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What are primitive breeds? And why are they good for the modern spinner?
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What are primitive breeds? And why are they good for the modern spinner?
Learn about the resilient and silky-fleeced Navajo Churro from Diné shepherd Nikyle Begay.
In Spring 2022, we spoke with Nikyle Begay from their home on the Navajo Reservation in Season 5, Episode 1.
This well-known fifth-generation Navajo weaver serves as an ambassador for her culture and traditions, carrying her family’s textile heritage forward.
Creative approaches to the simple act of plying boggled my mind. And I’ve been spinning a long, long time.
Season 5, Episode 1: Navajo-Churro sheep have a centuries-old history and an even greater meaning to the Diné, but the commercial market set a low price for their wool. A group of shepherds have come together to find strength—and value—in solidarity.
With this method of spinning and chain-plying in the same pass, you can ply your singles right on the spindle as you spin. Spin some singles, ply them, spin more, ply more—all without ever having to wind your singles off.
Spring and our new issue delight with a fresh take on color!
For those who know its power, a handspindle can change the course of an entire day—or even someone’s life.
Diné shepherds and ancestral flocks of Navajo-Churro sheep are weathering a pandemic and poor wool prices. You can help support a Diné-owned wool co-op organized to support flocks on the Navajo Nation.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many fiber classes were canceled in 2020, but not Josefin's spindle-spinning class at Sätergläntan in Sweden.
Grab some singles, a tiny crochet hook, and some beads. Kate Larson shares how to add beads to your handspun.
The incised chevron columns at Durham Cathedral inspired Kate to design a textile that translated stone into fiber.