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Wool To Yarn - Scour, Comb, & Spin - American Tunis Breed Study🐑
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Күн бұрынThis is how I go from raw wool to yarn. I'm getting to know American Tunis wool and conducting a mini breed study with a few locks that a fiber friend sent me from her Tunis ram. I'll show you my process for examining, scouring, combing, and spinning this incredible wool!
Let's make yarn!
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@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
What future breeds would you like to see me try? Let me know in a comment! Then, check out the Fleece to Sweater Workshop on my Patreon - www.patreon.com/jillianeve
@AllTheHappySquirrels 2 жыл бұрын
All I know about sheep is that they're wonderful and give us wool. So anything you feel inclined to teach us is welcome information.
@AllTheHappySquirrels 2 жыл бұрын
Also, watching you comb wool makes me want to raise sheep and live a life immersed in fiber fun. My husband will just have to adapt 🤣
@jlmm4435 2 жыл бұрын
I would love your thoughts on babydoll sheep! Thankyou!!
@theothertiffany8728 2 жыл бұрын
What future breeds? Uh, all of them? 🤣🤣🤣
@siag7107 2 жыл бұрын
Please, Ouessant sheep. In this spring I bought 4 sheep - black mom with black lamb and white mom with white lamb. I sheared/shore black mom - actually the wool is very dark brown colour. I washed it, let it dry, carded it, spun it, plied it in double ply. As I feel it, it is quite itchy. What do you think about this breed and its wool. Thank you for your funny and very informative and educative videos, I learn from them.
@TarotLadyLissa 2 жыл бұрын
My nieces friend has a sheep she rescued from a neglect situation. He’s a handsome guy but they don’t know exactly what breed he is. He just had his first shearing since recovery and she is giving me his fleece. It will be my first raw fleece and it’s a little intimidating. I hope it processes well. We don’t know what Mr Pancakes (her son named him) is, but I’m hoping he makes a soft sweater!! lol
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
That's an exciting project. I wish all the best for Mr. Pancakes. I'm sure he will make a lovely sweater! 🐑😊🧶
@TarotLadyLissa 2 жыл бұрын
@@JillianEve He is doing so much better now that he is with a loving family and not in a neglectful situation! I will update you if we ever find out what breed he is. They are consulting the vet about possible genetic testing.He was approx 3 years old and the previous owners had NEVER sheared him! He was a mess. Underweight, heavily matted, etc. Now he's got great body condition, soft and clean fleece, and most importantly... he's safe and happy! More people should learn about farm animal rescues! They do amazing work for these amazing critters! lol
@dianapulido1807 2 жыл бұрын
How exciting, hope he makes the most wonderful sweater.
@Bellbebell 2 жыл бұрын
That scoured water is soooo satisfying!! It’s like, the murkier the water, the better the feeling!!!
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
So true!!! 🐑🧶💜
@aliciazdavis7674 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy watching a breed study. It helps me to choose what kind of fleece to try next. Please do more!
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
I love breed studies too! I have a few sitting in my stash I haven't done yet so I'll have to dig them out for some more videos. Happy spinning, I'm glad you enjoyed this one! 🐑🧶😊💜
@kmpage333 2 жыл бұрын
I showed my Tunis ram and his daughter. We got two blue ribbons, a champion Tunis and reserve grand champion ram. 😁 Thank you for showing spinning Valentino's wool. It was great to see someone else spinning his wool.
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sending this wool! I enjoyed learning about Tunis so much! 🐑🧶💜😊
@CobraCreates 2 жыл бұрын
This is so cool! I would love to have a big binder filled with breed studies, with lots of physical examples that you can take out and touch, like what you've got. That archival part of my brain is swooning at the idea 😂 I would love to see more videos like this in the future, if that idea appeals to you as well ☺
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! And sometimes I just like to look at my samples because it gives me the serotonin! 🐑🥰🧶💜
@bree5666 2 жыл бұрын
I have been crocheting a long time now, but only in the last couple years have I started to become a bit of a yarn snob and only wanting to work with natural fibers. I don't know very much about the entire process of sheep to yarn so I really really appreciate and enjoy your videos! I'm so glad I found them! and you are just positively adorable 🧡
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Happy crocheting! If you hang around here long enough, you'll be cleaning your own wool too! 😁😁🐑🧶💜
@paulbombardier8722 2 жыл бұрын
I had to chuckle at your comments in the “deep thoughts” digression. Several years ago, in a discussion with a number of finer friends, one of them began a discussion about so-called survival groups. She observed, if these folks don’t have spinners and weavers in their group, they are going to be in big trouble in a short amount of time. Just goes to show how spot on you with your observation about how separated we from our clothing and it’s production.
