Intention & Serendipity: How to Spin Yarn You Love
I consider the best end use of the fiber when I decide how to spin yarn. Factoring in color management or color effects can take me still closer.
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I consider the best end use of the fiber when I decide how to spin yarn. Factoring in color management or color effects can take me still closer.
I’m talking about a skein (or two) of your own handspun yarn.
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Amy Tyler’s new article on energized yarn in the Spring issue of Spin Off has people buzzing about these special yarns, so let’s look back at Kathryn’s classic video.
Looking at my fiber stash, I sometimes feel a wave of panic rise. How will I ever transform all this fiber into handspun yarn? If I have any hope of finishing the sock spin-along/knit-along I’d better get spinning.
Here are three reasons why—and three ways to do it better.
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Don’t get me wrong—I love spinning yarn. But like children and Christmas, spinning can make even the most devoted enthusiast a bit sour some days.
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