Learn how to manage fine, slippery eri silk for more control during spinning, and you’ll enjoy the resulting handspun with a lovely soft hand, excellent drape, and exquisite luster.
For the curious reader, here are detailed notes, tables, and a bibliography on the processes involved in importing wool.
Are you curious about natural dyeing but have yet to give it a try? We’d like to help you get started!
After learning to spin, cotton balls in medicine bottles, dust bunnies behind the couch, and even your husband’s beard may all look like potential yarn.
Season 7, Episode 6: What do you get when you give a Free-Speech Movement activist a spinning wheel? A lifelong teacher, a Bay Area institution, and a spark for fiber arts exploration.
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What is the best sock yarn? Oh my, do spinners have opinions. Up your sock game with our new eBook collection.
We’re back with another batch of odd handspinning terms—some you’ll know and others may surprise you! Let’s explore carding and combing wool.
A craftsman of fine spindles looks at a forest of trees or a wood pile in much the same way that a spinner views sheep in a field.
Did you know that many spinners head to SOAR without a spinning buddy? You might arrive at SOAR without fiber fellows, but you’ll have some by the time you leave!
Learn about garneting—the process of turning yarn back into fiber—using your thrums and leftover yarns.