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New Year’s Spinning Resolutions and Realities

A healthy spinning plan for the new year!

How to Maintain Your Spinning Wheel: Oil and Lubrication

Have you ever wondered “What’s that sound and where is it coming from?” Learn what parts of a spinning wheel need lubrication for sound effect–free–spinning.

Carding Cloth: What tpi does the best job?

Spinning tools are a big investment. Handcards, drumcarders, flick carders, and blending boards all use carding cloth, a toothed material, to open and blend fibers.

A Little Gift: Delightful Mittens to Knit

Snuggle in with your fiber and a collection of cozy patterns.

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Spinning and Knitting in the Andean Highlands

Meet Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez, who has become known in Peru and throughout the world as a champion for traditional Andean textiles. We’ve gathered a collection of how-to videos and articles for you to explore!

Deconstructing Cashmere: A Plyer’s Affordable Treasure Trove

There are things I do to cashmere that would make the faint of heart keel over.

New Course! Wheel Mechanics with Amy Tyler

Learn to work in harmony with your wheel in this new video course.

Show Us Your Mends!

Calling all makers! We’re on the hunt for photos of your visible mending projects using handspun. So show us what you’ve got!

Jefferson Farms: The Search for Wild Luxury

Paco-vicuña is an ideal fiber for handspinners. As Jane Levene explains, the crinkle—or tiny, unorganized crimp—helps to interlock the fibers, creating that loft so many of us love.

What is Back-Bar Crochet?

The back bar has always been there, just waiting to be worked. Learn a new way to create a familiar stitch!