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Are you interested in dyeing your handspun yarn or fiber but need some beginner resources to help you follow along? We’ve gathered a few of our favorite resources to help you get started.
Which tools are necessary for a beginning spinner, and which ones are just nice to have? Longtime spinner Devin Helmen lists the must-have tools for the beginner’s tool kit.
Frequent Spin Off contributor Devin Helmen ruminates on how it all started.
There isn’t one right or wrong way to spin, but if you’re teaching a beginning spinner, here are a few things you might want to avoid.
If you’re a fast treadler, learn how cross-lacing can help you slow down your uptake.
Getting ready to participate in the Tour de Fleece? Well, you may need to do a little “spinning training” to get ready! Author Sarah Anderson teaches us the building blocks of spinning, and then shows us how to create a variety of fun novelty yarns.
A handspinner who is passionate about spinning cotton shares two methods for ginning cotton by hand.
A great DVD set to add to your collection
I started working at Interweave with a very basic knowledge of fiber arts, but ever the creative and curious individual, I was eager to dive in. Next thing I know, I’m lugging around a wheel and a bag of fiber.
Give the gift of spinning with Kate Larson's new video Beginning Spinning on a Wheel.
A free guides to handspinning.
