-
Spinning may leave us with our hands full, but we can still make merry while doing it. The start of the New Year signals a time for doing just that in many groups. A traditional holiday celebrating spinning is St. Distaff’s Day, the Monday following Epiphany (January 6 or Twelfth Night), a date...
-
If you have been spinning a while, you probably know there is more to making thread than appears on the surface of it. It is not just the technique nor skill involved, but the way your life becomes entangled in unforeseen connections. If you are new to spinning, you may already have experienced some...
-
Spinners who love county and state fairs enjoy telling others about how yarn is made. These events provide opportunities to educate the public as well as demonstrate spinning, display yarns, and compete for awards. According to your newsletters, it is not uncommon for groups to hold a guild day and come...
-
The onset of shearing creates spring fever in spinners. We do not even have to raise sheep to be eager to see them shorn. A trip to a nearby farm during shearing season can provide a year’s worth of daydreaming—just looking at wool on-the-hoof can plant visions of the yarn, sweater, or blanket...
-
Spin-ins bring large groups of spinners together in one place at one time and sometimes are held in unusual places. Thank you to the new editor for the Over the Wheel Gang (Texas) who sent news sharing the activities taking place over the hot summer. A highlight was the group’s field trip to hold...
-
About the time the Winter Spin-Off issue arrives, cabin fever strikes Indiana handspinners. The symptoms we exhibit seem to appear or disappear based on the amount of snow on the ground. Commonly, if there is too much snow, we feel flat and lethargic and have no energy, much like a singles thread left...
-
Every spinning wheel has a story to tell. Even a brand-spanking-new one, unassembled and just out of a box, will have one soon. Character and personality start forming when the owner gives it a finish, tightens the drive band, and sets a foot on the treadle. Dings and dimples appear as the spinner’s...
Sorry, but there are no more tags available to filter with.