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Spinning Handpainted Roving: Color Techniques

Seriously, why do I have so many braids? BECAUSE I LOVE THEM.

Using Handspun Gradient Yarns

Gradient yarns that slowly shift colors from one end of the skein to the other are a great spinner’s challenge.

What Is a Hackle?

Hackles come in two types: a flax hackle has square tines clustered in several rows, and a wool hackle has cylindrical tines in only one or two rows.

The Search for A Spinning Mentor

Where do you go to learn about spinning? We can read about spinning all day, but a spinning mentor can move your work forward like nothing else.

What Do Yarn Numbers Mean? Measuring Fiber

Amy Tyler fills us in on what the Bradford system, micron system, and blood system mean and what these systems tell you about measuring fiber.

Abby Franquemont’s 3 Tips for Spinning Large Projects

Have you been participating in the Spin Off Ravelry group’s #CombospinSALKAL ? The spin-along officially ends on Friday, but I have a confession: I don’t think I’m going to finish spinning in time, much less knit a sweater.

What Is Irish Tension? Is It Even Irish?

Irish tension is a single-drive tension system often referred to as bobbin lead.

Hand-Combed Qiviut: A Rare Luxury from Alaska

Movement in the field caught my attention, and an animal stood up; I was in Alaska and the fiber at my feet was qiviut, the downy undercoat of the musk ox.