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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.

Teaching at Sätergläntan: A Spindle a Day

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many fiber classes were canceled in 2020, but not Josefin's spindle-spinning class at Sätergläntan in Sweden.

Natural Dyeing Safely at Home

Devin shares safety tips for dyeing at home.

Navigating Online Fleece Sales: Tips for Buyers and Sellers

We asked three members of our fiber community to share their tips for approaching online fleece sales.

My Life with Shetlands: For Sanity and Curiosity, Surely!

Shetland sheep have a champion in Martha Owen. Read why they’re a lively component of her spinner’s flock.

I Am a Spinner: Alexandria Ware

I manage data centers for planetary spacecraft. This means that I coordinate the design, development, and operation of the computer systems that process and distribute science data from missions to other planets.

Long Thread Podcast: Maggie Casey & Judy Steinkoenig

Season 2, Episode 3: Ever wonder what it’s really like to own a yarn store?