How to Spin 20 Corespun Yarn Textures

A great stash-buster if you have a lot of thread cones! This blurry corespun yarn doesn't use any handspun (but you can try it with your handspun!) and is a great way to make a bulky yarn from threads. I love this texture for weaving and freeform crochet. Keep an eye on your flyer hooks, as they might catch this yarn as you are spinning.

Let's play with wrapping our corespun yarn while we spin! In this video I will be experimenting with different threads and angles of wrapping to see what I can come up with in fresh textures for corespinning "autowrapped" yarn. I recommend a closed orifice for this method, but will show you how to hold the yarn for an open orifice so you don't get caught up the orifice hook.

In this corespinning method we will be spinning puffs like little pussywillow textures on top of the corespun yarn. I recommend plying this method for extra stability. This sweet yarn is so fun when spun with colorful puffs, and is a great foundation for spinning little fiber sculpted animals (like fish, kitties, or baby seals) into your handspun yarn. Million dollar idea: fiber animals in yarn. I should have added little black eyes to the puffs in this video and turned it into a baby seal yarn.

In this method we will be adding different textures of knots into our yarn as we corespin. This is a similar technique to the "knotted" single method, but we will be creating a similar texture while corespinning. My favorite knotted texture turned out like a flower bulb or jellyfish. It would be fun to incorporate locks and shredded fabrics or ribbons into these knots to make octopus yarn!

This is a very technical method that I am not super skilled at. But with more practice I'm sure I would be able to create a swirly granny stacks that my more technically savvy spinning peers make so beautifully! Despite my difficulty with this method, you will learn how to bypass the twist as you corespin to create a yarn that you can corespin onto the base corespun yarn. I would love to see this method spun with locks or pops of color on a neutral base. Happy Spinning!

In this video we will be spinning silken spider-webby texture on top of our corespun yarn while we are corespinning! This is a fun method for playing with mixed media Halloween yarns, or to create a gorgeous silky texture on the outside of your yarn. Try white silk with rainbow threads on a white and blue corespun yarn to spin the day! Or try a rainbow dyed silk on a black or navy corespun yarn to create the night sky!

I have a method similar to this in each classroom. Try all three and decide which method you like best! In the corespun twist method, the twists have more structure due to the core. Try different cores when spinning this method to play with the personality within each yarn. For creative ideas on different cores to try when spinning twists, check out my "wire" and "solid" and "elastic" corespun videos. I've also seen some spinners spin twists with beads, feathers, or mixed media dangling from the end of each twist!

I personally think this is the prettiest yarn that I spun in my entire series. The secret to this texture goes back to 2002 - when I wrote my first Recycled Yarn Tutorial. In this yarn I took bits from a recycled sweater and corespun them with other curly textures into a deliciously sweet curly corespun yarn that is amazing for weaving, freeform crochet, knitting, and fiber art.

Mixed Media corespinning with feathers! In this tutorial we will learn how to corespin feathers into yarn. This can be a very secure way to add feathers into yarn seamlessly. If you struggle with this method, try the feather method in my SINGLE or PLIED classroom. You can also use this method to secure ribbons, trinkets, and textile scraps into your yarn. I recommend using light feathers (like chicken) rather than heavy or hard feathers (like turkey).

Mixed Media corespinning with beads! I love using this method with glass beads and freshwater pearls. The result is stunning and perfect for weaving into mixed media wall tapestries. In this video we will be troubleshooting how to prevent the beads from hanging out of the yarn, what cores to use, and how to make sure you don't get your beads stuck in your orifice.

This RARE method got buried in the recesses of YouTube and I hope it inspires the next generation of spinners to experiment with this boucle inspired mixed media texture. In this video I will be spinning recycled silk chiffon ribbons into loops while I'm corespinning from an art batt. I added a lot of loops in this yarn to create a ready to wear scarf cowl after spinning. I think this method would be especially fun on a wire or elastic core with colorful ribbons and other mixed media add-ins. This is the last video in my CORESPUN series. I hope you enjoyed spinning with me and are inspired to create your own yarn textures for years to come!