6 Handspinning Hacks: Turn Common Household Items into Economical Spinning Tools
Here’s a list of my favorite, thrifty “spinning tools” that I absolutely cannot do without!
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Here’s a list of my favorite, thrifty “spinning tools” that I absolutely cannot do without!
From steampunk to delicate floral displays, spinners embellish and personalize their wheels, burning, painting, and stamping them.
I like BFL for socks as I find it wears nicely, and the addition of the silk also adds some wearability as well as a nice sheen to the finished yarn
Fiber from horses has been used in textile production for centuries, but generally only the long and coarse fibers from the mane and tail.
Debbie Held has been told on several occasions that she has more close friends who spin than the average handspinner. Here are her tips for meeting other people who spin.
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How crucial is the temperature of your water during the dyeing process? Kimber Baldwin explains.
Megi Burcl’s Beacon Shawl is made in separate sections rather than using an intarsia technique.
The heady question that flows through this annual natural fiber issue is, “What is wild?” In our spinner-centric world, does “wild” always mean fiber gleaned from nature?
While speed is relative in the world of fiber prep, blending boards and drumcarders will do their jobs more quickly than handcards or combs.
When you spin yarn for a weaving project, it has a different quality than machine-spun yarn. It is an outward display of every moment you spend spinning, every breath, including all the flaws and inconsistencies of being human.
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.