Carded wool cloud is famously forgiving to spin—woolen, worsted, and any drafting technique in between are all options to try.
Spritzing a lubricant onto your locks of wool will make combing easier. Here are three recipes to try.
While you’re keeping your eyes on your drafting and your feet are treadling away at the spinning wheel, what’s on your feet?
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Learn how to spin luscious handspun textures using recycled bits of yarn, silk, and more!
Color balance, twist balance, spindle balance—spinners have balance on the brain. We want to hear your ideas!
The 2024 spin-along prompted participants to incorporate colorwork in all its magnificent forms. See the resulting socks and mittens, sweaters and slippers—even a lovable sheep!
Learn about some of the most common types of fiber preparations available to the modern handspinner.
A traditional Shetland hap pattern inspired these ambitious spinners to create beautiful versions of their own using treasured handspun.
Calculating the yardage for a project needn’t be a challenge. Meet a handy tool every handspinner should have: the yarn balance.
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Read the 2007 article that changed the way many spinners think about finishing their skeins.