A skein of handspun yarn. It was the August 2025 Melly Knits Blossom Sommelier. Art. A blend of 90% Debouillet/5% sari silk/5% mulberry silk, this aqua 2-ply is just shy of 274 yards of heavy sport/light DK weight

2 spinning projects in progress, both with spun singles. On the left is a wooden spinning wheel bobbin with a blend of cream and gold singles. This was hand combed wool I blended on a hackle—a mixture of of undyed Texel, some dyed Shetland (in pale blue, pink, and green, which isn’t really noticeable in this shot), white mulberry silk, and gilded muga silk. On the right is an espinner with Ebony undyed Haunui.

I haven’t posted for #SundaysAreForSpinning in a while. ICE is still here in MN and we’re nearing another month end. Consider donating for rent relief at www.standwithminnesota.com

An espinner with a spinning project in progress. The fiber is ebony Haunui top, which is a very dark brown (not quite a true black)

The way folks in Minnesota have formed networks to support their neighbors is awe inspiring. If a politician or political party asks for your $ to help “the people of Minnesota,” instead, send a few bucks to an org here: www.standwithminnesota.com . And still #SundaysAreForSpinning #Handspinning 🧶

A multicoloured skein of handspun yarn.

Plied some @ixchelbunny.bsky.social merino, angora, silk, cashmere and rose fibre. It was a dream to spin and the colours are exquisite in real life, although look surprisingly blue in this photo #handspinning #craftsky #sundaysareforspinning

6 skeins of handspun yarn, all from the Melly Knits Delightful advent. All are 2-ply fingering, with skein weights around 50g and yardages ranging from 208-261 yards. The format of the advent was one day with a fine wool, and the second the fine wool blended with 20% of a specialty fiber. From left to right: 1: a cool brown Cormo, specialty fiber of bison down 2: champagne colored Corriedale, specialty fiber angora (as in rabbit) 3: dark almost black Haunui, specialty fiber Nubora goat (a cross-breed of a Nubian goat and an angora goat) 4: caramel colored Merino, specialty fiber golden muga silk 5: light cool grey Jacob, specialty fiber fox fur (shed fur from a sanctuary) 6: reddish brown Bond, specialty fiber paco-vicuña

An electronic spinning wheel with some spun singles. The fiber is dude very dark, almost black, with some bits of dark burgundy and dark blue recognizable

An electric spinning wheel with spun singles. These were Sticklebatts from Inglenook Fibers. The fiber was black wool with streaks of dyed wool and dyed silk carded in.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : yesterday I washed all the plied skeins from the @mellyknits.bsky.social Delightful fiber advent, and I’ve been spinning a project dyeing #DashelThroughTheSnow . #Handspinning 🧶

Two 3D printed spinning wheel bobbins with 2-ply yarn. On the left is a caramel colored yarn. One ply is from 100% merino, and the other ply is the same merino blended with 20% muga silk. On the right is a pale grey yarn. One ply is 100% Jacob, and the other ply is the same Jacob blended with 20% shed fox fur.

The Fossil Fibers October 2025 fibers blending club. The inspiration picture was vintage painted teacups. At the top are locks of undyed Texel wool and a bit of silky looking white rose fiber. On the bottom are dyed locks of Shetland wool in pale blue, pink, and green. There’s also a bit of orangey gold eri silk.

The same fiber after combing and being lashed onto a hackle. The white Texel provides fluffiness, and the silk fiber and eri silk have just been layered on top.

Three nests of hand-combed fiber. The rose fiber and eri silk stand out the most against the background of the white Texel, but bits of the dyed Shetland are noticeable, too.

#SundaysAreForSpinning . I have days 7/8 and 9/10 of the @mellyknits.bsky.social Delightful Advent plied, and yesterday I combed and blended the @fossilfibers.bsky.social Quiet Sip blending club from October. #Handspinng #FiberPrep 🧶

3 skeins of 2 ply yarn, and from the Melly Knits Delightful Advent. From left to right: 1: a chocolate brown yarn. One ply is 100% Cormo, and the other is the same Cormo blended with 20% bison down. 2: a beige yarn. One ply is 100% Corriedale, and the other is the same wool blended with 20% angora. 3: a near-black yarn. One ply is 100% Haunui, and the other is the same wool blended with 20% nubora kid goat. Nubora is a cross between a Nubian sheep (a milk breed) and an angora goat (where mohair comes from).

