Roving Reporter and New Spin Off Adventures
After a decade of spinning-focused travels, teaching, and writing, I’m off on a new adventure as editor of Spin Off magazine.
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After a decade of spinning-focused travels, teaching, and writing, I’m off on a new adventure as editor of Spin Off magazine.
I’m not all that particular about measurements, but I know that I prefer the viscosity of using a 3:1 ratio of oil to beeswax. Start with 1 ounce of beeswax and 3 ounces of oil to see how you like your first batch of natural spinning wheel conditioner.
California cotton breeder Sally Fox is most widely known for organic cottons that grow in a luscious range of tans, greens, and warm browns. Sally also keeps a growing flock of natural color Merinos roaming her Capay Valley fields—such fleecy goodness!
Have you tried handcarding wool? Each spinner has his or her own method and practice for producing light, airy rolags for woolen spinning.
Learn how you too can spin yarn to knit. See how Kate Larson got her start in spinning yarn and check out her video, How to Spin Yarn to Knit!
