I can’t think of a better way to spend a frigid weekend than tucked away learning new spinning techniques. The Fiber Treasures retreat this year was call “Fauxlags, Fractals, and Funky …

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I made my first attempt at Fractal Spinning. Fractal spinning is used with painted roving where you have long sections of color repeats and do not want to end up with a striped yarn. I chose this…

I love fiber arts and weaving. So, I have one more weaving post for this series, but this time it’s with paper. This activity is great for all ages and can be done with ribbon, bias tape or s…

Today about fibre preparation for the fractal spinning. What came to me in mail, was a braid of roving (picture 1). The first step, of course is to undo the braid, which gives us a loooong ribbon of colourful fibre (2). Now, let's split one end of the fibre in the middle and keep tearing it downwards throughout the whole length of fibre. All the way down (see 3). Now, we have 2 thinner ribbons (4). Let's spin one of them as is and split the other half lengthwise again (5) and once more (6). Dziś o sposobie dzielenia czesanki w technice fraktali. Czesanka przyszła pocztą w postaci kolorowego warkocza (1) (po.ang. roving albo braid). Rozplatamy go otrzymując długi wstęgę (2). Teraz zaczynamy dzielić włókna, rozdzierając jeden koniec wstęgi pośrodku i dzieląc ją wzdłuż, na dwie cieńsze tak jak wskazano na zdjęciu (3). Otrzymujemy w ten sposób dwie wstęgi, oznaczone na zdjęciu (4) jako 1/2. Jedną z tych połówek przędziemy w tej postaci. Drugą dzielimy jeszcze raz (tak jak pokazano na zdjęciu nr 3) wzdłuż na jeszcze cieńsze dwie wstęgi (oznaczone jako 1/4 na zdjęciu nr 5). Na zakończenie każdą 1/4 dzielimy jeszcze raz wzdłuż, otrzymując cieniuśkie paski gotowe do przędzenia (6). Now, you may spin the 1/8s keeping the colour changes in the same order (say, from brown to green) or you can reverse one (or more) of the strips and spin them from green to brown. It's up to you, really. I did it keeping all four 1/8s from brown to green. Teraz w zależności od upodobań, można prząść wszystkie 1/8 w tym samym kierunku (w moim przypadku od brązu do zieleni), albo zmienić kierunek jednego, bądź kilku pasm i prząść je od zieleni do brązu. Wybór jest wasz. Ja przędłam od brązu do zieleni wszystkie cztery 1/8ki. When the singles are ready, one bobbin contains singles from the first half of fibre and second bobbin - from the four 1/8s. Ply them together to get a fractal 2ply. Then your yarn is ready for a bath, whacking and drying. But first it needs to be wound off the bobbin and onto the yarn swift. Kiedy single są gotowe, na jednej szpulce jest pojedyncza nić z 1/2 czesanki. Na drugiej pojedyncza nić z czterech 1/8. Splecione razem w 2ply (podwójną nić) są gotowe na kąpiel i młuckę, a póżniej szuszenie. Ale najpierw trzeba nić zdjąć ze szpulki, zmierzyć i zabezpieczyć przed splątaniem. One turn of my swift takes 150cm of yarn. I am counting the number of times my handspun goes around the swift, multiply it by 1.5 meters and I know, that this particular one is 310m long. Now, I use figure 8 knots to secure the threads before the wash, take them of the swift and temporarily arrange into a hank. The yarn is almost ready. Przewijam włóczkę ze szpulki na karuzelę* (pojęcia nie mam jak się to to po naszemu nazywa, z angielska yarn swift). Na jedno jej okrążenie przypada 150cm nici. Liczę więc, ile nitek mam nawiniętych na karuzelę*, mnożę razy 1,5 metra i już wiem, że mam 310 metrów włóczki. Teraz zabezpieczam nitki, żeby się nie splątały w kąpieli, wiążąc je kawałkiem sznurka w ósemki (patrz zdjęcie powyżej, lewy, górny róg). Ściągam z karuzeli * i tymczasowo związuje w motek. Włóczka jest już prawie gotowa. * fachowo zwana "motowidłem". Dziękuję Ewie za dokształcenie ;)

I am excited and terrified to announce my first spinalong! For the month of May, I am going to try fractal spinning for the first time, and I hope others will join me in this learning adventure. Ex…

I love fiber arts and weaving. So, I have one more weaving post for this series, but this time it’s with paper. This activity is great for all ages and can be done with ribbon, bias tape or s…