An antique spinning wheel with spun singles. The fiber is a tan (light caramel) merino.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I have the first 6 days of the Melly Knits Delightful Advent spun and plied (each skein is 2 days). I spun day 7, which may be my favorite so far (a merino from Apple Creek Merinos).

3 skeins of handspun 3 ply yarn in various shades of green. The yarn was spun from 3 different colorways dyed by Southern Cross Fibers in different greens ( Emerald on Falkland, Rainforest on Bond, and the green parts of Grazing, also on Bond). Supplemented with leftovers also in greens. The biggest bobbin of leftovers was Targhee dyed by Honeygold Acres in colorway OC29.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I got all the yarn for this green combo spin plied. Just in time to start advent spinning tomorrow. #Handspinning

A bunch of bobbins of spun singles. The ones oriented vertically (from top to bottom, a row of 3 plastic storage bobbins, another row of 3 plastic storage bobbins, and a row of two wooden spinning wheel bobbins) are from an in-progress combospin of 3 green-dominated colorways dyed by Southern Cross fibers. They are mostly shades of green with some brown and teal. On the left are 4 storage bobbins oriented horizontally. They contain leftover singles from past spinning projects. They all have some green to them, but they are either paler or more grey than the main project.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I have 8 spun bobbins of singles for my green combo spun. I thought I’d finish the final one today, but it didn’t quite happen.
On the left are leftover bobbins of vaguely green singles that I may add in as I run out during plying. #Handspinning

A woman's legs. In front of a majacraft spinning wheel. She is spinning natural coloured fibre from a fauxlag.

Halfway through the third bobbin of this Gotland fibre. It's spinning up nicely.
#handspinning #majacraft #sundaysareforspinning

2 skeins of golden brown handspun yarn. The larger one is a true 3-ply and was skeined on a 2-yard niddy-noddy. The smaller skein was chain-plied with leftovers and was sound onto a 1-yard niddy noddy. The fiber was a Mellyknits blend of 75% Bond, 20% alpaca, and muga silk.

A skein of handspun yarn. It appears mostly off-white, but in-person one can see darker fibers blended throughout. Spun as a 2-ply from a Mellyknits Sommelier batt. The batt was a blend of 75% Deboulliet, 15% Castledale, and 10% cashgora.

A skein of handspun yarn. It’s noticeably thicker than the other yarns. Also spun as a 2-ply from a Mellyknits Sommelier batt. This was a blend of 60% Sarah, Romney X Corriedale, 20% Clun Forest X, and 20% sari silk.

3 plastic storage bobbins with handspun singles. The yarns are mostly shades of green, with a bit of brown and a tiny bit of teal.

I’d gotten out of the habit of posting on #SundaysAreForSpinning . I spun up a few more @mellyknits.bsky.social Sommelier batts (including some practice at spinning thicker than usual with the blue yar ), and started a combo spin in green with fiber died by Southern Cross.

Three wooden spinning wheel bobbins with golden brown spun singles. The batt was from Mellyknits and is 75% Bond, 20% alpaca, 5% muga silk

A day late for #SundaysAreForSpinning . I brought fiber and am espinner with me on our MEA weekend roadtrip, but didn’t do any spinning while traveling. I did spin up the last bobbin of these singles when we got back yesterday. #Handspinning 🧶

Two wooden spinning wheel bobbins with golden brown spun singles, plus a batt of unspun fiber. The batt was from Mellyknits and is 75% Bond, 20% alpaca, 5% muga silk.

A skein of 2 ply handspun yarn. The fiber is Rambouillet and it was naturally dyed by Petal & Hank into different shades of purple. The colors were spun separately and then plied together.

