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What is Twined Knitting?
Learn about twined knitting, get tips for managing multiple balls of yarn, and find instructions + video tutorials.
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Learn about twined knitting, get tips for managing multiple balls of yarn, and find instructions + video tutorials.
Close to 300 handspinners participated in this year’s Spin Off mitt-along. Here’s Debbie Held with the highlights.
Twined knitting, a Swedish technique that requires two working yarns that are twisted together after each stitch, makes a sturdy fabric with very little elasticity.
Twined knitting makes a sturdy fabric that will last forever, especially if you use a fiber that has an outercoat for strength and undercoat for softness and warmth.
Twist direction can be used to highlight or strengthen a special technique. As spinners, we can create a wide spectrum of qualities just by making changes in twist.
Two-end knitting, also called twined knitting typically calls for Z-plied yarns and makes a great project for the knitter who spins.