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
It's so true! 🐑🧶💜
@resa367 2 жыл бұрын
As a veterinary technician I see so many sides to your lecture! Love your lesson, more please!
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you! More to come! 🐑🧶😊💜
@CreatingwithWinglessAngel 2 жыл бұрын
Different 🐑 sheep make Different yarns, I like locks of wool because it makes cute little bobbels in the yarns.
@raysunshine830 2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your Deep Thoughts with Evie moments!
@brenna_ma1nord 9 ай бұрын
We love deep thoughts with evie ❤❤
@stitchwithbritt5922 2 жыл бұрын
Going from raw wool to knitted swatch was fun to watch🥰
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🧶💜🐑😊
@craftystargazer2443 2 жыл бұрын
I loved this process so much I can't wait to see more breed studies! there's something very satisfying about knowing you can go all the way from right off the sheep to having your own cute little swatch. I've been crocheting (and some knitting) for 3 years now but since discovering your channel it's becoming apparent that I must embark on the journey to spin my own yarn too!! I can't wait to come back and consult your videos on how to do it, seeing you knit a jumper from your own handspun yarn was so inspiring, thank you for the lovely and relaxing content ✨
@resourcedragon 10 ай бұрын
I love the slight off-white of the unbleached, undyed wool.
@GrimSquirrel666 Ай бұрын
That was really peaceful watching you spin. I love how informative these videos are :)
@WhisperWolfe 17 күн бұрын
I love your videos. I use them for writing research and a bit of vicarious living. 😊 Correct me if I’m wrong, but from what I’ve seen, you are an experimental archaeologist. I love all the bits of history and culture you share in your videos, it’s that same bit of fascinating brain candy that I find with Sally Pointer. If you haven’t seen her videos, I think you’d be interested in them. She’s an experimental archaeologist as well with a focus on the Paleolithic period, and can show you how to make cordage and thread from stinging nettles and textile tools from thorns with a bit of hedge bothering. Dream team would be to have you two do a collab.
@jenniferbrighty5120 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Evie, I hope you're all well ❣️ I've just watched Kim of Fairily Fibre Fun, she was Skirting a Tunis Lamb. Between you both I've learnt so much about this Breed of Sheep 🐑. Thankyou for sharing your expertise on processing, Spinning and Knitting a Swatch. Your Yarn and Swatch are both lovely and amazing. Thanks again. Happy Spinning Fibre Friend 🐑🐏 Take care and stay safe. Lots of love and hugs Jen xxxx ❤️❣️🫂🎆🐑
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! I'll have to go find her video. I haven't seen it yet! 💜🧶🐑
@jenniferbrighty5120 2 жыл бұрын
@@JillianEve Hi Evie, its been a very interesting and informative day. I think you'll love her video podcast. Happy Spinning Fibre Friend ❤️❣️🐏 Love Jen xx ❤️🫂
@susiewillis7376 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see breed study of wool to sock knitting. I'd love to see how yarn from fiber to sock that is not superwash would holdup if hand washed and in washer but dried flat or hung to dry. Love your enthusiasm. As for diz, what would you recommend size wise if trying to spin close to finngering weight. .
@AmyMcScience Жыл бұрын
Your owl necklace is so cute! Thank you for the great video!
@masz10676 2 жыл бұрын
Very good AV and presentation.
@jlmm4435 2 жыл бұрын
You are amazing and make it look so easy like I can really do this! I’m still practicing the drop spindle and might be ready to try plying!
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
You can do it! Happy spinning (and plying!) 😊💜🧶🐑
@dianapulido1807 2 жыл бұрын
This was extremely interesting. I bought a shawl pattern years ago that calls for I believe 5 or 6 different yarns, either sheep breed or the color(if the yarn is dyed). I've been wanting to make it from different breeds of heritage sheep. The main problem is that I have not been able to find yarn made from different heritage sheep. The problem is that companies don't want to produce yarn from these sheep because it's not cost-effective for them. My other problem is that I don't have enough knowledge about heritage sheep, processing the wool, or spinning it. Even if I knew how to do all these things I don't have the time to do them. One breed I am interested in is the Florida Cracker Sheep (I hope I'm spelling it right). The reason being I didn't know that sheep could survive in the Florida climate. After all our winters are like some people's spring or even in some cases summer.
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Go look at the Livestock Conservancy website (link in description) and look for their index of the Shave em to Save em project. You'll find small producers with breed specific yarn and wool there. 🐑💜🧶
@myzanyself 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this too! So many of the fleece I have are from mixed breed flocks, developed for hand spinners by hand spinners. This was just so informative in a short time!
