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.
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.
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 Intentional Spinner: spinning lore, brand-new-to-you techniques & a solid grounding in the fundamentals in the pages of this spinning book.
Learn everything you need to know about handspun yarn and the types of yarn in spinning with this exclusive, FREE eBook that includes expert tips & more.
A Shepherd's Calendar: One of the most important lessons I have learned as a shepherd is to always be flexible. It sounds so simple, but I have to remind myself of this over and over.
Several spinners in the Spin Off Ravelry group have spoken their challenge out loud: They mean to spin every day. (There’s even a hashtag, #spin15aday, which has impressive posts on Instagram.) It will be good for their skills and their spirits. Instead
My fiber journeys this year have taken me to a dozen states for different events, each one unique and wonderful in its own way. I thought I would share a snapshot of just three events I was lucky to experience this fall.
