I'm having a wonderful time learning how to use Peruvian Pushkas(spindles). The two on the left are Chaj Chaj which have a captive ring on them that makes a rattling sound. They can be spun both suspended and supported depending on whatever is comfortable at the given time. I'm currently spinning up some merino that is destined for khaitu(Andean weaving yarn). I spin on them a little bit here and there. The bag these spindles are sitting on is a spindle bag that is able to hold all four of these spindles. Both the bag and textile were spindle spun and woven on backstrap. Background textile was woven by Urbana Turpo Ccori of Sallac and the spindle bag was woven by Susana Inquillay Apaza from Sallac. Purchased through @centro_textiles_cusco and @abbysyarns. #abbysyarns #franquemontuniversity #andeanweaving #khaitu #spinningtoweave #chajchaj #pushka #andeanbackstrap #backstrapweaving #weaversofinstagram #handweaving #weavingyarns #igweavers #handwoventextiles #weaversgonnaweave

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Danger Falcon is back in action! Next up on my finishing outstanding WIPs goal is to ply up all this cotton! This beautiful hand-dyed cotton was dyed by @longdrawjames. #spinningcotton #easytospincotton #acalacotton #cottonspinning #igspinnersinspiration #wemakeyarn #spinnersoftheworld #spinningyarn #handspun #handspinnersofinstagram #daedalusspinningwheels #daedalusfalcon

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I'm getting ready to ply two of the cotton bumps I got from @ashenflock @longdrawjames. I was so excited about the first dyed bump of cotton that I forgot to split the bump in half and spun the whole bump on one bobbin. I backed the @dreaming_robots EEW Yarn Counter and thought this would be a perfect way to test it out. I weighed an empty bobbin rewound the bobbin while using the Sparrow in Irish Tension and used yarn counter to determine both the overall weight of the single and estimated yardage. I then rewound the bobbin again and used the yarn counter estimate for half the yardage and kept in mind also the weight to hopefully get half of the single onto a second bobbin. I'll now be plying it on the Falcon and we'll see how well the bobbins match up. #spinningcotton #cottonspinning #longdrawjames #acalacotton #easytospincotton #ashenflock #igspinners #handspunyarn #handspinning #yarnspinners #spinnersofinstagram #handspinnersofig #yarnspinnersofinstagram #daedalusspinningwheels #daedalussparrow #eewyarncounter #electricspinningwheel

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I started up a small project to create khaitu(Andean weaving yarn) on my lighter Peruvian spindles I got from @abbysyarns. This fiber is originally something I ordered from @weavingworks for a different project but I've got plenty to spare some for weaving. This project is something I'll work on a few minutes here and there to learn how to use these spindles and to hopefully have khaitu that will lend itself well to creating these beaded bands that I'll be braiding into my hair. To see a closer look at these bands check out my prior posts. I picked out a few different seed beads to try working with through @artbeads. Background textile woven by Urbana Turpo Ccori of Sallac and the spindle bag was woven by Susana Inquillay Apaza from Sallac. Purchased through @centro_textiles_cusco and @abbysyarns. #abbysyarns #franquemontuniversity #andeanweaving #khaitu #spintoweave #andeanbackstrap #backstrapweaving #weaversofinstagram #handweaving #weavingyarns #igweavers #handwoventextiles #weaversgonnaweave

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I'm saying farewell to my foster Starling, Blue. She's heading back to Daedalus HQ and then she'll be heading to her brand new forever home. This wheel has been incredible. I didn't get to use it as much as Rosie but the time I did spend with it was such an absolute joy. Wishing Blue's new owner happy spinning. 💙 The next Starling I'm fostering is a Silver/Teal V3FP that's featured in the new manual. So far we've done some plying with the Sparrow Migration Community bobbins. I'm absolutely loving all the new updates. #igspinnersinspiration #wemakeyarn #spinnersoftheworld #spinnersofinstagram #handspunwool #handspinnersofig #yarnspinnersofinstagram #electricspinningwheel #daedalusspinningwheels #daedalusstarling

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Making progress on my new ayllwi made out of @cascadeyarns 220 DK SW that I added additional twist to. Patterns done so far include plain weave, tanka ch'oro, siki-siki, cajitas, wactapunakuy ch'oro, ocho-ocho- diagonal, montañas, and puntas. The background is a blanket woven by Martha Quispe Turpo and Asunta Quispe Espinoza from Santa Cruze de Sallac. Purchased through @centro_textiles_cusco #abbysyarns #franquemontuniversity #andeanweaving #andeanbackstrap #backstrapweaving #weaversofinstagram #handweaving #weavingyarns #igweavers #handwoven #weaversgonnaweave #cascadeyarns #cascade220

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Late last night I decided to attempt to braid the Huacatinco Wantanas into my hair. I'm not sure how it's done traditionally so I took my best guess on how to make it work. I used a lark head knot to secure the center of the band to the start of the braid. I love the way the bands pop in and out of the braid and the white beads are a lot of fun. I want to learn how to make this style of band so that I can make some longer ones that will be a more appropriate length for my hair. I'll need to make them about 2 feet longer than the shorter one of the two. When longer I'll be able to tie the bottom to secure the braids rather than using an elastic tie. Close up photos of these bands are found in the previous post. Huacatinco Wantans purchased through @abbysyarns. Wire wrapped necklace was made by my Mom @judyswirewrappedgems #andeanweaving #andeanbackstrap #backstrapweaving #weaversofinstagram #handweaving #weavingyarns #igweavers #handwoven

