Coordinating Handpaints: The No-Frill Method to a Cohesive Spinning Mashup

There is something about those 4-ounce braids of handpainted fiber that makes them utterly irresistible to spinners. Other than working toward another pair of socks, a hat, mitts, or other single-accessory projects, what is a handspinner to do with sever dozen, or more, nonmatching—even clashing—bumps of cherished fiber?

Enter the combo spin! This technique combines multiple braids for a unique handspun yarn. Learn more in Deborah Held’s article that will walk you through your first combo spin.

About: Debbie Held is a freelance writer, a contented real-life spinster, and an international fiber-arts educator. She writes recurring spinning-related content for Spin Off in print and on the web as well as for PLY, SweetGeorgia Yarns, and more. Debbie and her Persian cat, Marty, live on an urban farm in Atlanta, Georgia, where both enjoy watching the Shetland sheep that roam beneath their windows. Debbie’s new book, The Spinner’s Blending Board Bible, is available from Stackpole Books.

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