#fibreaddict

A little Chonkosaurus for your viewing pleasure

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Today is the day Grover the carder came into my life 🤗🤗🤗 And here is my first batt. 100% for personal use, in case anyone is wondering why I'm creating batts when I'm on sick leave 👍 This is 70/30 merino silk I dyed, and it's all turned out WAY better than I thought it would 😍 I expected my first batt to be a disaster! (My fingers *are* a disaster. A few open wounds. And I don't know how I've ended up with so many scratches on my nails?! Good job I'm not a nails person, not bothered 😂🤷‍♂️). But I now have 119g of cloudy silky fluffy heaven. I might even feel well enough to now SPIN IT too. I mean, wtf, right? 🌈 If anyone happens to be interested in this particular batt, I do have more of the dyed fluff leftover, and I will be creating batts for my shop in due course 🤗 But not today ❤️ One more afternoon of rest before I go back to the office job, and hopefully a normal routine (including shop orders etc.) and health, tomorrow 💕 #whatmustardmade #crochetersofinstagram #knittersofinstagram #indiedyersofinstagram #spinnersofinstagram #fibreaddict #yarnismyspiritanimal #makersgonnamake #handspunyarn #handspun #spinnersofig #spinstagram #handdyedroving #handdyedfibre #classiccarder #batts #handdyedbatt #handcarded (at Newcastle upon Tyne) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgH1a5hFTf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1djwfgvqy5xki

Approx 25 yards of one of my handspun art yarns 😍 This is a merino tencel that is so incredibly lustrous and shiny!! Corespun twice to get these lovely tight thick-thin coils that make me so happy 💙 . #hamontmakers #hamont #merino #fibreaddict #fiberporn #indiedyed #knittingaddict #spinningwheel #spinningfiber #handmade #instaknit #handspinnersofinstagram #handspun #fibreartist #fiberartist #weaving #weaversofinstagram (at Hamilton, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGsOdpdp5Fd/?igshid=wj8ryfh3ctji

Last night I tried spinning woolen for the first time (for non-spinners, it's a more out of control method which creates a more airy yarn, so *very* out of my comfort zone 😱). I didn't like it. At all. I hated getting the twist into the fibre, and I struggled through the whole thing. I was so glad when it was over 🙈 I then hated the yarn. Or I thought I did, until I soaked it today, and now I might quite like it 😊 I have absolutely no idea what I could do with it, but it's quite pretty so I'll look at it lovingly every now and then once it's dry 😁 I'm not sure if I'll ever try spinning woolen again... I probably will, to push myself to learn more spinning skills, but I definitely think I'm more of a worsted girl, and that's okay 🤷‍♂️❤️ #whatmustardmade #crochetersofinstagram #knittersofinstagram #spinnersofinstagram #fibreaddict #yarnismyspiritanimal #makersgonnamake #handspunyarn #handspun #spinnersofig #spinstagram #blissspinner #handcarded #classiccarder #woolenspun #wemakeyarn (at Newcastle upon Tyne) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtjKbW3h7cd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=erj0wy8m97ts

I got some gorgeous dyed nepps, nude nepps to dye myself (neons, obvs! 🌈), trilobal and other bits from @adelaidewalkerwool for my impending drum carder delivery; super excited to start creating my own art batts 🤩🤟😃 And silk cocoons, just for fun, I was intrigued 😍 I want to dye them, stick eyes on them, and keep them round as little pets ❤️ #whatmustardmade #spinnersofinstagram #fibreaddict #yarnismyspiritanimal #spinnersofig #handspunyarn #handspun #wemakeyarn #nepps #silkcocoons (at Ryton, Tyne and Wear) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsz6p3oAXgP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o2ah2b5nhn4o

@eleanor.shadow deserves ALL OF YOUR PENNIES in exchange for her gorgeous delightful fluff 😍😱😍 I recently ordered some of her beautiful offerings, and damn, what a beautiful parcel 😍 The fibre is just divine; the batt is squishy sparkly I-could-sleep-on-it beautifulness, and such rich colours in that roving, Leanor...!! 😃 It wasn't till the end when the little lavender packet fell out that I realised how amazing everything had been smelling ❤️🤗❤️ And the little felted stitch marker is delightful. I love all of it, thank you!!!! ❤️🌈❤️🌈❤️ www.eleanorshadow.com 💖 #fibreaddict #fibrejunkie #eleanorshadow #spinnersofinstagram #spinnersofig #fibrefordays #spinningnewbie #blissspinner #dropspindle #turkishspindle https://www.instagram.com/p/BqrqFlAA6Jv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j4k0uxqhq1vl

I love my very own rolags 🤗 Rediscovering this spindle from @spincityuk too, it had been hidden in a spinning WIP bag... 🌈 #whatmustardmade #spinnersofinstagram #fibreaddict #yarnismyspiritanimal #makersgonnamake #madeinuk #fiberfaction #dropspindle #sparklyspindle (at Ryton, Tyne and Wear) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpcHNEyAPUw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=af9u8yq2e5n0