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ResourceSome Relaxing Vids About Fiber Arts
Inspired by u/notsofreshfeeling 's printmaking post.
I began weaving on a tabletop loom a while ago and more recently began learning to spin (online tutorials for the weaving, tutorials and classes for the spinning). In my experience it can be as much fun watching someone else spinning or weaving as it is to do it yourself, and there's something really soothing and satisfying about the optics and sensations of the process. Here are a few fun vids for enjoyment and inspiration. 🧶 🐑
P.S. Both are great for recycled and reclaimed fibers, fabric, and trim, including loom waste (which can literally be carded and re-spun).
Drop Spindling from Start to Finish -- Soulful Spinning (drop spindles are like potato chips)
Spinning Wool into Yarn - Carding a Mixed Batt, Turning it into Roving, and Spinning It -- Fiber Love Diary (fiber is just pretty)
How to Spin Funky Art Yarn -- Expression Fiber Arts (beads, ribbons, silk flowers -- they can all go into art yarn)
Satisfying Wool Blending - Paradise Fibers (making your own custom blends)
How I Knit a Sock on the Circular Sock Knitting Machine -- SweetGeorgia (I don't have a CSM, but this is sooo cool to watch)
How to Skirt a Fleece -- Rayne Fiber Arts (for the adventurous! OVM/VM = organic vegetable matter, the bits of weeds and straw that naturally end up in raw fleece)
Let's Scour This Nasty Wool Together! -- Rayne Fiber Arts (more adventurousness)
Mynoush (she does it all, gorgeously -- spinning, weaving, felting)
Clasped Weft Weaving - Kelly Casanova (nice technique-builder)
ETA: Make Yarn with Me! Sunlight Waves Two-Ply Yarn (no narration, relaxing music, silky plant-based fibers)