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My yarn skein that I just plyed (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by PascalPistachios to c/diy

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A 2 ply with this lovely merino blend I got. All my coworkers are asking me to make stuff now that I have proper spinning wheel. Anyone else here into spinning yarn?

While I'm on the subject, would anyone else be interested in a write up? I don't want the information to stay on Reddit. And while I'm VERY much not an expert, I can at least start posting resources for folk.

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[–] PascalPistachios 2 points 1 year ago

God tell me about it. I'm still fresh myself, and tried making a skein without a niddy noddy. I lost 70g of plyed yarn 😭

My first wheel bobbin got completely over filled when I was plying. So THAT screwed up too. One skein was underspun and just fell apart. But!! Who cares when I'm having so much fun :) (apart from all the swearing and rage...)

Honestly, just keep at it. It clicked for me after a few on and off attempts over a few weeks.