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Blending for Beauty: Part 1

Carding a Wool-and-Silk Blend to Spin.

The Secret to Spinning Silk

Learn how to get the most from this luxurious fiber.

Spinimation: The Maggie and Eunny Show

A great DVD set to add to your collection

Judith MacKenzie on Surprising Silk

What can you learn about cloth in the hands of experts? Linda Ligon shares a peek into her silk collection, and Judith offers her impressions of the tussah, bombyx, peduncle, and other silks she finds there.

Knitting with Handspun Yarn: 4 Tips for Knitting with Any Gauge

Leslie Ordal shares her top tips for knitting with handspun yarn regardless of the gauge.

Cotton Bowing for Beginners

Melvenea’s pro tips for bowing your stash of handpicked, handginned cotton fiber.

Her Handspun Habit: Fall in Love with the Handspindle!

For those who know its power, a handspindle can change the course of an entire day—or even someone’s life.

Warm Browns from Black Walnuts

An easy, mordant-free way to begin natural dyeing.

A New Twist on Tapestry

Connie explores spinning for a crocheted tapestry that gives it the look of a woven textile.