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Clasped-Weft Shawl

Warp your rigid-heddle loom and try the clasped-weft technique. It's an easy way to achieve an attractive tapestry-like pattern using a single shuttle and two weft colors.

Tips for Blending Color on a Hackle

The excitement is real when you see your dizzed fiber and the knitted swatch showing this same pattern!

Spin Off 2021 Cowl-Along Gallery: Colorful Cowls

Glorious color adds endless design opportunities for the handspinner.

Weaving with Tactile, Touchable Yarns

There are many reasons to love rigid-heddle looms, not the least of which is that they let you get up close and personal with the yarn.

Color from Weeds

With a newfound knowledge of weeds, Lynn explored dyeing wool with plants from her garden.

Spin Off 2021 Cowl-Along Gallery: Textured Cowls

From tweedy yarns and energized singles to cables and knitted stitch patterns, a warm cowl keeps chilly weather at bay.

Exploring Natural Dyes: A Wealth of Color from Your Compost

Learn how kitchen scraps and yard waste yield a rainbow of hues.

Long Thread Podcast: Linda Cortright

Season 2, Episode 5: Follow this former goat farmer on her quest for cashmere at the top of the world and seal wool at its bottom.

Spin Off 2021 Cowl-Along Gallery: Multicraft Cowls

Join us in celebrating the diversity of crafts that spinalong members employed in making their handspun, handmade cowls.

Solving a Mystery: Dye Matching

Learn how a dyer’s notebook helps reveal the formula for a coveted colorway.