Joan Ruane takes you step by step on how to spin Hemp fiber into yarn.
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I am very keen on the idea of hemp fibre being used more often. While I love my wool it's not necessarily ideal for really hot weather. Cotton has many good points but it can be hard on the environment. By contrast, hemp can be grown in a great many environments and it's not particularly water-greedy, nor does it need the quantities of pesticides and herbicides that cotton needs. So I'm definitely interested in seeing if it can be used to make useful and fashionable fabrics.
Hello ma'am. I am trying to work with agave fiber, because there's so much agave and cactus around here. Do you think I can make something like your jacket? It looks very stylish.
Thank you for your lovely video, Joan! I'm an agriculture at student A&M currently taking a class on hemp production and this video really helped me with a project I'm currently working on for class. I'm an avid knitter, but I hope to get into spinning my own fibers someday, perhaps even as part of my career. Thanks for keeping the art and rich tradition of fiber crafts alive!
Joan, I have been growing and processing my own flax. I now use a distaff for my flax and found that you don’t need much of any water to spin if you have good fiber. I do however use water on a wetted sponge because I find the water on the fingers gives you good grip on the fibers. I have tried from the fold and prefer to use the distaff. Properly retted fiber is a huge key to good quality thread for weaving and spinning. I have not yet made big project but I have woven a small sample on my small loom. Next project will be a bath towel before moving on to making my shirt. I do have video of my spinning on youtube and a facebook page if you’d like to check it out. This is the first time seeing you spin hemp but I have watched other cotton spinning videos you have produced. :). fb.me/naturesyarn
Thank you for you information. You came to a Handweaver guild meeting I went to and were so inspiring, wearing your handspun handwoven clothing. You are calm and so good at teaching. Will go to your website link http://www.cottonspinning.com and link to the hemp ( brookmoorecreations.com ?? ). Have you tried growing it yet? Do you have to dampen the hemp in a similar way to spinning flax? Do you know where the hemp is grown?
I am very keen on the idea of hemp fibre being used more often. While I love my wool it's not necessarily ideal for really hot weather. Cotton has many good points but it can be hard on the environment. By contrast, hemp can be grown in a great many environments and it's not particularly water-greedy, nor does it need the quantities of pesticides and herbicides that cotton needs. So I'm definitely interested in seeing if it can be used to make useful and fashionable fabrics.
Thank you for this video!❤
Nice work mam.I am interested in your
Hemp spinning .
great!
May The Algorithm bless this video.
Hello ma'am. I am trying to work with agave fiber, because there's so much agave and cactus around here. Do you think I can make something like your jacket? It looks very stylish.
First time here and am Interested in hemp textiles thank you 🙏🏾 for sharing your knowledge with us
What brand of spinning wheel are you using?
I'm just here to see how long the fibers are
Great presentation, very understandable.
Thank you Joan. Is it important in which direction the spinning goes?
Thank you Joan I’m just trying hemp spinning and this is a big help you’re a talented lady and beautiful person thank you so much
Thanks you
Bello Joan, nice work, where are you from?
This is one of the first few videos I've seen with absolutely no dislikes. . . Thanks for the info and positivity.
Thank you for your lovely video, Joan! I'm an agriculture at student A&M currently taking a class on hemp production and this video really helped me with a project I'm currently working on for class. I'm an avid knitter, but I hope to get into spinning my own fibers someday, perhaps even as part of my career. Thanks for keeping the art and rich tradition of fiber crafts alive!
Joan, I have been growing and processing my own flax. I now use a distaff for my flax and found that you don’t need much of any water to spin if you have good fiber. I do however use water on a wetted sponge because I find the water on the fingers gives you good grip on the fibers. I have tried from the fold and prefer to use the distaff. Properly retted fiber is a huge key to good quality thread for weaving and spinning. I have not yet made big project but I have woven a small sample on my small loom. Next project will be a bath towel before moving on to making my shirt. I do have video of my spinning on youtube and a facebook page if you’d like to check it out. This is the first time seeing you spin hemp but I have watched other cotton spinning videos you have produced. :). fb.me/naturesyarn
This is fantastic! Thanks for a well mate tutorial
Thank you for you information. You came to a Handweaver guild meeting I went to and were so inspiring, wearing your handspun handwoven clothing. You are calm and so good at teaching. Will go to your website link http://www.cottonspinning.com and link to the hemp ( brookmoorecreations.com ?? ). Have you tried growing it yet? Do you have to dampen the hemp in a similar way to spinning flax? Do you know where the hemp is grown?