I really enjoy playing with color. And what better way to experiment with color than making your own yarn for tapestry? Interweave's spinning magazine, Spin Off, has an article in the current issue (Spring 2017) about spinning for tapestry weaving by yours truly. The dyeing, spinning, weaving, and writing of this article was an adventure. The real story is that my original intent was to spin various colors of fleece and weave them while hiking for two weeks on the Colorado Trail last summer. I quickly remembered how much I like hiking for 12+ hours at a stretch and how little time that leaves me for sitting still and spinning or weaving. I only finished one tiny tapestry on that hike and it was not the thing for this article.
What the terms worsted and woolen mean to handspinners.
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Upon arriving in Huazolotitlan in Oaxaca, Mexico, and meeting sisters Feliza and Paula, our education on growing, spinning and weaving of brown cotton ramped up many notches. These two women are the only ones left in town who still practice the traditional ways.
Drop spindles are a handy way to keep your hands busy, and an inexpensive (and portable) way to produce homemade yarn. They're perfect for relaxing with family or spending quality evenings by the fire in
Howdy! I show you my hand processing in step by step videos on my website blog article so you can see most of the process I go through to create beautiful Suri alpaca yarns on my spinning wheel. It's a very rewarding but time consuming process. Enjoy! #handprocessfiber #surialpacafiber #surialpacafleece #alpacayarn
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Some might think that the chief enemy of a spinner, knitter, dyer, or weaver, is the family members who keep saying “do you really need that?” Or who protest that two Rubbermaid’s of yarn is more than enough. In reality, wool has a far more insidious enemy. This enemy lurks in the shadows, striking at ... Read More about Detecting and Defeating the Enemy of Wool: The Wool Moth
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i was all ready to pack up and head out for a day of spinning at the historical village/museum in town for a day of elementary school field trips. it was cancelled last minute due to cold and rain, so i plopped down on a 4 gallon bucket of granola and spun up an ounce of roving right here in the kitchen.
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I have exciting news...from Wednesday next week, Plutonium Muffins HQ will be the home of a miniature flock of Greyface Dartmoor sheep. That's right, stitc
Hand dyed fibers for hand spun yarn, felting, weaving, or knitting. Created by Elsie B specializes in unique hand painted spinning fiber, combed top, and luxury wools for the creative fiber artist.
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