Washed (and in one case, dyed) locks of wool ready for processing. In the back is Dorset. The locks are white, matte, blocky, with a tight crimp. On the lower left is a BFL cross. The locks have dark tips (it was a lamb, so is this the fleece it was born with), but the rest is either ivory or a pale pale grey. They have a sheen and are more curly than crimpy. On the lower right are Polypay x merino locks dyed in shades of green.

Two rolled up batts of carded fleece. They are still a bit streaky in shades of green.

#SundaysAreForSpinning and I’ve had more interest/motivation in spinning than I have in a while. I spun up 2 bobbins of singles, skeined and washed last week’s yarn, and started a new carding project. #Handspinning 🧶

A 3-D printed spinning wheel bobbin (for a Lendrum using a WooLee Winder) full to the brim of a 2-ply yarn. Both plies are Rambouillet naturally dyed in 2 different shades of purple. Also shown is a different, larger 3D printed spinning wheel bobbin (for a Daedalus Starling espinner showing all that remains of the singles I had more of. I didn’t measure it out, but it is probably a few yards at most.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I finished my first #Handspinning project in a whole. Rambouillet naturally dyed by @petalandhank.bsky.social in two different shades of purple. Spun separately and then plied together. #HandspunYarn 🧶

A Daedalus Starling espinner with some spun singles in a light purple color. Also pictured are the remaining fiber in this color that hasn’t yet been spun, plus a bobbin containing spun singles in a darker purple.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I haven’t been spinning or knitting as much as usual lately. But I did spin up about half of the lighter colored fiber from this 2-color ply pack from @petalandhank.bsky.social . #Handspinning 🧶

A 3D printed espinner bobbin with medium purple singles

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I finished up 2 ounces of naturally dyed Rambouillet. #Handspinning 🧶

A handspinning project in progress. On the left is a 2 ounce braid of Rambouillet naturally dyed a light lavender. On the right is a 3D printed espinner bobbin (for a Daedalus Starling) with about an ounce of darker purple singles. Below the bobbin is a ball of the remaining darker purple fiber (also naturally dyed on Rambouillet).

A plastic bit filled with rolled up batts of white Corriedale fiber. They look (and feel) like giant marshmallows.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I took a bit of a hiatus after Tour de Fleece, but I’m starting to get back into things. I spun about half of the darker purple (naturally dyed on Rambouillet), and finished carding just over 450g of Corriedale. #Handspinning #FiberPrep 🧶

A Daedalus Martin espinner (3D printed, black with blue trim) with a finished bobbin of grey Cheviot singles

Two old screen windows with washed fleece on them sitting on a cement driveway in the sun. This is a champagne colored Bond fleece. It was 1.5 pounds prior to scouring.

It’s been a while since I did #SundaysAreForSpinning . I finished the second bobbin of grey Cheviot (I’m aiming for a 3-ply sock weight) and I scoured fleece yesterday and today. It’s the first time this summer that I’ve done any scouring. #Handspinning

A photo collage of 4 images. The top two are prepared fiber for spinning, along with a washed lock of wool. The bottom two are spun singles on an antique spinning wheel. The fiber on the left is the palest grey and is a blend of 80% Blue Faced Leicester (BFL) x Shetland and 20% alpaca. The fiber on the right is a caramel brown and is a blend of 80% California Variegated Mutant (CVM) and 20% alpaca. The color is more accurate in the photo of the fiber than the photo of the singles.

#SundaysAreForSpinning and #TourDeFleece day 9 : I spun the singles for days 6 and 7 of last year’s True North advent from @mellyknits.bsky.social . #Handspinning

A quadrant of 3 different images. Clockwise from top left: 1: a wooden bobbin with spun greyish green singles, a blend of wool and different silks 2: an image further divided in half vertically. On the left is a ridiculously long lock (East Friesian lamb) next to a next of carded fiber. On the right is an antique spinning bobbin with spun singles from the same yarn. 3: Two 3D printed bobbins with 2-ply yarn. The one on the left is brown and the one on the right is almost a rose grey color (white wool blended with red alpaca) 3: another image further divided in half vertically. On the left is a white lock of wool, and on the right is a carded nest of the same wool blended with a darker alpaca to make a light steely grey color. On the right is an antique spinning bobbin with the same fiber spun up

Two skeins of 3-ply yarn. The skein on the right is 100% Corriedale and is a brilliant white. The skein on the left was blended with 10% muga silk and just looks kinda dingy.

