Litsy

I finished my first chain plied yarn. I think it came out great! It is a blend of alpaca, wool, silk, and bamboo. @Catsandbooks #showandtelltuesday #litsycrafters

Eggbeater It's beautiful 3d

StaceGhost Gorgeous! I love the color too 2d

bookishbitch @Eggbeater and @StaceGhost Thank you! 2d

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thebacklistbook

Yarnitecture: A Knitter's Guide to Spinning: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want | Jillian Moreno

Went to an estate sale yesterday. Bought a huge bag of lots of colors of embroidery thread. Photo to come after I deodorize it. #CraftersofLitsy #crafting

TheBookHippie 🎉🎉🎉🎉 2w

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bookishbitch

The Whole Craft of Spinning from the Raw Material to the Finished Yarn | Carol Kroll

I'm currently spinning a blend of alpaca, silk and wool. I plan on chain plying it, making it a 3 ply yarn with finished. I'm not sure what I will make with it. It will depend on how many yards I get after plying. @Catsandbooks

julesG Gorgeous colour. 2w

Eggbeater It's beautiful 2w

Meshell1313 GORG! 😍 2w

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bookishbitch @julesG @Eggbeater @Meshell1313 Thank you!! 2w

Catsandbooks That color is spectacular! 💜🌟 2w

bookishbitch @Catsandbooks It's what drew me to purchase it. I normally spin a lot of natural colors. 2w

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bookishbitch

The Whole Craft of Spinning from the Raw Material to the Finished Yarn | Carol Kroll

I finished spinning some laceweight vicuña yarn recently. It is an expensive fiber due to availability. This is .3 of an ounce and was a bucket list fiber for me. #showandtelltuesday #litsycrafters Hosted by @Catsandbooks

Eggbeater Wow! That's really impressive! 3w

bookishbitch @Eggbeater Thank you! 3w

julesG Beautiful!!! 3w

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bookishbitch @julesG Thank you! 3w

Catsandbooks Wow! Looks so soft! 🌟 3w

bookishbitch @Catsandbooks It is one of the softest fibers in the world to spin! It feels amazing. 3w

PaperbackPirate What are you going to make with it? 😍 2w

bookishbitch @PaperbackPirate It will likely end up as an accent area in a project I have in mind for some qiviut yarn I also spun. Although I'm about to spin some cashmere too, so it might depend on how well the colors go together with either yarn. 2w

tpixie Gorgeous 2w

Lindy Lovely! I can imagine the softness. Did you make the bowl also? My current project, End Times by Amy Gunderson, is using up small balls of qiviut purchased at my guild‘s fibre auction. 1w

bookishbitch @Lindy I did not make the bowl. It is from a company called scout and bean. I have several in various blues. Your project looks lovely! 1w

Lindy @bookishbitch Thanks Marie. 1w

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DGRachel

Start Spinning | Maggie Casey

Finally have my list together for August‘s #bookspin. Not totally happy with it, but my brain is not braining and I had to throw a couple things on there when I realized that my original list duplicated titles. 🤦🏻‍♀️ There are five NetGalley titles that publish in August, a sequel I‘ve been dying to get my hands on for six months, #CampLitsy, and books I really want to read. We‘ll see how the month goes.

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uncommonlycozies this is an incredible list of book 🙌 3w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w

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BarbaraJean

Spinning 101: Step by Step from Fleece to Yarn with Wheel or Spindle | Tom Knisely

I keep getting these ads on FB, and they have inspired an obsession with getting a bookshelf that spins. I don‘t have the room or the $$ for it, but it‘s going on the “someday library” list.

Tamra It would make a fantastic TBR unit! Best get a couple of them though. (edited) 1mo

Chrissyreadit I get them constantly on my IG- and do wish i could hear from actual people who have it what they think of it. 1mo

BarbaraJean @Tamra Hahaha, yes! One of them claims to hold 300 books, but it seems my physical TBR is a bit larger than that 😆 @Chrissyreadit I know, they look fantastic, but I'd really like to see (and spin!) one in person first. 1mo

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LA_Mead I have one and it‘s great! It holds a fair amount of books and looks cute. 1mo

BarbaraJean @LA_Mead Oh, that‘s good to know! Thanks! 1mo

AnnCrystal 🤩👍🏼📚🆒💝. 1mo

Kitta I have one! I love it. It‘s holds quite a few books (mine is round, 5 tiers and holds 120 “medium” books) and the spinning is smooth. I got mine impulsively from the TikTok shop or maybe flycity. 😆 My cats like to jumping from the sofa to the top of it though and it freaks me out haha. I keep thinking it‘s going to topple over but so far it‘s been sturdy. Happy with it! @Chrissyreadit @BarbaraJean 1mo

Chrissyreadit @Kitta Thanks for sharing- also feel free to post a picture for a “shelf love” post (ha I would love to see it so this is completely selfish) I‘m bumping up the likelihood of getting one this Summer because i have a lot of books that need a shelf 🤣 1mo

Kitta @Chrissyreadit I mostly have pictures of Willow the cat on top of it haha. I can take a picture of it though for some shelf love. 💕 (edited) 1mo

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Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs: Techniques for Creating 80 Yarns | Sarah Anderson

#craftersoflitsy #reboot had to frog down a good six inches! Too many stitch count goofs. Ah well. Take 3.

dabbe Love the color! 🤩♥️🤩 5mo

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bookishbitch

Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool | Clara Parkes

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I'm shocked I haven't heard of this book until now. As a handspinner myself, I was pretty familiar with the subject matter. That said, I still learned a lot along the way. I enjoyed her writing and thoughts and reflections on the industry. And yes, this is just a fraction of my own wool stash. The grey in the middle is jacob wool that is slated to become a sweater. My daughter is going to knit it for me once I'm finished spinning it.

julesG ❤️❤️❤️ I'm admiring your stash. And now I want to find my drop spindle and buy some yarn. 6mo

julesG Fleece!!! My brain was already thinking of yarn and knitting 6mo

bookishbitch @JulesGreads I understand! My brain does that too. What kind of drop spindle do you use? 6mo

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Fiber stash! 😍 I‘ve been knitting more than spinning lately but now I too am itching to dig out one of my spindles and fleece. 😅 I also need to get my hands on this book. Stacked for sure! 6mo

bookishbitch @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm what kind of spindles do you use? I'm a high whorler. 6mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @bookishbitch I have a bottom whorl and a Navajo spindle. I‘m still getting the hang of the big Navajo one. 😅 6mo

bookishbitch @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I learned on a bottom whorl. I've not tried a Navajo yet. It looks challenging. 6mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm When I bought it, the shop owner was so excited, she said, “I‘ve never met anyone that knew how to use it.” I had to break it to her that I didn‘t, but I had watched some YouTube videos and figured; since I‘d already taught myself how to spin with a drop spindle; I could learn. I have yet to feel like I‘ve got the hang of it. It‘s a whole different animal. It‘s not something I can easily carry and pull out anywhere, so it‘s strictly a home hobby. 6mo

bookishbitch @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm YouTube is amazingly helpful! 6mo

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