{"id":16784,"date":"2022-11-18T22:47:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=16784"},"modified":"2022-11-18T22:47:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:47:48","slug":"surr-rur-rukki-spinning-the-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=16784","title":{"rendered":"Surr-rur-rukki \/ Spinning the wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

P\u00f6lh\u00f6l\u00e4st\u00e4 p\u00e4iv\u00e4\u00e4. Yll\u00e4tyttek\u00f6 jos kerron ett\u00e4 olin taas kurssilla. En min\u00e4k\u00e4\u00e4n. T\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa k\u00e4vin oppimassa kehr\u00e4yst\u00e4. Kurssi oli s\u00e4\u00e4st\u00f6syist\u00e4 pituudeltaan v\u00e4h\u00e4n alimitoitettu siihen n\u00e4hden mit\u00e4 kaikkea siell\u00e4 olisi voinut opetella, joten keskittyin vain yhteen tekniikkaan, vaikka olisin halunnut opetella my\u00f6s muita tekniikoita. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kehr\u00e4yskurssilla k\u00e4ytiin nopsasti l\u00e4pi termit, langan kierteet ja villan ja pellavan k\u00e4sittely ja sitten keskityttiin kehr\u00e4\u00e4miseen. Kehr\u00e4t\u00e4 voi sek\u00e4 rukilla ett\u00e4 v\u00e4rttin\u00e4ll\u00e4. V\u00e4rttin\u00e4n opettelu j\u00e4i nyt tosiaan ajanpuutteen vuoksi toiseen kertaan sill\u00e4 ihastuin rukilla kehr\u00e4\u00e4miseen niin paljon. Olin kuvitellut sen olevan jotenkin kamalan monimutkaista ja monivaiheista. Ei se sitten ollutkaan. Yksinkertaisuudessaan lampaasta keritty\u00e4 villaa asetellaan karstan piikkien p\u00e4\u00e4lle ohueksi kerrokseksi. Sitten se karstataan, eli ik\u00e4\u00e4nkuin kammataan, jolloin kaikki villan karvat asettuvat samaan suuntaan. Karstattu villalevy muotoillaan ilmavaksi p\u00f6tkyl\u00e4ksi josta kuidut helposti l\u00e4htev\u00e4t muodostumaan langaksi. Karstauksessa my\u00f6s irtoaa villasta roskaa ja pieni\u00e4 kakkakikkareita. Totesin heti k\u00e4yt\u00e4nn\u00f6ss\u00e4 ett\u00e4 mit\u00e4 huolellisemmin karstaus on tehty, sit\u00e4 helpompaa kehr\u00e4\u00e4minen on ja sit\u00e4 ohuempaa lankaa voi kehr\u00e4t\u00e4 ilman m\u00f6ykkyj\u00e4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kehr\u00e4\u00e4minen rukilla on aika monotonista, mutta meditatiivista puuhaa. Ajatukset eiv\u00e4t kumminkaan voi siin\u00e4 harhailla, sill\u00e4 muuten langasta ei tule tasaista, kierrett\u00e4 tulee liikaa tai liian v\u00e4h\u00e4n, lanka katkeaa tai menee mutkalle. Rukin poljenta antaa tasaisen rytmin ja rukin hiljainen hurina rauhoittaa keskittym\u00e4\u00e4n. Samalla n\u00e4kee kun lanka sujahtaa rukin rullaan. K\u00e4ytt\u00f6valmista se ei silti viel\u00e4 ole. Seuraavaksi lanka vyyhdet\u00e4\u00e4n ja pest\u00e4\u00e4n, sill\u00e4 kehr\u00e4tess\u00e4 villa on likaista. Villassa on my\u00f6s paljon sen luontaista rasvaa, lanoliinia. K\u00e4det j\u00e4\u00e4v\u00e4t siis kehr\u00e4yksen j\u00e4lkeen hyvin rasvatuiksi ja pehmeiksi, joskin v\u00e4h\u00e4n haiseviksi. Lanoliini on paljon kosmetiikassa k\u00e4ytetty raaka-aine, mutta my\u00f6s yksi niist\u00e4 herkimmin allergisoivista. Lankavyyhti pest\u00e4\u00e4n useampaan kertaan kunnes vesi on kirkasta ja sen j\u00e4lkeen huuhdotaan. Kehr\u00e4ystarkoitukseen voi ostaa my\u00f6s valmiiksi v\u00e4rj\u00e4ttyj\u00e4 villakuituja joista lika on pesty pois ja lanoliinikin suurimmaksi osaksi h\u00e4vinnyt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kehr\u00e4tess\u00e4 syntyy kertaamatonta, eli yksis\u00e4ikeist\u00e4 lankaa. Langan voi toki k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 kertaamattomanakin, rukilla k\u00e4sin kehr\u00e4tess\u00e4 lankoihin tulee melko tiivist\u00e4 kierrett\u00e4. Viel\u00e4 kest\u00e4v\u00e4mp\u00e4\u00e4 siit\u00e4 tulee kerrattuna. Kertaamattomia lankoja voidaan kerrata yhteen jolloin saadaan paksumpaa ja kest\u00e4v\u00e4mp\u00e4\u00e4 lankaa. Kertaamalla voidaan tehd\u00e4 langoista my\u00f6s moniv\u00e4risi\u00e4 esim yhdist\u00e4m\u00e4ll\u00e4 valkoista ja harmaata villalankaa. Kertaaminen j\u00e4i t\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa kokeilematta, mutta sit\u00e4 pystyn testaamaan my\u00f6s omin avuin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meik\u00e4l\u00e4isell\u00e4 l\u00e4hti taas v\u00e4h\u00e4n mopo k\u00e4sist\u00e4, kuten usein tapana tuppaa olemaan. Kurssi kesti perjantai-illan ja lauantaip\u00e4iv\u00e4n ja jo sunnuntaina meik\u00e4l\u00e4inen oli k\u00e4ynyt hankkimassa itelleen oman rukin. Ett\u00e4 n\u00e4in. Nopeat liikkeet on n\u00e4ytt\u00e4vi\u00e4. