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Getting Started with Wool Combs
Join us as we start a new course with expert instructor Heavenly Bresser, and discover the secrets to successful wool combing.
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AAJoin us as we start a new course with expert instructor Heavenly Bresser, and discover the secrets to successful wool combing.
If your goal is perfectly aligned fibers for worsted spinning, combs have no equal. But how you select your combs and fiber matters, too.
Does it matter which way your diz faces? Do you need more than one? Discover diz best practices with real-life examples to help you improve your fiber-prep experience.
Spritzing a lubricant onto your locks of wool will make combing easier. Here are three recipes to try.
Among the things that make it easier to comb wool are starting with well-scoured locks and adding a lubricant. Find a recipe to make your own!
We’re back with another batch of odd handspinning terms—some you’ll know and others may surprise you! Let’s explore carding and combing wool.
Astonished and captivated by all the colorful wool on the market? What if you could create those luscious hues yourself, all without the use of a dye pot?
Minicombs are handheld tools with one or two rows of tines and are used for creating a worsted or semiworsted yarn.
Planning a handspun, Fair Isle knitting project? In the Spring 2012 issue of Spin Off, Kate shared her tips for preparing dyed, wool locks for a smooth, worsted-style yarn.
Feed your creativity with handspinning tools both old and new in the Fall 2020 issue of Spin Off.
In the Fall 2020 issue of Spin Off, passionate wool comber Kim McKenna makes a case for often omitted steps when combing, such as oiling, planking, and two passes through a diz.
This free guide to wool combing and carding provides expert tips on using hand carders, wool combs and drum carders to prepare your fiber for spinning.