Celebrating Domestic Arts: A Day of Historical Natural Dye
Connecting Threads allows visitors to experience the process of turning a sheep’s fleece into a piece of clothing through a natural dye workshop.
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Connecting Threads allows visitors to experience the process of turning a sheep’s fleece into a piece of clothing through a natural dye workshop.
Most of us keep notes of some kind, but it can still be a challenge to capture our spinning inspiration and thoughts in a way that can be put on paper.
Felicia Lo, author of Dyeing to Spin & Knit, demonstrates how to spin yarn like a master dyer in this Artist Q&A with Anne Merrow.
Spinning entered my life at a time when I was trying different things and being introspective about life. Spinning lessons became spinning life lessons.
Records from the distant past don't say much about women, yet every now and then we get fleeting glimpses of the history of textiles.
Then Athens and the city-state of Sparta got into a long conflict, the Peloponnesian War, and that's where our latest story about women's work comes in.
Spinning on a Great Wheel is something I haven’t tried yet, but spindle wheels seem to be making a comeback. For Norman Kennedy, they never went away.
Before I became a spinner, I knitted. I wasn’t prepared for how handspinning changes your life.
If fiber is your thing, a yearly pilgrimage to the local sheep and wool festival is a must! Attending the festival with limited funds?
Mindfulness is a word oft used in our modern day-to-day lives. To me, cultivating mindfulness is simply learning to be more present and aware.
Don’t get me wrong—I love spinning yarn. But like children and Christmas, spinning can make even the most devoted enthusiast a bit sour some days.
Learn a free spinning technique today! The How to Ply Yarn eBook will teach you everything from plying on a Drop Spindle to creating plied yarn on a wheel.