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Have you ever tried spinning for inkle weaving? I was inspired to give it a go after seeing an abundance of beautiful, handwoven bands during my travels in Estonia and Norway.
I love spinning for a project, constructing the handspun yarn I want, and seeing a thing I made grow right before my very eyes.
This week I finished my handspun socks, which I knitted for Spin Off’s Second Annual Spin and Knitalong.
There are many ways to begin a new knitting with handspun project and work through the process of designing yarn, estimating fiber needed, choosing pattern and gauge, and staying consistent. I’ll share my approach with you step-by-step in a post series.
In the spirit of spring, we have sorted our leftovers into colorways, carded them into batts, and now we dive right into spinning gradient yarn for a knitted cowl!
I have been aware of inkle weaving since the beginning of my fiber life and long admired the long strips of useful cloth.
Here are three reasons why—and three ways to do it better.
Looking back at the abundance of handspinning tips published in the pages of Spin Off over the last 40 years, it became challenging to narrow it down.
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