#SundaysAreForSpinning and #TourFeFleece stage 2. I won’t be able to keep up this pace on weekdays. Finished a bobbin of singles, spun up 2 more days of an advent, and plied the first 2 days. Also finished skeins from sampling: I like the all wool more than the one with 10% muga silk #Handspinning

A large skein (172g) of marled handspun 2-ply yarn. One ply is mostly white (with specks of silk noil and sari silk), the other was dyed in blue, purple, and grey.

2 carded batts. The one on the left is a bright white and is 100% Corriedale. The one on the right is more ivory. It’s the same Corriedale blended with 10% muga silk. I had done a good job with preserving the locks during scouring (this was back when O was tediously bundling them in tulle prior to scouring). The batt on the left had the locks popped open and then went through the carder twice. Similar prep for the wool on the right, but I needed four passes to properly blend in the silk.

Two wooden spinning wheel bobbins with spun singles. The one on the left is white, 100% Corriedale. The one on the right is ivory and is slight finer. It’s the same Corriedale blended with 10% muga silk.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I plied the singles from last week. I know have a new big bobbin for plying, but I do miss being able to use a WooLee winder. I also did some sampling for some fiber prep I might do during Tour de Fleece. #Handspinning 🧶

Two skeins of handspun yarn. The fiber was dyed in blue, green, and yellow, and I chain-plied the yarn to maintain chunks of color. The fiber was 80% Targhee, 10% bamboo rayon, and 10% silk. It was dyed by Created by Elsie B in the colorway “Dandelions at Dusk.

Two plastic bobbins with spun singles. The bobbin on the left was some Helix top from Ewetopia. It was dyed in grey, purple, and blue. The bobbin on the right was spun from carded batts purchased as a “DIY Carding Kit” from Get Bentz Farm. It is mostly white Rambouillet with confetti-like sprinkles of sari silk and silk noil. There was also so Firestar, but the sparkle isn’t really visible. These two will be plied together.

Three drum carded batts I’m referring to as fraternal batts. They all have the same base of grey Finn wool, and they all have the same proportions of peduncle silk, dyed mulberry silk, sari silk, and longwool blended in. The colors of the alpaca and dyed silk vary among the batts, as do the specific longwool used. The batt on the left is the darkest, as it had black alpaca blended in. The batt in the middle had both black and grey alpaca blended on, and the batt on the right and grey alpaca only. I’m going to spin the batts separately and ply them together, probably during Tour de Fleece.

Just because I don’t post reactions about terrible news doesn’t mean I’m not paying attention or I support it. But I will continue to post what I like, which means #SundaysAreForSpinning . After not being very excited about spinning recently, I had a productive week. #HandspunYarn #Handspinning

A wooden spinning wheel bobbin of spun singles. Only the top layer is visible, which is a bright gold. Below it is a skein of yarn made from the same fiber, which has been chain-plied. There are sections of gold, dark green, and blue. The fiber is a 80/10/10 blend of Targhee, bamboo, and silk. It was dyed by Created by Elsie B in the colorway “Dandelions at Dusk.”

A cluttered tabletop with fibers to blend. In the bin and the biggest pile is a grey/brown Finn fleece. To the left is some black alpaca top. On the right are some curly grey Wensleydale locks and balls of peduncle silk top, dyed mulberry silk top in a teal color, and some green sari silk.

Two batts of the fibers in the previous photo after one pass on the drum carder. Large streaks of the various fibers are visible.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I finished one bobbin of singles, chain-plied another, and then started blending fiber for my next project. #Handspinning

A wooden spinning wheel bobbin with spun singles in progress. The current color is a medium blue with a touch of green.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I’m about 3/4 of the way through the second (and last) bobbin of singles for a sock yarn project. #Handspinning

A wooden spinning wheel bobbin about half full of spun singles. The top layer is a bright gold, but bits of darker blues and greens are peeking through from lower layers.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I didn’t get as much done this week, but I did finish a bobbin of singles for future sock yarn. #Handspinning #HandspunYarn

3 skeins of handspun yarn. One is a mini skein. The yarn is 3-ply and sport weight. There is a slight gold tint to it, from the 15% baby camel and 5% muga silk blended with white Corriedale.

