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Expert Tips for Spinning and Plying Silk

Working with silk? Take your skills up a notch with these handy resources.

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Skill Guide: Make Do and Mend, Spinners’ Style

Follow these mending tips for handspinners and you’ll be able to patch a hole in a favorite sweater or pair of socks in no time.

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Inkle Inspiration: Explore Color, Fiber, Twist, Tubes, and More

Handspinner Jeannine Glaves discusses the different ways she spins natural fibers for warp-faced band weaving.

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The Spinner’s Guide to Chain-Plying

Manage sharp color transitions and ply every inch of singles yarn with this versatile plying method.

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Spin Off Skill Guide: Supported Spindles

Learn several ways to add a leader, manage fibers, and ply off your spindles with this go-to guide.

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Full Spindle? 5 Ways to Unwind Your Singles

Once your spindle is filled with singles, what happens next? Here are some pros and cons of common methods.

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3 Ways to Wind a Center-Pull Ball on a Nøstepinne

Working from a center-pull ball of yarn can make our lives easier. From hand-winding without a tool to three methods using a nøstepinne, you’ll be winding tidy center-pull balls in no time!

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Spin Off Skill Guide: Spinning for Knitting (with a Twist)

Love to knit? Check out these tips and tools to help you spin the perfect yarn for your knitted projects.

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Solar Dyeing: Try a New Dye Method for Your Plant Fiber

Learn the ins and outs of solar dyeing hemp and cotton fiber using Cushings dyes.

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Ready for Texture? Try Garneting In This New Mini-Course

Learn how to spin luscious handspun textures using recycled bits of yarn, silk, and more!