How to Weave a Sash Belt With Hand Spun Yarn- A step by Step guide - Part 2 - 2 ply on a Drop Spindle

This is the second installment in our Braid to Belt series from Jessica Jane Patterson from Spinning Shadows. Make sure you check out the first installment here first.

In the first segment you learned all about planning out the colors in your braid , pre-drafting, separating fiber and attaching the fiber to your spindle.

You would want to first divide the braid long ways as she shows in the first video becase you are going to be spinning two identical single ply yarns

Do you love the idea of making something that is truly unique and all your own? Well this is a great time to try. My lovely and super talented friend Jessica Jane Patterson of Spinning Shadows YouTube Channel is a pro at using simple at home tools to create really top notch fiber arts projects. I just love her ability to really walk a project though from beginning to end with a well thought out plan. I loved the idea of being able to not just spin your own yarn( shown on a drop spindle) but weave your own belt with simple at home tools.

You know you love them, I do too. Spinning fiber clubs are such a fun way to not just get a fun treat in the mail every month but also a great way for new and seasoned spinners to push they’re boundaries and try new things! I know this was how I fell in love with this craft myself. This is one of my most requested video topics and I finally got around to recording it here for you. Check out our “Fiber Artist Design Bundle” in the video and transcript below. We’re so proud of our small farm spinning fiber clubs and we hope you will too.

So you just bought a drum carder new you have no clue what you need? It’s ok we’re here to help. I think I can speak for almost anyone I know in the fiber world when I say we all need a helping hand sometimes.

The question for todays topic was, what can I do with raw wool locks that's not big chunky art yarn because not everybody's into crafting with art yarn. I love art yarn and like to use the chunky lock spun stuff in certain projects but it’s defiantly not something that is suitable for every project so it would be nice to have a way to spin those beautiful wool locks and use the yarn in a different way. .

If you’re looking for a quick and easy snow day felting project to bring a little brightness to your home this tutorial is for you. I have found stabbing wool repeatedly with a needle to be a great way to de-stress when the day has been chaotic- snow days home with all the kids alone being a great example. I love this project because it was easy to set down and walk away and make snacks, change a diaper, or turn on the next episode of Mickey Mouse.

When I first started on my spinning journey 17 years ago, the internet was in its early stages and

YouTube was nonexistent (at least to my knowledge). In researching a small acreage fiber animal,

Angora rabbits were the animal that came up over and over again in articles and blogs. I didn’t even

know they existed. I went on a mission to find out everything I could about them. The one thing that

came up over and over again was the “fact” that you could not spin 100% Angora. Being the rule breaker

I am, I got two French Angoras and said “watch me”. My “farm” knowledge at that time was riding on

the back of my grandpa’s tractor and chickens. All these years later I have my own little “flock” of

beautiful Angoras.

These are my Mom’s recipes for the baked gifts she would always make our friends and nighbors at Christmas. We defiantly were’t a family who bought a million presents so these were the treats she would make once a year to take to people we cared about and I know we all looked forward to them. I have been making them for gifts myself for the past 10 years at this point I’d say and they are just scribbled on snaps of paper in my recipe box so I figured they deserved to be shared. The great thing about these three recipes is they sort of go together for a savory sweet treat. They also all involve rolling things into little balls so you can just make one huge mess in the kitchen and then clean it all up and be done. You also kind of just get on a “roll” with it. Also kids seem to love the part where you get to roll things in sugar so it’s pretty easy to out source some of the rolling while you pick up.

I”m so happy to be on this side of this project to be able to tell you all about this exciting collaboration we got to be a part of with two of my all time favorite lady run fiber arts empires. CHY was asked to contribute to two boxes for the cult fav knitter advent box from twice sheared sheep. This advent box is designed not just to be one more project you feel guilty about not finishing during the holidays but rather a box full of surprises and little treats to make your day all though out December. While all of these boxes are sold out this year ( a record number) I’m sure you can join Dawn’s Knitter Club and be in the know for next year.