Ply Yarn eBook: From Plying on a Drop Spindle to a Wheel
Learn a free spinning technique today! The How to Ply Yarn eBook will teach you everything from plying on a Drop Spindle to creating plied yarn on a wheel.
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Learn a free spinning technique today! The How to Ply Yarn eBook will teach you everything from plying on a Drop Spindle to creating plied yarn on a wheel.
What is a Navajo-ply yarn? A Navajo ply (or chain ply) is a 3-ply yarn spun from one singles.
On Father’s Day, I remember how I learned about cloth from my dad.
My friend and colleague Elizabeth Prose kindly gave up a Saturday morning to teach me the basics of spinning and using a wheel, and after just an hour I was hooked.
This year I taught a class that doesn’t appear on my roster very often: Knitting with Handspun Yarns.
Although there is broad agreement about the extremes of woolen and worsted spinning, no firm consensus exists on what precisely defines the vast middle.
If you know someone interested in exploring spinning or you find yourself circling the idea, Kate’s 2 courses with us can help anyone get started.
Since cabled sweaters dominate my knitting queue, they don’t offer much incentive for handspinning textured yarns.
If you like colorful fiber for spinning yarn, you know a drumcarder can be your best friend. Carding wool is a great way to create artful blends of color, no matter what spinning technique you prefer.
My spinning journey began within days of my move to Colorado, and mere moments after I began my new job as Editorial Assistant for Specialty Fiber at Interweave! It's an awesome place to be a beginning crafter. I am surrounded by people who knit, crochet,
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.
