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How to Diz Roving off a Drumcarder
Learn how to use a diz to remove roving from a drumcarder in one continuous piece.
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Learn how to use a diz to remove roving from a drumcarder in one continuous piece.
Learn how to choose your fiber preparation with a knitting project in mind—here are some suggestions to get you started!
See Amy Tyler’s method of creating blended yarns by pre-drafting more than one color of roving together to produce interesting color variations.
Learn about some of the most common types of fiber preparations available to the modern handspinner.
Raising rare-breed sheep is a year-round occupation, but spring is the season for two special events: lambing and shearing.
As a traveling spinning instructor, I spent much of my life thinking about packing spinner’s cargo. Packing for planes, trains, and automobiles can be different than packing for ferries, backpacks, and bicycles.
Traveling the country to fiber events is my favorite way to try to spinning tools, fall in love with new fibers, and meet other wool-obsessed folk.
As a color-timid spinner, I have two problems: I need to learn how to plan color combinations that are neither nauseating nor cloying, and I don’t know what the finished product will look like.
Socks, scarves, jeans, sweaters . . . There is always mending to be done.
This usually results in skeins of handspun yarn that I love, but I need to find just the right project to fit the gauge and yardage.
It’s no wonder that we look forward to Kate Larson’s latest Roving Reporter—we can’t wait to see what she’s been up to!
Learn everything you need to know about how to make yarn in this exclusive, free eBook that guides you on spinning yarn for beginners and more!
This cheerful mill in Albuquerque is where Ruth Baldwin works her magic on piles and piles of wool, transforming fleece into custom wool roving and yarn.