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Howdy doody from Loonyville. Are you going to be surprised if I tel you that I was again at workshop. Neither do I. This time I went to learn yarn spinning. Unfortunately workshop a tad short for all the things you could learn there, so I concentrated on just one thing, even though I wanted to learn other stuff too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this spinning workshop we shortly went through the terms, yarn twists, handling wool and linen. And then we just concentrated on spinning. Spinning can be done either with spinning wheel or spindle. I had to leave learning the spindle for another time, there just wasn’t enough time. And I loved spinning with wheel so much, I wanted to do that as much as I could. I thought it would be something very tricky and complicated. But no, it actually wasn’t. In it’s simplicity you take sheered bundle of wool and spead it ontop the spikes of card. Then you just comb with the cards so that all wool fibers align. Carded wool is then formed into very loose roll, which easily forms yarn when spinning. Carding also removes small pieces of hey, poop and other dirt particles. I realised pretty much straight away in practice that the more carefully you do carding, the easier it is to spin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spinning with wheel is quite monotonic, but meditative. You can’t allow your thoughts to roam free though, otherwise you get lumps on the yarn, it becomes too twisted or too loose, yarn snaps etc. Pedaling your spinning wheel gives rhythm to the work, quiet whirring of the wheel calms down and helps you concentrate. At the same time you see how the yarn slowly moves onto the roll. Yarn is not ready to use though. Next it needs to be washed, because it is dirty when it’s spun. Wool also has lots of natural fat, lanolin. So spinning leaves your hands well moisturised and soft, though a bit stinky. Lanolin is used a lot in cosmetics, but it is one of the biggest allergens. Bundle of yarn is washed untill water is clear and then rinsed. You are also able to buy washed and dyed wool fibers for spinning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spinning creates 1-ply yarn, which you can use as is because twist often is quite tight. However you can also make yarns with 2- or more ply. That makes yarns more durable and thick. By adding more ply, you can also create multicoloured yarns. This time I didn’t have time to try out 2-ply yarns, but that I am able to try out myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, things kind of got out of hand, like they often do with me. Workshop lasted one Friday evening and five hours on Saturday and already on Sunday I had bought my very own spinning wheel. So there. Fast moves are showy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ty\u00f6pisteeni kehr\u00e4yskurssilla \/
My workstation at the spinning workshop<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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Suomenlampaan karitsanvillaa valmiina karstattavaksi. \/
Finnsheep lamb wool ready for hand carding.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Opettaja n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 miten villan kehr\u00e4ys luonnistuu. \/
Teacher showing us how to spin wool.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Itse kehr\u00e4\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4ni lankaa \/
Yarn that I spun myself<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kiikkalainen rukki jonka ostin viikko sitten. \/
Spinning wheel I bought week ago, made in local village Kiikka. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rukista puuttui toinen py\u00f6r\u00e4n kiristysruuveista. Yst\u00e4v\u00e4llinen naapuri tulosti 3D-tulostimella kelpoisan varaosan. \/
One of the two screws for the wheel were missing. Friendly neighbour 3D-printed quite good replacement part. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

P\u00f6lh\u00f6l\u00e4st\u00e4 p\u00e4iv\u00e4\u00e4. Yll\u00e4tyttek\u00f6 jos kerron ett\u00e4 olin taas kurssilla. En min\u00e4k\u00e4\u00e4n. T\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa k\u00e4vin oppimassa kehr\u00e4yst\u00e4. Kurssi oli s\u00e4\u00e4st\u00f6syist\u00e4 pituudeltaan v\u00e4h\u00e4n alimitoitettu siihen n\u00e4hden mit\u00e4 kaikkea siell\u00e4 olisi voinut opetella, joten keskittyin vain yhteen tekniikkaan, vaikka olisin halunnut opetella my\u00f6s muita tekniikoita. Kehr\u00e4yskurssilla k\u00e4ytiin nopsasti l\u00e4pi termit, langan kierteet ja villan ja pellavan k\u00e4sittely ja… <\/p>\n

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