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Seriously, why do I have so many braids? BECAUSE I LOVE THEM.
Hackles come in two types: a flax hackle has square tines clustered in several rows, and a wool hackle has cylindrical tines in only one or two rows.
Where do you go to learn about spinning? We can read about spinning all day, but a spinning mentor can move your work forward like nothing else.
Have you been participating in the Spin Off Ravelry group’s #CombospinSALKAL ? The spin-along officially ends on Friday, but I have a confession: I don’t think I’m going to finish spinning in time, much less knit a sweater.
It’s not a contest, they say. Sure, we’re all winners. But in my competitive little heart, I know that spinning yarn is the very best craft, a better way than any other to spend your time.
Going from the drop spindle to an electric spinning wheel is like jumping from an ancient era into a modern one. The spindle is a primitive tool that requires patience and dedication; the e-spinner is a device designed for efficiency and, perhaps, instant
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Spin Off themes are pretty relaxed; we think of them as prompts instead of narrowly focused plans. The Spring 2017 issue focused on making decisions—a spinner’s greatest challenge and opportunity. Whether they were choosing between two ways of prepari
The first few days of the New Year are some of favorites. In the early years of my spinning and knitting obsession, I would use this time to tidy and tally my UFOs (unfinished objects) that were languishing in my fiber closet. No more. I finally realized