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Come to Terms with Your Spinning Fiber Stash (A Tale in Three Tunes)

Fiber stash has a way of multiplying and becoming unmanageable. Are you plagued by oodles of bumps and braids, or yearning to spin for a larger project? Spread out your stash and survey the abundance. Come to terms with your stash. (Plus, it’s the first

Looking for Perfect Buttons? Make Your Own

With fingers flying and knitting needles blazing, January has been a month of yarn immersion. I have been finishing a series of samples for my new workshops. While I love spinning and knitting cardigans that incorporate beautiful buttons, I used to strugg

Homespun Gains New Meaning

In 1975, Sharon Hudgins and her husband Tom made an award-winning film titled Homespun, for the U.S. Information Agency, about the crafts of spinning and weaving in the southern Appalachian Mountains.

Inspiration Everywhere: Handspun Yarn in Tapestry Weaving

Whether she's weaving enormous tapestries, tiny four-selvedge tapestries, or linen yardage on a backstrap loom, Sarah Swett is a delight to watch. From our archives, an inventive piece how to weave on a cardboard box.

Color Spun Your Way

Dyeing to Spin & Knit: Techniques and Tips to Make Custom Hand-Dyed Yarns was written by a dyer who spins. Have you ever considered how staple length affects the appearance of color in your handspun? Illustrating this point with hand-dyed locks, Felicia L

The Spinning Book that Changed My Life

The Intentional Spinner: spinning lore, brand-new-to-you techniques & a solid grounding in the fundamentals in the pages of this spinning book.