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Mixed breeds can be amazing wool too! 🧶💜🐑😊
@Lady_dromeda 2 жыл бұрын
My parents visited a sheep farm last month, and my mom was able to get a large amount of roving for me(a worker was preparing it for spinning and my mom said that I spun and the worker let her have it) my only problem is that I don’t know what sheep it was other than her name was Shirley and theres a lot of it… still going to make a sweater with it though
@ccpperrett7522 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Evie. That was very interesting.
@kathrynmurphy8147 2 жыл бұрын
I have been given 3 Swaledale fleeces. I don’t see many things about this breed but I do have a little book that says it’s good. Lovely long staple. I have had to buy a carder drum in order to cope with the amount of wool I have. Great video - i love these’getting back to basics’ videos you do as im a beginner
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your Swaledale and happy spinning! 😊🐑🧶💜
@lifeisgood9889 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video! My college has some raw wool that I’m trying to learn how to turn into yarn.
@tracysmith7935 2 жыл бұрын
A long time ago i had a Ramboulet ram and a Merino ewe. Their fleece was so heavenly soft and spongy. The yarn spun up so beautifully, soft enough for a baby T-shirt. Harsh scouring would have made the fibers brittle, thus unsuitable for next to the skin garments. I used warm water and yucca soap to clean the fleeces.
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, Ramboulet and Merino are ones I will always use a formulated scour solution to clean. 💜🐑😊🧶🐑
@MoniqueAO888 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video !!! 🙂
@craftyreseller2042 2 жыл бұрын
Evis you have made the subject of Wool fascinating to me.
@lauriegraham2331 2 жыл бұрын
I love watching you spin! I would like to just see a video of whatever you're working on.
@leahc8042 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! 🧶🐑😊
@nikkay3148 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this video. SO much work went into and I loved seeing your start-to-finish breed study. Thank you, Karen and JEve!
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Happy spinning! 😊💜🧶🐑
@gerryivkovich1857 2 жыл бұрын
My friend raised Coopworth. Not many are familiar with this. What a great video! Blessings
@Karla-yz4qd 2 жыл бұрын
Evie, thank you so much for this video and information. I am receiving my first Raw Wool from Jen at Whispering Pines Farm in New York in just a few days . Your timing is perfect! I am excited and nervous to do my very first processing!! 💗🐑💗
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome, and you can do it! Happy spinning! 😊💜🧶🐑
@Karla-yz4qd 2 жыл бұрын
@@JillianEve Thank you for your encouragement Evie!! Have a great weekend!!🌞
@nicolelafontaine1720 2 жыл бұрын
I very much like your clear explanations and the way you practice this wool study. Thanks !
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad! 😊🐑💜🧶
@sonjanordahl3158 2 жыл бұрын
You always give me such good ideas.🤩
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad! 🥰🐑🧶💜
@vandacole4319 2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos ❤️ I am learning a lot from watching you. Dive down the rabbit hole, it is fascinating to hear how the topic of the day ties back to history. I am a self-taught survivalist who believes in using old technology.
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the old tools work better than anything people have attempted to replace them with. I love my replica spindles! 🧶💜🐑😊
@vandacole4319 2 жыл бұрын
@@JillianEve I am in total agreement with you. I am slowly working on making my own tools.
@kellymontgomery4233 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you I am enjoying learning so much from you.
@elizabethscott3218 2 жыл бұрын
I just did a Tunis spin of my own for Tour de Fleece, but I hand carded mine from roving. I'm thinking of using mine for fingerless mitts.
@marionbartley214 2 жыл бұрын
Great video thank you very interesting facts.
@Mimulus2717 Жыл бұрын
This was so fascinating!
@marynimocks6791 2 жыл бұрын
So useful and interesting! Thanks so much!
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🧶😊💜🐑
@lisastone345 2 жыл бұрын
perfect for clothing!!!!
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
I would love a wool skirt made from this! 🧶🐑🥰💜
@_vanearaujo 2 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous work💖
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!! 🥰🥰🥰🐑🧶💜
@paulynez 9 ай бұрын
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@Radhaprema Жыл бұрын
I loved your deep thoughts. I love the history elements you put into your videos. What was the name of that little block you used to figure out the yarn weight? I would love to get one but don't know what keywords to use in a search.
