I have heard from many friends during the past few weeks, and each has turned to crafting in their own personal way.
When I saw the Pinecliff Shawl pattern on Ravelry along with the call for pattern test knitters, I was immediately drawn to it. I also liked the pine cone and forest theme, and I thought about my plied skeins inspired by nature.
Cross-lacing can make your bobbin resemble a jewelry-heist scene in a movie, but trust me, it works! I promise, it’s as easy as lacing your sneakers.
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Learn to use a drumcarder for fiber preparation, color blending, texture, and more.
Get ready to start Beginning Spinning on a Wheel with Kate Larson. Basic plying techniques, how to draft your fibers, and much more!
In this course, discover the joy of spinning yarn with expert instructor Maggie Casey.
Close to 300 handspinners participated in this year’s Spin Off mitt-along. Here’s Debbie Held with the highlights.
Long, shiny silk is a wonderful addition to a blended batt, but it can be terribly difficult to remove from the drum. Emily Wohlscheid shows you how.
I kept thinking of all the unique, still-functional wheels out there that sit unused and unloved or, worse, are destined for the dump. I had to save one.
The #spinoffmittalong was the opportunity I needed to reconnect my hands with making yarn.
When we demonstrate handspinning, it’s not always feasible to let children try our wheels or spindles. So, how do we teach children about spinning?
The dog hair doesn’t have the same sort of gripping scales on the shaft as wool, and it is slicker than cotton, so it was like learning to spin all over again!
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Grab a hook and some handspun and make these delightful mitts. Plus, get great tips to fine-tune your crochet gauge.
I get to play with all kinds of animals while also building close relationships with them and their families.
How could I not have spun paper? It seems only natural to combine two of my grand passions to make beautiful and intriguing cloth.
