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Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Jul 9

Isn’t it? The top is downright scary, but I love the resulting brown is beautifully complex.

Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Jul 9

Day 3 of #tourdefleece2025 I finished the last of my @jarbontextiles Mineralogy samples, Azurite Adventure. They’re all spun short forward draw, trying to get all the colours in each draft.

TdF total: 379m/414yd from 159g. Not including the green (spun before TdF started).
#gifted #handspinning

A circle of six handspun yarns in semi-solid, muted, earthy colours.

The same six yarns lined up in a row of skeins.

Two bobbins part-full of a complex mid-blue yarn.

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Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Jul 6

Day 2 of #tourdefleece2025. After finishing ‘Bog Oak’ and Blue Slate’ yesterday (plus one bobbin of ‘Carnelian’, the @jarbontextiles Mineralogy sampling continued today…

(These were provided to me for the purpose of spinning up these samples) #handspinning

Mineralogy ‘Blue Slate’, a top containing royal blue, teal, black and white which spins up to a complex dark blue. Pictured in tops form and handspun singles on a bobbin.

A bobbin containing Mineralogy ‘Malachite Magic’ (a mid-teal) on a Majacraft Suzie Pro spinning wheel.

Mineralogy ‘Malachite Magic’, a top containing green, turquoise, grey and white wool, which spins up to a lovely mid-teal. Pictured in tops form and spun singles on a bobbin.

Mineralogy ‘Carnelian’, a top containing green, pink, orange and white wool which spins up to a warm brown/pink. Pictured in tops form and spun singles on a bobbin.

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Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Jul 6

Day one of #tourdefleece2025 …first job was to ply this sample of John Arbon Textiles Mineralogy ‘Bog Oak’. One of those colours where the top looks kinda scary but it transforms beautifully into a gorgeous complex brown. Swipe for the before & after! #handspinning (gifted to spin up as a sample)

A Majacraft Suzie Pro spinning wheel fitted with the lace flyer. On it is a half-full bobbin of a complex, green-leaning brown yarn

The same yarn, but with the fibre it was spun from. The top contains bright yellow and orange along with black and white.

Yarn on the bobbin and the tops alongside on a wood background, revealing that there’s also some raspberry pink in the top.

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Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Jun 21

Spinning some Shetland carded roving that’s been in my stash for 6 years. I suspect the tips were a bit tender — there are a lot of nepps that look like they were probably tips — but it’s an enjoyable bit of supported longdraw.

A bright yellow bobbin 3/4 full of creamy white, woollen spun singles on a Majacraft Suzie Pro spinning wheel.

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Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Apr 1

Another tablet-woven band off my loom and this time it’s been put to use immediately as the webbing for a roll-top project bag #tabletweaving #inkleloom #bandweaving

A 2cm wide band on an inkle loom. The design features diagonal stripes of black and aqua which traverse the band in triangular blocks. It’s not quite a symmetrical design. Each alternate triangle on the right is bordered either with the main or background colour.

A small, dark grey, roll-top bag, rolled up and fastened with a side-release clasp in a matching aqua colour.

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Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Mar 7

Looks like you’re doing great though! Spinning involves a lot of little muscle movements that your body’s never done before and it takes a while to pick that up so be kind to yourself and enjoy the process.

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Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Mar 7

I teach on Ashford Kiwis. Before we add fibre I get my learners to just practice treadling as slowly as they can while keeping the wheel turning in the same direction. You’re on the slowest speed in your photos which is good. Continue to practice and your hands will be able to ‘keep up’ more easily.

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Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Mar 1

It’s grist measuring day for a bunch of recent skeins. And yes, the one on the left is actually a giant. If you’re maths averse, lucky for you I had an ADHD hyperfocus some 18 months ago and made a free online grist calculator. 😂 www.tinyfibrestudio.com/gristcalculator

$Four skeins of handspun yarn. From the left, a giant skein of green fractal spun 3-ply from a limited edition John Arbon Textiles blended top; natural Jacob; John Arbon Textiles Hangy Down and natural Zwartbles.$

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Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Feb 28

Just announced: I’ll be teaching two classes at the @jarbontextiles.bsky.social Mill Open Weekend in June: ‘Drop Spindle for Beginners’ and ‘Spin the Yarn You Actually Want’. So if you fancy a trip to Devon in the Summer, come and join in the fun!

Two drop spindles. One 3D printed with a pink whorl and bright green yarn wound in a standard cop; one wooden with a brass inlay around the rim and wound with a mysterious mixture of bright pink and… all the colours! Displayed in a fancy-looking cop where each make is visible in the criss-crossed pattern. The fibre they’re spun from sits beside them.

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Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Feb 27

Thank you! ☺️

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Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Feb 25

😂 part way through plying… yep, definitely got carried away on that last spindle! 👀

Three spindles of handspun cotton single mounted in the built-in lazy Kate of a Bosworth book charkha. Imagine baby bear, mummy bear and daddy bear in cop form and you’re pretty much there! Handspinning

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Becks @tinyfibrestudio.bsky.social · Feb 25

A spot of cotton spinning today on my Bosworth book charkha. Really need to stop and clear these spindles but it’s too addictive. 🤦🏼‍♀️