Closet Full of Sheep: How to Build a Giant Yarn Stash for Less (HA!)
In the summer of 1996, I opened the door and welcomed temptation in. That was the first step toward building my giant yarn stash.
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In the summer of 1996, I opened the door and welcomed temptation in. That was the first step toward building my giant yarn stash.
Hairshirts are garments made from rough animal hair (usually that of goats) worn as a top or under a shirt and against the skin so the coarse hair will rub and scratch the wearer.
Drumcarders are an investment, generally ranking second only to spinning wheels in cost. It pays to maintain this awesome tool!
When we’re caught up in color blending with our combs and handcarders, we rarely stop to think how sharp our spinning tools really are—until we get poked. Ouch! In this excerpt from the Fall 2018 issue of Spin Off, contributor Mary Egbert shares these
There is a curiosity in the fiber arts; regardless of age, skill level, or purpose, we want to understand how yarn behaves in our knitted, woven, or crocheted projects. In the last few years, my curiosity has led me to bast fibers and the process it takes
In the Spin Off Summer 2017 issue, Debbie Held encourages you to enter your own handspun yarn and offers tips for navigating the rules of a yarn judging competition to bring home your own blue ribbon.
I’m not all that particular about measurements, but I know that I prefer the viscosity of using a 3:1 ratio of oil to beeswax. Start with 1 ounce of beeswax and 3 ounces of oil to see how you like your first batch of natural spinning wheel conditioner.
Oh, the places an inquisitive mind can take you! The latest issue of Spin Off, Summer 2018, includes two essays on the unexpected colors available from natural dyes by Interweave’s founder Linda Ligon.
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.
“Geek” used to be a bad thing. Not anymore. What does geekiness mean, anyway?
But I’ve gotten a lot of pleasure from making yarn this way. However you think about spinning and weaving, here is this weaver's approach to spinning: