Never-Ending Blending: An Experimental Method of Sequencing Batts
With a drumcarder and some fiber, Susan experiments with the colorful possibilities of blends.
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With a drumcarder and some fiber, Susan experiments with the colorful possibilities of blends.
Planning a handspun, Fair Isle knitting project? In the Spring 2012 issue of Spin Off, Kate shared her tips for preparing dyed, wool locks for a smooth, worsted-style yarn.
A mix of naturally dyed fibers inspired this colorful, handspun sweater.
A few of Michele Wipplinger’s close friends reflect on her life and passion for textiles and natural dyeing.
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How crucial is the temperature of your water during the dyeing process? Kimber Baldwin explains.
Mushrooms, leaves, insects, roots, and wood are just waiting to give you a rainbow of dyes if you know the magic recipes to coax them out.
If you love hand-dyed yarn and fiber, you will love Dagmar Klos’ Natural Dyeing, now available in a streaming workshop format.
Facilitating the connection between shepherds and spinners was the inspiration behind My Local Wool, a website that helps fiber farms sell their wool directly to fiber artists and helps makers find resources for local fiber.
If 2017 was the year I fell in love with cotton, 2018 was the year I fell in love with indigo, saxon blue, and all things overdyeing.
After completing my first handspun vest, I wanted to use up the last bits of vest yarn in a pair of socks. Here's how I planned the pair.
Trial and error taught me a lot about dyeing yarn when I made my first handspun vest, and about plying when I made my first handspun socks. These lessons helped me on my second handspun vest, and then textured knitting stitches disguised less-than-perfect