But Weight, It’s Your Handspun! How to Block Yarn
Have you been following Emonieiesha’s experiments in finishing? Learn when and how to add weight to your freshly washed handspun yarn.
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Have you been following Emonieiesha’s experiments in finishing? Learn when and how to add weight to your freshly washed handspun yarn.
Here’s a list of my favorite, thrifty “spinning tools” that I absolutely cannot do without!
When attending a fiber festival fleece-judging event, do you ever wonder what qualities wool judges look for in a fleece? We wanted to know, too! We asked the coach of a wool-judging team how fleeces are graded.
My handspinning journey took some interesting turns after I moved to Kansas in 2000 and began teaching at a small university. Since the university’s art department offered textile classes, I now had access to new some new toys and expert advice.
I wanted a handspun sweater with dripping cables and subtle color transitions—that meant handpainting yarn with food coloring. Although this type of dyeing required a lot of time, it produced spectacular results.
Today I present A Tale of Two Sheepies: the story of my first adventures with raw wool.
Rooted in industrial-scale wool supply, descriptions of the types of wool R.H. Lindsay carries include terms that handspinners don’t find anywhere else.
A couple years ago, I was lucky enough to visit the George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibit I saw was absolutely splendid, and I was very impressed by all the textiles and textile-adjacent items on display.
Even with just a few quick passes through the marketplace, I came home buzzing with ideas and an armload of inspiring spinning fiber.
Here’s what I learned from Kate about washing wool yarns.
