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We all know that a skein of handspun yarn is made up of more than just fiber. Other elements count, too: the preparation, the color, the tools and how they’re used, and the ever-important mood of the handspinner.
If you were stranded on a deserted island, what spinning tool would you need?
Trial and error taught me a lot about dyeing yarn when I made my first handspun vest, and about plying when I made my first handspun socks. These lessons helped me on my second handspun vest, and then textured knitting stitches disguised less-than-perfect
I hit the jackpot in Christmas 1997 or 1998: my mother gave me a lace flyer for my spinning wheel, and my fiber dealer friends sent me a few ounces of superfine merino top—the perfect fiber for spinning laceweight yarn!
Today I present A Tale of Two Sheepies: the story of my first adventures with raw wool.
Years ago at a stressful period in my life, I thought a new spinning hobby could help me relax and create pretty things with wool.
With my job, you have to have a desire to learn on a daily basis. We are constantly presented with new challenges and problems to solve.
Schacht adapted their spinning wheel to have the option of two treadles. In no time at all, the double-treadle model outsold the single-treadle by a mile.
More spinners than ever are going electric—what’s your take? Here are some e-spinning tips aimed at twist and takeup management.
Have you tried spinning flax? I love opening a new strick and imagining all of the textile possibilities for the long, lustrous fibers.
The spinning world is vast, and the time has come for me to move on from the wheel and learn something new, the drop spindle.
For some, it’s an attraction; for others, a curiosity; and for many like me, it’s a physical need that makes you bring an electric spinner home.
