corriedale. It has a small amount of kemp in it. I’ve been picking out a lot of it. #handspinning #handspun #wool #yarn 🧶

Happy Knit In Public Day! If you’re an introvert like me and are staying home today then check out my newest podcast episode. #handspinning #handspun #wool #yarn youtu.be/XsJ1vmSwjGI

This Shetland is quickly earning its place as one of my favorite fibers to spin. Trying a new technique for winding on the cop and it looks much neater as well. #handspinning #handspun #wool #yarn 🧶

This Swaledale was a pretty nice spin. Definitely on the coarser side. I think this would have chain plied up beautifully. #handspinning #handspun #wool #yarn 🧶

Some chain plied merino. So far Merino is my least favorite breed to spin. Chain plying gives a really nice result though. #handspun #handspinning #wool #yarn 🧶

I’ve learned recently that my spindle prefers to spin longer staple fibers. I really struggled with some merino recently but this bit of Devon is coming out beautifully. The larger micron count might also be helping. #handspun #handspinning #wool #yarn 🧶

I finished this just in time to give it to our family friend when we help with honey extraction tomorrow! I did the stitching and my partner printed the frame. Kitty cat approves. #craftsky #crossstitch

Started a fresh spin on this rainy Wednesday. Focusing more on getting a consistent single this time. Liking the result so far. #handspinning #handspun #yarn #wool 🧶

100 yards of 2 ply Merino. Had a little trouble drafting this one consistently because it’s so fine but wow is it soft. Did this one totally on spindles, no e-spinner. #handspinning #handspun #yarn #wool 🧶

82 gorgeous yards of BFL all skeined up! The luster from this wool is so beautiful. It’s sooo soft too. #handspinning #handspun #wool #yarn 🧶

My latest podcast episode is live. Today we are talking all about my spinning journey. #handspun #handspinning #yarn #wool youtu.be/lxDRTWWtEr8

54 yards of Herdwick yarn fresh off the Niddy noddy. The sample I got was very kempy. Ordered some more from a different vendor to see if that one is any different. #handspun #handspinning #yarn #wool 🧶

2 ply Jacob yarn, about 82 yards. The single had a rustic feel to it but it got a lot softer after I plied it. #handspun #handspinning #yarn #wool 🧶

First and second spin from my e-spinner all washed and skeined up! Both chain plied so both are three ply. Now that they’re finished I kinda love the color. It’s called Cilantro Heather. #handspun #handspinning #yarn #wool 🧶

I decided to use my first spin as a chance to try chain plying. It’s an interesting technique, it took me a minute to get the movement down. It produced a cool textured yarn. #handspun #handspinning #knitsky

I’ve been practicing my spinning and I think I’ve finally reached an understanding with this combed top from KnitPicks. The key is for me is a backward draw. Now it’s actually a pretty enjoyable spin! #handspun #handspinning #wool #yarn 🧶

Farm to Fleece in Morristown, NJ was sheeptastic! 🐑🐏😄 #sheep #newjersey #handspunyarn

Now that I can successfully spin single ply yarn I am tempted to get a loom…the fiber arts is a slippery slope 😅 #knitting #weaving #handspinning 🧶

If you’re into the fiber arts and in the central Jersey area check out Longstreet Farm and their Wool Days event. #wool #handspinning #yarn #sheep

I finished spinning the first half of my Jacob sample and it was a lovely spin. The color is so pretty and the fiber just wanted to be spun. Working on the other half now and then plying time! #handspinning #spinnersofbluesky #craftsky 🧶

New hat cast on using the Basic Beanie pattern by Tin Can Knits. Yarn is Big Twist Living in colorway Serenity. #knitsky #maleknitter #knittersofbluesky 🧶

My partner 3D printed a couple supported spindles for me today. Look how beautiful they are! I was able to get some yarn spun with a little practice. #handspinning #craftsky #spinnersofbluesky 🧶

I was finally able to sit down and record a new episode of Stitching With Shane. I am so excited to show off the first single from my EEW 6.1! I also talk about my time at Wool Days at Holmdel Park. #knitsky #wool #yarn 🧶 youtu.be/NI1NCjMdXAo

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The first spin on my new EEW 6.1 espinner from Dreaming Robots. Very impressed so far. Easy to setup and get spinning. I’m just spinning some roving from KnitPicks right now. #knitsky #spinning #wool 🧶

It doesn’t matter what you make or how good you are at it. Just keep on creating! #knitsky #craftsky 🧶 #yarn #wool youtu.be/2XZ9z6OewR0?...

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Just got back from trying a new knit night at a local yarn store. Was nervous about going somewhere new but it was fun! Bit more bougie than the group at the library but I can be a little bougie too 😉 🧶 #knitsky

My finished Harrow hat! @needlesattheready.bsky.social was right, it flew off the needles! Knit with Wool of the Andes in Haze Heather. #knitsky 🧶

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