Debbie Held is a freelance writer, a contented real-life spinster, and an international fiber-arts educator. She writes recurring spinning-related content for Spin Off in print and on the web as well as for PLY, SweetGeorgia Yarns, and more. Debbie and her Persian cat, Marty, live on an urban farm in Atlanta, Georgia, where both enjoy watching the Shetland sheep that roam beneath their windows. Debbie’s new book, The Spinner’s Blending Board Bible, is available from Stackpole Books.
Over the course of the past few months, I’ve been doing a great deal of spindle spinning.
How do you spell stash? Is it “s-h-a-m-e,” by chance, or more along the lines of “g-u-i-l-t?” Well, today I’m here to argue in favor of the fiber stash and the wealth of opportunities it can bring to your spinning life.
High Meadows School is a small primary school north of Atlanta that promotes kindness to animals as a way of teaching general good stewardship to others.
This week I finished my handspun socks, which I knitted for Spin Off’s Second Annual Spin and Knitalong.
I’m not all that particular about measurements, but I know that I prefer the viscosity of using a 3:1 ratio of oil to beeswax. Start with 1 ounce of beeswax and 3 ounces of oil to see how you like your first batch of natural spinning wheel conditioner.
Last year, my friend Kim’s husband asked what she wanted for their wedding anniversary. A spinner and all-around fiber lover, Kim responded, “A sheep.”
Before you say that you have a day job and therefore don’t partake in spinning competitions, let me try to convince you that the Tour de Fleece is totally not a competition and instead just a whole lot of fun.
