My Life with Shetlands: For Sanity and Curiosity, Surely!
Shetland sheep have a champion in Martha Owen. Read why they’re a lively component of her spinner’s flock.
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Shetland sheep have a champion in Martha Owen. Read why they’re a lively component of her spinner’s flock.
Learn how one fiber artist uses a powerful tool: the gift of time. Get tips for sharing spinning knowledge and helping others grow.
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Season 11, Episode 3: A Pueblo fiber artist brings ancient textiles to life.
Grab some singles, a tiny crochet hook, and some beads. Kate Larson shares how to add beads to your handspun.
We invite you to join the Spin Off 2021 Cowl-along and send someone special a warm hug via a handspun, handmade cowl!
Whether you’ve inherited a set of previously loved handcards or just want to de-gunk an often-used pair, Heavenly’s tips will keep your carding cloth clean and ready for action.
Indulging in a little self-care is critical these days. Stop doomscrolling. Put down your phone or tablet and pick up your spinning fiber, needles, or shuttle.
Sabine loves her stash! And it provides her with endless inspiration. Here, she shares her tips for storing your fiber stash.
If Vanessa could go back and give herself one piece of spinning advice, it would be this: Keeping good records is not a waste of time because you won’t remember everything about every skein of yarn that you’ve spun.
Spinners accumulate a lot of fiber—not stash, but bits of surplus fiber from processing. Here are Heavenly’s tool-free tips for turning your leftovers into textured yarn.
If you’ve been wanting to turn some handspun into a suitable pair of handcoverings for your own mitts, I offer up these pointers gleaned from the group’s knitting experiences.