Some hand dyed spinning fiber. It is a blend of Targhee, bamboo, and silk. The fiber is arranged in a spiral. The center is yellow, then blue and dark green.

A spinning project in progress. It is a single spun fairly finely on a wooden WooLee Winder bobbin. The current color is blue, but some bits of yellow are poking through underneath.

A plastic bin full of loose grey wool. It is a Finn fleece that has been picked open in preparation for carding.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I finished some yarn spun from @mellyknits.bsky.social batts, started a new spin for socks, and finished picking a grey Finn fleece. #Handspinning

At the top is one bobbin of 2-ply yarn, with 3 storage bobbins with singles below it. The yarn is a blend of white Corriedale, baby camel, and muga silk. The camel and silk add a slight golden sheen

Two carded batts. The blend is mostly white Rambouillet. There are speckles of color courtesy sari silk and dyed silk boils. A touch of Firestar was included in the blend, but the resulting sparkle is not visible in the photo.

A plastic tote filled with grey Finn fleece that has been picked open. It is mostly a Darcy charcoal color.

A white woman in glasses and a visor cap holding a beer in front of the finish line of a race.

#SundaysAreForSpinning: I plied the first bobbin of a blend from @mellyknits.bsky.social , carded up a kit from @getbentzfarm.bsky.social , and picked open some Finn fleece. Oh, and I ran a 5k trail run, with a free beer at the finish line.

Two skeins of 2-ply handspun yarn using the same fiber, wheels, and ratios. The one on the left, which is a lighter brown, was spun from a woolen prep. The one on the right, which looks like it has more grey mixed in with the brown, was spun from a worsted prep.

The same two skeins after washing. They have puffed up a bit since before their bath.

A spinning project in progress. On the bottom left are two washed Corriedale locks. They are white, 6+ inches long, and have a lovely fine crimp. The shepherd (Marble Peaks Ranch) no longer raises sheep. The bottom right shows part of a drum-carded batt which has 80% of the Corriedale blended with 15% baby camel and 5% muga silk. The add-ins tinge the batt slightly golden. Along the top are 3 plastic storage bobbins with spun singles.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : showing off my two latest skeins, before and after washing. Both are the same CVM from @plaidperchfarm.bsky.social , one from drum carded batts and one from hand-combed top. Newest project is a Corriedale/camel/muga blend from @mellyknits.bsky.social . #Handspinning

Two bobbins of brownish grey handspun yarn. The bobbin on the left is a 3D printed bobbin for a modern wheel and has 2-ply yarn spun woolen from batts. The bobbin on the right is shorter and squatter, made of wood, and goes to a 19th century spinning wheel. It is packed full of singles spun worsted style from hand combed top.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : same fiber (CVM from @plaidperchfarm.bsky.social ) processed and spun 2 different ways. I plied the woolen yarn spun from batts, but I haven’t yet plied the worsted yarn from hand combed top. #Handspinning #HandspunYarn

Two skeins of handspun 3-ply yarn in a light blue with hints of pink. The fiber was naturally dyed.

A bin of grey merino locks that have been flicked open.

A bin of grey locks (with brown tips) from a California Variegated Mutant (CVM) sheep that have been flicked open.

Two carded batts of grey/brown CVM wool

#SundaysAreForSpinning : I plied up the Columbia/Leicester Longwool blend that I’ve been working on. I spent some time flicking more grey merino locks from a neck fleece I bought last year, but that was slow going. So I carded up some CVM that I had already flicked a few months ago. #Handspinning

A braid of dyed wool roving above two bobbins of the same roving spun as singles. The roving is mostly a pale blue, but there is a subtle pink stripe down the center. Both colors came from natural dyes.

#SundaysAreForSpinning : two bobbins spun up, one to go. The roving is a blend of Columbia dyed blue and Leicester Longwool dyed pink. #Handspinning