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Last week a bundle of bands arrived from @abbysyarns that I'll be using as study references. These particular ones are Huacatinco Wantanas which I'll be using to braid into my hair. They are extremely finely spun and are woven in the Tanka Ch'oro pattern with white beads accenting the edges. The background is a blanket woven by Martha Quispe Turpo and Asunta Quispe Espinoza from Santa Cruze de Sallac. Purchased through @centro_textiles_cusco #huacatinco #wantana #andeanweaving #andeanbackstrap #backstrapweaving #weaving #weaversofig #handweaversofinstagram #handwoven

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I've been spinning a wee bit here and there on my Sunflower Fields colorway by @fossilfibers on my @akerworks Mixy Spindle. 💙 🇺🇦 💛 #ukraine #standwithukraine #igspinnersinspiration #wemakeyarn #spinnersoftheworld #spinnersofinstagram #handspunwool #handspinnersofig #yarnspinnersofinstagram #akerworks #fossilfibers #abstractfibers #huckleberryknits #fiberopticyarns

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Last Tuesday I warped up a new ayllwi made out of @cascadeyarns 220 DK SW that I added additional twist to. While it is thicker than I'd prefer it's making a much better warp than the cotton I made with my first warp. I've only gotten to work on this one a couple days so far. This is just the progress from the first day which included creating the warp and weaving. The third photo shows the patterns I've been learning. Tanka Ch'oro, Siki-Siki, Cajitas, and Wactapunakuy Ch'oro. Background textiles. The Blue/Green woven textile was made by Christina Ylla Ccallisea of Chahuaytire. The last one in natural colors woven by Urbana Turpo Ccori of Sallac. Purchased through @centro_textiles_cusco. #abbysyarns #franquemontuniversity #andeanweaving #andeanbackstrap #backstrapweaving #weaving #weaversofig #handweaversofinstagram #handwoven #weaversgonnaweave #cascadeyarns #cascade220

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I've been spinning this 4 oz of Easy to Spin Acala cotton dyed by @longdrawjames on both my Neon Green Sparrow Gir and my Falcon to get a better feel for the differences between these two wheels for spinning cotton. They are both wonderful for spinning cotton but I definitely prefer the Falcon as it has such a lighter feel to it as I spin allowing me to spin at speeds faster than what I feel comfortable spinning on the Sparrow. This is what I've finished on the Sparrow. I've got one more 4 oz bump to go before I'm all out of hand dyed cotton from James. #spinningcotton #acalacotton #cottonspinning #ashenflock #easytospincotton #igspinners #handspunyarn #handspinning #yarnspinners #spinnersofinstagram #handspuncotton #handspinnersofig #yarnspinnersofinstagram #daedalusspinningwheels #daedalussparrow

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My Andean weaving progress on my 13th-18th day of weaving. This was my very first attempt at making my own ayllwi(warp). This was made with 3/2 cotton that I added extra ply twist to. It was the first yarn I had handy to work with and while it wasn't ideal to work with it did work. I would definitely prefer to use a wool and/or alpaca warp rather than a cotton one for this kind of weaving and the yarn was thicker than I would prefer to work with. Overall though it was a great learning experience. The pattern is Tanka Ch'oro. Background textiles: The first one is a spindle bag woven by Lourdes Churi Gutierrez of Accha Alta and the textile in the other photos was woven by Urbana Turpo Ccori of Sallac. Purchased through @centro_textiles_cusco. #abbysyarns #franquemontuniversity #andeanweaving #andeanbackstrap #backstrapweaving #weaversofinstagram #handweaving #weavingyarns #igweavers #handwoventextiles

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I've been spinning this 4 oz of Easy to Spin Acala cotton dyed by @longdrawjames on both my Neon Green Sparrow Gir and my Falcon to get a better feel for the differences between these two wheels for spinning cotton. They are both wonderful for spinning cotton but I definitely prefer the Falcon as it has such a lighter feel to it as I spin allowing me to spin at speeds faster than what I feel comfortable spinning on the Sparrow. This is what I've finished on the Falcon and need to get a photo of my finished bobbin for the Sparrow. I've got one more 4 oz bump to go before I'm all out of hand dyed cotton from James. The spindle spun/handwoven manta displayed was made by Christina Ylla Ccallisea of Chahuaytire. Purchased through @centro_textiles_cusco. #longdrawjames #ashenflock #spinningcotton #cottonspinning #acalacotton #easytospincotton #cottonspiner #igspinnersinspiration #wemakeyarn #spinnersoftheworld #igspinners #handspunyarn #handspinning #yarnspinners #daedalusspinningwheels #daedalusfalcon

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While on the @daedalusspinningwheels Saturday Zoom Spin In we were talking about colorways from @longdrawjames/ @ashenflock as well as spindles from @jeribrock. The colorway here is called "Wrong Frog". The story behind it is I had asked James if he could dye up a colorway after Dendrobates tinctorius but we had talked about other frogs and he got the species confused and dyed up I believe it was Ranitomeya variabilis. We had a later discussion and I brought up the species name and then realized the WRONG FROG had been dyed. 🤣 The spindle from Jeri was a custom one made for me as a gift from Becca. #wrongfrog #jeribrockwoodworks #turkishspindle #spindlespinning #spindlersofinstagram #igspinnersinspiration #wemakeyarn #spinnersoftheworld #igspinners #handspunyarn #handspinning #yarnspinners #ashenflock #longdrawjames

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Progress from Day 10 through 12. On Day 10 I finished the first Ayllwi(warp). Day 11 I started in on a new millspun warp and started playing with different 3 pair patterns as well as learned how to create my own illawa(heddle). So far I've worked with Tanka Ch'oro, Ocho-Ocho, and Siki-Siki. #abbysyarns #franquemontuniversity #andeanweaving #andeanbackstrap #backstrapweaving #weaving #weaversofig #handweaversofinstagram #handwoven #weaversgonnaweave

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