Say What? Secret Handspinning Terms Decoded
Listening to spinners speak to each other feels like trying to understand a foreign language. Here’s a list of my favorite handspinning terms.
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Listening to spinners speak to each other feels like trying to understand a foreign language. Here’s a list of my favorite handspinning terms.
For one week in October, the world stands still and spinners race to make as much yarn as possible. We asked Monica Bittner, Spinzilla’s 2016 winner (who spun 50,378 yards for Team Louet North America), for her suggestions.
This summer, I’ve spent more time working with and reading about cotton and flax than I typically do in my spinning life.
This method helps me store an entire project’s worth of singles before plying.
I love batts. I love to buy them and pet them, spin them and knit them. I especially love striped batts.
Inspired by our Winter 2017 “Local” issue, we asked readers to send Your Yarns from their fibershed. We received a tremendous response from spinners in North America and as far away as Spain and Sweden—more yarns than we could feature in the magazine!