Three Tips to Help You Find the Rhythm of Charkha Spinning
These lessons from Kate Larson’s new video are just the start of all the new skills you’ll build for spinning on a charkha.
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These lessons from Kate Larson’s new video are just the start of all the new skills you’ll build for spinning on a charkha.
Season 4, Episode 8: From her first treadle sewing machine to her houseful of beautiful, useful fiber equipment, Stephenie Gaustad has turned her dreams of textiles into the fabric of life.
Season 4, Episode 7: Lamb snuggles, Dorset buttons, Indiana soil, plain sewing, and spinning cotton on a charkha—these are the joys of editor Kate Larson.
Learn about the Chalo Charkho Ramiye program and the revival of handspinning in India
Read about Avani Varia's book on the historical importance—and modern movement—of spinning on an Indian box charkha.
Spinning at the wheel has always been invigorating, freeing my creativity and bringing some of my best ideas to the surface. Charkha spinning is like a deep breath, making me more aware of the space I inhabit.