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Lanolin for Healing by Suzanne Artley
Mar 10, 2009
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When I was sixteen, I was given a pair of riding gloves made from goatskin. They were soft and supple with lanolin...
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Finding Balance
Mar 10, 2009
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Spinning is a combination of art and science, philosophy and physics, intuition and logic. We’re taught to...
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2009, Spring: Spindle-Spun Yarn
Mar 10, 2009
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stefanie berganini
High whorl, low whorl, tahkli, or Turkish—anything goes! Yarns are shown at 100%. Details show the yarns...
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Standing On the Shoulders of Giants by Judith MacKenzie...
Jan 28, 2009
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As a spinning teacher I hear many wonderful stories: about children and animals, strangers and friends, travels...
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Chart: Queen of Diamonds Socks
Jan 27, 2009
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This is the chart for the Queen of Diamonds Socks by Kristi Schueler. See written instructions in the Spring 2007...
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Hannah's Onesie by Amy Clarke Moore
Jan 27, 2009
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My husband, Kelly, and I decided to turn our heat down by about 10 degrees in response to the increased gas bill...
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Plying Chained Singles by Dodie Rush
Jan 15, 2009
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Commonly known among spinners as “Navajo-plying,” plying chained singles produces a three-ply yarn...
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Wraps per Inch by Amanda Berka
Jan 15, 2009
posted by
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Regardless of how you spin or what equipment you use, wraps per inch (wpi) can be measured for most yarns. Wpi...
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The Effects of Twist in Plying by Abby Franquemont
Jan 15, 2009
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To produce a desired yarn, many factors must be considered. The look and feel of a yarn can be greatly affected...
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The Art of Plying by Judith MacKenzie McCuin
Jan 15, 2009
posted by
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Why ply? Plying, as many spinning teachers will tell you, covers a multitude of sins—at least of the textile...
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The Short Draw by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
Jan 15, 2009
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Worsted spinning makes a smooth, dense, and lustrous yarn, with the fibers lying parallel to each other along the...
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Fiber Optics and Yarn by Diane Mulholland
Jan 15, 2009
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When I was very little, my mother taught me how to spin and knit. She taught me many other skills, but these are...
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2008, Spring: Exotic Yarn
Jan 15, 2009
posted by
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Exotically beautiful yarns, we should say! Wow. These are yarns you want to bury your face in, roll around in,...
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