A finished skein of handspun, twisted like a Bismarck, in shades of lilac & rust

A collage of the process, top left is spun singles, top right is plied yarn, bottom left is the bobbin end cross section of the yarn, bottom right is yarn off the bobbin, before wet finishing

The hand dyed mill-spun yarn in the same colorway for comparison

#spinningSunday

This is “Thank You for Being A Friend” by @dyemadyarns.bsky.social (November 2024 club colorway) on Piper Fiber - 85/15 Polwarth/Tussah Silk

Spun on my EEW 6, and plied on my Hansen MiniSpinner!

🧶 #handspun #handspunyarn #handspinning #spinyourownyarn

An aqua bobbin of lavender, gray, red and green plied yarn is held in hand over green grass

The same yarn, before wet finishing

The finished yarn, after a nice bath!

#spinningSunday is back!!

This is “Merino Village” by @dyemadyarns.bsky.social

Spun on my EEW 6, and plied on my Hansen MiniSpinner!

🧶 #handspun #handspunyarn #handspinning #spinyourownyarn

How do you hold your hands as you ply? Do you keep your singles separated?

Read more about opposing ply yarns in PLY magazine!

#handspun 🧶 #handspinning #spinyourownyarn #fiberarts #PLYmagazine #PLYspinnersguild #spinningSunday

A maple spinning wheel with a red drive wheel is holding a bobbin with a small amount of shiny purple yarn on it.

Current spinning #WIP for #SpinningSunday : Polwarth/silk from @dyemadyarns.bsky.social on my Schacht Ladybug

#handspunyarn #handspinning #spinyourownyarn #handspun 🧶

A zebra wood electric spinning wheel has freshly plyed yarn on a gray bobbin. The yarn is browns, yellow, mint, and rose pink.

#flashback to 2017
#handspinning #fiberopticyarns #hansenminispinner #akerworks #spinyourownyarn 🧶