Spinning yarn shouldn’t be painful, and being sidelined by a handspinning injury takes precious time away from our favorite craft. Physical therapist and spinner Mary Egbert suggests a few hand exercises to help keep our time at the wheel ache-free.
Right-handed vs. left-handed. Should that influence whether your flyer should be on the right or left?
I hate washing wool. I loved my first spinning class, and I loved spinning handcarded rolags, but the part about washing fleece 2 times in soapy water and rinsing it 2 times wasn’t my favorite.
Find tips for improving your perception and use of color in your handspun projects.
The author details how to select, cut, and finish natural, beautiful, and sustainable storage bobbins from a variety of trees and shrubs that can be found in your backyard.
With distinctive red faces and versatile fleeces, American Tunis sheep have a long, vital, still-growing American history.
This Valentine’s Day (or any day) say you love someone with sheep’s wool!
Getting ready for your first wool festival or weaving conference in a while? Here's what might be different, the same . . . or maybe better.
Melanie Smith explores how different handspun yarns behave when knitting cables.