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Be Kind, Rewind: Bobbin Winder to the Rescue
Discover the benefits of adding a bobbin winder to your spinning practice.
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Discover the benefits of adding a bobbin winder to your spinning practice.
What handspinning hacks do you use?
When I was growing up, my mother told me about the legend of the animals that would talk at the stroke of midnight on Christmas. I never checked what our old horses might say; it was too cold to go to the barn at midnight.
See if my spinning superpower wish list matches yours—and tell me which you have or want.
A spinning wheel without treadles? How does this work?
Have you ever wondered “What’s that sound and where is it coming from?” Learn what parts of a spinning wheel need lubrication for sound effect–free–spinning.
No matter how long you’ve been a spinner, there comes a time when your wheel won’t do what you want it to do. Here’s a handy checklist of solutions for the most common spinning wheel problems.
Great spinners advised me to use a bobbin to rewind my bobbins before plying. There were a few things they forgot to mention.
Debbie Held is back to discuss the how-to portion of the plying process, or what to do after winding off.
The number one question people ask when I’m using a handspindle: “how do you go about plying singles yarns from the spindles?”
The author details how to select, cut, and finish natural, beautiful, and sustainable storage bobbins from a variety of trees and shrubs that can be found in your backyard.
Learn how the orientation of your lazy kates can affect the outcome of plying your handspun yarn.
What can you learn about cloth in the hands of experts? Linda Ligon shares a peek into her silk collection, and Judith offers her impressions of the tussah, bombyx, peduncle, and other silks she finds there.