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Roving Reporter: From Spinning Inspiration to Skein in 3 Easy Steps

Most of us keep notes of some kind, but it can still be a challenge to capture our spinning inspiration and thoughts in a way that can be put on paper.

10 Insurance Tips for Crafters

Recent natural disasters have some of us in the office wondering what we’d do if it were us. Here are 10 insurance tips for crafters - take stock now!

How to Spin Yarn Like a Master Dyer

Felicia Lo, author of Dyeing to Spin & Knit, demonstrates how to spin yarn like a master dyer in this Artist Q&A with Anne Merrow.

Spinning My Way Through National Craft Month

March is the month when we celebrate making all kinds of things with our hands. To me, that’s the meaning of National Craft Month.

Handspun in the House: Yarn Wall Art for Spinners

Let’s be honest: we all decorate with yarn. You don’t have to commit to full-on yarn wall art like these stash flashers to celebrate handspun yarn art.

Tales of a Beginning Spinner: Spinning Life Lessons

Spinning entered my life at a time when I was trying different things and being introspective about life. Spinning lessons became spinning life lessons.

Women’s Work, Part 3: Pottery Lessons & Textile Arts

Records from the distant past don't say much about women, yet every now and then we get fleeting glimpses of the history of textiles.

Women’s Work, Part 2: Yarn & Revolutions

Then Athens and the city-state of Sparta got into a long conflict, the Peloponnesian War, and that's where our latest story about women's work comes in.

Handcarding Helpdesk

Have you tried handcarding wool? Each spinner has his or her own method and practice for producing light, airy rolags for woolen spinning.

Roving Reporter: The Handspinning Challenge

The Handspinning Challenge is back this year and there is still time to participate!