Woolgathering
You also see the word woolgathering, which describes the distracted action of the woolgatherer.
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You also see the word woolgathering, which describes the distracted action of the woolgatherer.
Yes, weavers have access to a lot these days, but they don’t have nearly as many choices as handspinners. Handspinners who weave can create the most personal of textiles and weave that which no one else can.
If you’re looking to add a more consistent handspinning practice to your lifestyle but think you’ve got no time for even a few minutes each day?
Revolutionary War reenactor Terri Drouin-Guerette shares some of her experiences showing people how to spin yarn at Old Sturbridge Village, a living history museum in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, in the Spring 2018 issue of Spin Off.
When I first began work on the January/February 2019 issue of Handwoven on yarn blends, I couldn’t help but think about the vegetable lamb of Tartary.
Socks, scarves, jeans, sweaters . . . There is always mending to be done.
In 2015, Ashley Thurman, a weaver from the United States, and Cherry Greenslade, a crocheter from Australia, came up with a simple idea: an online fiber and yarn swap between friends.
I’d been lying to myself about my spinning. A few weeks ago a recent spin with a new-to-me spinning fiber opened my eyes to the truth: I have a type.
Stephanie Johnson has been using handspun yarn and a pin loom to create a piece of handwoven art that recalls her family’s journeys. Read Part 1 of her article.
As far back as I can remember, the end of summer meant packing up the minivan to spend a week traveling around North America.
Woolen-spun yarn is often a soft single with comparatively more ply twist, so once your skein is pulled off of the niddy noddy, it will look like a mess.