@MelkarAslan Жыл бұрын
Have you ever spun cotton? I am starting to spin on a drop spindle😅 I am excited and nervous. I am an avid crocheter and have been crocheting since I was seven. But I want to learn how to spin, so that in a small way I can help this trade alive. I also hope to own some Tunis sheep in the future
@sadiesspincraft6319 2 жыл бұрын
I really am going to have to contact someone in America to get me some Tunis raw fleece as I want to try it. yourself and kim from fairly fiber fun have both used it now and you have both enjoyed it but before I do I need to ask is it good for my princess hands hahahahaha xx
@sadiesspincraft6319 2 жыл бұрын
It looks gorgeous all knitted up x
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Kim and I were 100% on the same wavelength with our Tunis spins! I didn't know she was skirting a Tunis lamb fleece until someone mentioned it in the comments of this video. All the shepherds with Tunis sheep are going to wonder why everyone is looking for Tunis wool all of a sudden! LOL!🐑🐑🐑
@greenecrayon 2 жыл бұрын
This is so cool! But then I'm always fascinated by the whole process of going from fleece to yarn. I did have a question pop into my head while watching. Is it possible to over comb the wool?
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
You can comb to the point you just aren't doing much anymore and the fiber just passes back and forth from one comb to the other. Good question! 🧶🐑😊
@oakstrong1 2 жыл бұрын
I love watching these fibre experiment videos! It is largely because of them that got me interested in spinning as a way of understanding the process and the different qualities of fibers that make the yarn. I also like your videos about different ways of spinning and weaving as a part of my interest in folk traditions around the world. Have you ever experimented weaving leashnick by hutchel people? I saw it in this video (25:16 - 34:13) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ndV1dLV_0tfTdKc.html
@sandraanderson217 5 ай бұрын
Are there any other steps between spinning/plying and finished yarn?
@ArtemensiaK 2 жыл бұрын
Hi. Dunno where to put this question. Its a weaving question and for some reason I am just brave enough to ask specific people for specific problems. So general weaving and spinning and fibers go to you 😅 The question is: There is a technique with tablet woven bands to finish them. Basically you shove a loop into the shed to weave the tail back into the fabric. Nobody seems to do this in regular woven textiles, though. Is it possible? Wouldn't that be a great technique to secure the top salvage? Plus: to get my tablet woven salvages super clean, I leave a loop behind and then turn the cards, fasten it and then pull the loop through. This way it's a consistent width (mostly), is this possible in regular weaving?
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
I haven't tried it with a larger piece. I'm not sure it would work in a non warp faced weave. 🤔
@ArtemensiaK 2 жыл бұрын
@@JillianEve so I know what to try, if I ever got a loom. A big one, I mean. And I think I will finally try spinning
@helenehenkel 2 жыл бұрын
I am working on a raw Islandic fleece. Wasn't sure how long or how many times to scour it
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Icelandic doesn't have a lot of lanolin. I'd scour once and then rinse personally. 😊🐑🧶
@helenehenkel 2 жыл бұрын
@@JillianEve thank you
@DandySprat Жыл бұрын
I just noticed in your spinning close up - how do right handers typically hold their fiber supply? I am right handed but hold my supply in my right hand and draft with my left and I noticed that you are draft with right and holding with left.
@robinmitchell4721 2 жыл бұрын
Do you use the neps/tiny bits to add texture to other yarns you spin?
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes!
@happychick5052 3 ай бұрын
Would it be good to mix with angora rabbit fiber?
@tinadriskell4469 Жыл бұрын
At 5:30 you went black and white? Did this happen to anyone else?
@jo-annelavigne3610 2 жыл бұрын
Question, have you read, the knitters Book of wool? Would this be a good resource book? There is a kindle version but its only A fraction of the hard copy. I wonder if there is a difference or if there are add resources in the printed book.
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
I haven't read it or compared the two, but I think the text should be the same. I've heard good things about the Knitter's Book of Wool so it might be worth checking out!
@jo-annelavigne3610 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I will
@danielleh5911 2 жыл бұрын
How do you decided on combing vs carding when you hand process wool?
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to make a video because I get this question often!
@danielleh5911 2 жыл бұрын
@@JillianEve I guess I’m also asking… can you comb any and all wool?
@danielleh5911 2 жыл бұрын
@@JillianEve I guess I’m also asking… can you comb any and all wool?
@Bobbieliz 2 жыл бұрын
Is ram wool in a breed different from a ewe's wool same breed, and same age from the same flock?
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
The 2 main differences are 1. A potential musky ram smell. I use a vinegar soak after scouring if that's an issue. 2. Rams are rambunctious and strong which can make shearing more challenging. There might be more second cuts and short bits as the shearer needed to get the wool off asap. Otherwise, I haven't noticed a difference in micron count or crimp. Those things should be standard to the breed.
@Bobbieliz 2 жыл бұрын
@@JillianEve Thank you for your answer. Inquiring wooly minds want to know! 😆
@MommyOfZoeAndLiam 2 жыл бұрын
How do you know how large to make the strands?
@JillianEve 2 жыл бұрын
I make it as thick as I want it to be. It takes a little bit of practice and experience to get it just right. 🐑🧶💜
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