This pattern is mostly knit with just garter stitch and some stacked decreases and increases added in some places. Some familiarity with stacked stitches technique is desirable, but not required. Despite its visual complexity, this pattern is fairly simple. There are no long stacked increases or decreases. The same structural elements repeated on top of each other create tessellated fractals that look like icicles or stalactites. The PDF has instructions for three different stripes in the PDF: two stacked ones (tall and short), and one zigzag. You can arrange those any way you want. There is also a description of a zigzag edge with sharper “teeth”. I think it is decorative on it’s own and goes well with this kind of pattern. I personally think that short-tall-short stripe sequence makes a rich-looking border for anything from wraps to sweaters, and does not need to be complicated with anything else. You can start with it, and then see how you want to continue.

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By Benjamin Krudwig

‘Forest Hues’, a single bed quilt, is home after being accepted and hung at the NZ Quilt Symposium Oct 1-6. It was in a well lit spot and quite a few people asked how the block was put …

Wrap up in one of Zouassi’s earth-toned blankets, and you’ll find yourself in the center of a complex network of digital glitches and fractals. Each tassel-edged throw appears as if it’s covered in three-dimensional patches of fringe that swell and swirl from one corner to the next. Rather than screenprinting the abstract artworks, Zouassi had them woven directly into the entrancing threads. Similar to the seemingly infinite shapes and patterns the digital artist shares on Instagram, look closely and see how each varying stitch contributes to the overall intricacy of the blanket’s network. More

Spin-Off’s Summer 2007 issue had an article on what’s been called, among other things, fractal spinning. Multicoloured rovings/tops, while beautiful, often come out looking muddied or b…

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Hi! I’m so happy to share with you my new textile art work “Silence”. This large macrame combined a different textured art: fiber art, woven tapestry, macrame etc. Imagine the quiet as you dive underwater and see the sunlight slice through from above. grasses wave and kelp forests stand tall and whisper as you swim by. the rocks below full of creatures and colors. anemones. urchins. and coral, nestled in, home to this underwater world froze for a minute for you DETAILS ■ 6,650 meters of yarns/robes ■ various materials used on this art work such as cotton ropes, silk, wool and viscoses yarns and fibers, felt, wool and silk cocoons ■ 30 unique textures ■ 365 details D I M E N S I O N SHorizontal: 42” (106 cm)Vertical: 59” (150 cm) COLORS Colors depicted are multiple shades of white, ivory, ecru, pearl, cream, egg shell, linen, bone and silver !!! ATTENTION. this artwork is SOLD OUT. if you are looking for some similar, please contact me and I will create it for you I can make a custom listing with any colorways. If you have some special color ways in your mind, please, send me a message to discuss all the details. If you need additional information about this product, photo or video review please do not hesitate to contact me. Warning! Every piece is a handmade piece. Colors may vary due to your monitor settings. REFUND POLICY1. You can get a refund, only if you prove that the product was damaged (photo/video)2. You will get a full refund, only after you send the product back, for your own expense. Since it is your decision to send it back, you should pay for the delivery. 3. Once I receive the product, I will provide a full refund. Sincerely yours, Anna

