The Yarn Spinning Process & Challenges for the Irish Yarn Industry with Chris Weiniger

Want to learn more about the process behind spinning yarn?

Join Carol Feller (Stolen Stitches) and Chris Weiniger (Donegal Yarns) on May 13th, 2024 at 4pm Irish Time for an educational and engaging YouTube Live focused on exploring the yarn industry here in Ireland.

Chris has been the General Manager for Donegal Yarns for 17 years and is responsible for business development, sales, management and new product innovation.

Together, they'll explore the process behind spinning our Blasta yarn, developing custom yarn colours and the challenges faced by the Irish wool industry.

Use the code 'BLASTA15' for 15% off our Blasta Yarn until the 19th of May, 2024.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction: Meet Chris from Donegal Yarns
05:00 The fibres Donegal Yarns Spin
06:20 How to decide which fibres to use.
09:30 Donegal Yarns 'Heritage Range' Project
13:00 Maintaining the quality of yarn
14:30 Breeds used by Donegal Yarns
15:30 Expanding the yarn colour range
21:00 Developing breed specific yarn
23:00 Texture of Irish wool & Blocking the yarn
25:00 Looking at woollen spun yarn
30:00 Outro


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