Shetland Handspun: Meet Elizabeth Johnston
When I visited Shetland several years ago, I met one of its most famous handspinners.
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When I visited Shetland several years ago, I met one of its most famous handspinners.
Sip-n-knit gatherings have become increasingly popular as we look for more ways to create community and connect with other knitters offline.
I love wearing handspun socks in the Minnesota winters. I have encountered many people who think that there is some magic to making sock yarn.
Before I became a spinner, I knitted. I wasn’t prepared for how handspinning changes your life.
Pin-drafted roving is one of my favorite preparations because it’s a balance between the bouncy, lively feel of roving and the smooth consistency of combed top.
We think spinning geeks are great every day, but on July 13 take particular pride in your passion.
I recently spent a great weekend teaching at a fiber festival not far from home. For many people in my classes, this is their one fiber-filled weekend of the year complete with time to meet other spinners and shop for new fiber treats.
Gradient yarns that slowly shift colors from one end of the skein to the other are a great spinner’s challenge.
Where do you go to learn about spinning? We can read about spinning all day, but a spinning mentor can move your work forward like nothing else.
Intertwining her passions for spinning, knitting, and walking, Debbie uses her handspun and handknitted socks to record “a journey around Scotland spinning and knitting the fleece of the Scottish sheep breeds in their native haunts.” This travel memoi