Over the last couple of years, I’ve spent a significant amount of time spinning merino and other finer fibres that I’ve prepared myself; whether it’s combed top using my mini wool combs, blended top on my hackle, or rolag-punis on my blending board. Earlier this year, however, I took a trip to Wonderwool Wales where I treated myself to a sweater quantity of fibre - I bought this hand-painted blue-faced Leicester and camel blend… … and this blend of Black Welsh wool and merino, along with some recycled sari silk. The V Back Tee - image copyright Jamie Hoffman I had the idea that I would knit a beautiful, deep red, long-sleeved V-Back Tee sweater to wear on Christmas day. It was going to be luxurious! Unfortunately, both of the wool tops that I purchased had quite a few coarse fibres, and the recycled sari silk was definitely going to add to the itch factor. 3-ply fractal yarn spun from hand-painted top 3-ply yarn spun from Welsh Black wool and Merino, blended with sari silk They were still beautiful yarns, and a few years ago I would have been over-the-moon with them, but they just didn’t have the neck soft, quality feel to them that I was hoping for. Well, I was originally going to knit the V-Back Tee sweater using just two colours, but as I definitely don’t want either of my original yarns to sit around my neck and shoulders, I decided to design my own complementary, 3ply fractal yarn using techniques that I’ve been practicing over the last couple of years. In a fractal yarn, you divide the hand-painted top down the middle, vertically, into the number of plies you want to spin, and then those sections are divided into an increasing number of sections so that the colour repeats become shorter with each ply. By varying the length of the colour sections within each ply, you take control of the amount of colour pooling when it is plied, and achieve a consistent mix of colours throughout the whole of the yarn. I’m calling this technique a complex fractal yarn as there will be changes to the colour arrangement within each ply, and it will be much more designed than a fractal yarn, but it will be based on the same basic principle. I’m hoping that the final yarn will have the look of a fractal yarn, but with a much more heathered, complex appearance when you take a closer look. Jonquil (yellow), Mediterranean (cyan), raspberry (magenta), scarlet (red) and lightning (white) from World of Wool. Blue and black from John Arbon Textiles Instead of using hand-painted top, I’ll be blending merino wool in red, blue, yellow, cyan and magenta, along with black and white. Hopefully, I’ll use my experience with colour blending to design a variegated yarn that is mostly red and burgundy, with the occasional pop of contrasting colour. I’ll list the recipes for each colour below, but here’s a video showing my combing technique for mixing a beautiful blue/violet colour. If you'd like to see my process for preparing this yarn in more detail, I've made a 7-minute video here which shows some of the techniques in more detail than I can here. Ply 1 These are the blended colours I began with for my first ply, and the amount of fibre I can comfortably get onto my hand made hackle. All of these little nests have been hand blended with my 3D printed mini wool combs using the merino wool primaries above. Each of my plies will have the same three blended red colours carried throughout them (rows 1, 3 and 4 above) but the colours in the second row will be swapped out for two different colours with each ply. (Please ignore the spacing of my colours here - it was my first attempt at loading my hackle and my maths went a little awry!) As the main three colours that are carried throughout all three plies make up three-quarters of the colour content, I divided the number of spikes on my hackle by four and placed the three main colours on this number of spikes. There are 79 spikes on one row of my hackle so I placed the dusky pink on the central 20 spikes and the 2 darker reds on the outer 20 spikes. The olive green and light pink were placed on the remaining, off-centre, 10 and 9 spikes. (I'll go into my hackle loading technique lower down) Here’s an animated gif of my technique for pulling off the first ply. I go left and right, using a small hole in my diz to control the amount of fibre drafted off each time. If this was a traditional fractal yarn, this would be the ply that had been divided up the most. I’m pulling off a fibre length of merino, and every time I return my diz to the hackle I move along to the next section of fibre. This ensures that the colour sections are as short as possible. As I work my way towards the hackle, the colour sections will inevitably become shorter as the fibres become shorter - but this will be the case for all of my plies, so hopefully, it should only add to the complexity of the yarn. You can see all of the colours in this first ply around the outside of my nest of pulled top. Ply 2 These are the colours I blended for my 2nd ply. The colour recipes can be found below. After pulling off the top for the first ply, I decided that I didn't want any green in the other two plies. The green, combined with the reds would result in what would appear to be a lot of brown running through the yarn. I quite like the idea of a little muddiness to tone the yarn down, but I wanted the reds and burgundies to be the dominant colours. I made a video of my hackle loading and dizzing technique in more depth here - I find inserting a strip of craft plastic to the left of where I want my fibre to end helps me to take better control of where I place the fibre on the hackle. Sliding my fibre down the side of the plastic strip ensures that all of the spikes are filled, without the fibre traveling further along than I want it to. This was my drafting technique for the second ply. In a traditional fractal yarn, you might double the number of times the strips of hand-painted top are divided up with each ply. As I'm drafting the fibre off my hackle, I alter the lengths of the colour sections by doubling the amount of fibre I pull off with each pass. If you look