I did my first spinning on a handspindle. Like many spinners, after I got my feet wet I moved up to a wheel, and there I remained for a long time. I felt that while the spindle was a fun first step, it was just a stepping stone on the way to wheel spinning. After a couple years of spinning, and especially...
About twenty-two years ago, sitting in my college dorm room, I opened a care package from my Aunt Debby and found an amazing book—a collection of small handspun and handknit hats, scarves, mittens, and socks called, Homespun, Handknit. Published the year I graduated from high school, this collection...
When I was in Guatemala last January, I had the good luck to travel with a group of women from Friendship Bridge . This is a microlending organization that supports the business endeavors of Guatemalan women, many of whom are weavers. The object the group was to visit local markets and small villages...