carefully, I draft fibre twice from the same spot before moving along to the next section of fibre. This should hopefully give me colour sections that are approximately twice as long as in the first ply. Ply 2 Pulled off the hackle Here's my pulled top for ply 2, wound into a ball. You have to really look into the ball to see the blue fibre that was pulled off much later on in the first pass along the hackle. Ply 3 These are the colours I blended for my 3rd ply, the colour recipes can be found below. After blending for my first two plies, I decided that I really wanted all of the colours in this ply to be from the red family, so that there would be a red/pink ply running throughout the entire yarn. You may have noticed that I changed the arrangement of my main 3 reds with every ply. As I drafted from right to left, and then back again, it meant that the outer two colour sections drafted out twice as long as the centre colour (and appeared half as frequently). For this reason, each of the main reds took turns to be placed in the centre section - another factor that added to the complexity of my final yarn. In this animated gif you can see that I draft the fibres from the same spot four times before moving onto the next section. If this was a traditional fractal yarn, this would be the ply spun from the least divided hand-painted top section, and the ply with the longest colour areas. Here's the fibre for the third ply after it's been drafted off my hackle. Hopefully, you can see that the colour sections are much longer than in the previous two plies. Three full Nano bobbins, ready to ply! It's really quite exciting, not knowing how my yarn is going to turn out! Even after I'd plied it on my Hansencrafts Minispinner, I didn't truly get a feel for how well the colours were going to work together until I'd wound it into a skein... Ta-da! What do you think?! I absolutely love it! I love how, from across the room, it looks like a heathered, deep red colour with pink stripes running through it, but when you get a little closer, there are so many more colour combinations in there. I’m actually quite pleased that my original two yarns were slightly disappointing. I’m not sure I would have had the patience to do all of that blending to design my ideal complementary yarn otherwise. So often I write tutorials, partly to share my techniques, but mostly so that I can look back at my notes in the future and remind myself how I did something at a later date. I do wonder if this is yet another of my tutorials where I’m the only person that is actually bonkers enough to give it a go? This is quite an extreme example of my complex fractal concept. Of course, not all of the colours need to be blended by hand and you don’t necessarily have to change the colour arrangement with every ply. It could just be a way of using up your stash of dyed wool to create a unique fractal yarn for a fraction of the price of buying hand painted top. Please do let me know if you try out my complex fractal technique. It would really make my day! If you've found this post interesting or useful, please pin it to Pinterest. It makes a big difference to me and helps other spinners find it too. If you'd like to be updated when I post a video version of this blog post please follow my YouTube channel. At this point, I normally suggest similar related blog posts, however, my list of spinning-related content is becoming a little unmanageable... If you'd like to read more blog posts about spinning and fibre preparation, please take a look at this page here where you will find links to all of my spinning and fibre articles. Thank you for reading, and happy spinning! --- You may be interested in some of my other spinning-related blog posts - 9 Different Ways of Spinning a Multicoloured Blend While Trying to Avoid 'Spinning Mud' Spinning into Focus Chain-Plying at the Wheel Versus Making a Chain-Plied Ball Blending and Spinning a Rainbow Yarn 2 Ways Linear Blending a Gradient Hackle Blending a Long Gradient Using a Blending Board to blend a Repeatable Sweater Quantity How to Measure Handspun Yarn Using an App Free Handspun Yarn Labels Spinning Dog Hair DIY Hackle DIY Mini Wool Combs 3D Printed Modular Lazy Kate Yarn Gauge Reference Tool for Hand Spinners Testing the Electric Eel Wheel Yarn Counter Prototype Spinning Supercoil Yarn Using Waste Fibres Unbiased Review of the Daedalus Sparrow Testing the LWS Autowinder for the Electric Eel Wheel 6 ---------- Please be sweet and share the love. 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I'm done handspinning my fractal yarn and its knitting up beautiful.

Often, spinners are mystified about predicting what the colors of their fiber will do when spun. If you take the time to analyze how to prepare and spin the fiber, you can control the resulting yarn.

I love fiber arts and weaving. So, I have one more weaving post for this series, but this time it’s with paper. This activity is great for all ages and can be done with ribbon, bias tape or s…

Yes, my friends, I actually cast on for a knitting project. Don’t panic. But let me back up….. I finished spinning my Forest Targhee, which I used a fractal technique for (the link is …

When you hold a floof of fiber in your hands you can get a little overwhelmed with all the possibilities. There are so many different spinning and plying techniques to try and there's only so much time in the day. That's why I decided to share my 3 favorite go-to techniques for those days when

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I love fiber arts and weaving. So, I have one more weaving post for this series, but this time it’s with paper. This activity is great for all ages and can be done with ribbon, bias tape or s…

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I love fiber arts and weaving. So, I have one more weaving post for this series, but this time it’s with paper. This activity is great for all ages and can be done with ribbon, bias tape or s…

I'm done handspinning my fractal yarn and its knitting up beautiful.

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By Benjamin Krudwig