Becca Lewis

Exploring 2-Ply Marl Yarns: A Handspinner’s Guide to Colourful Creativity Whether you’re a knitter, weaver, or crocheter, the fabric you create begins with one key ingredient: yarn. For handspinners, yarn starts even earlier with fibre. How we combine fibres, their textures, colours, and types, dramatically influences the final look and feel of our yarn and […]

Easy Marl Yarns: Hand Spinning with Odds and Ends One of the great joys of hand spinning is working with colour, those vibrant, juicy braids of combed top that whisper sweet promises of beautiful yarn. But if you’ve ever spun up what you thought would be a stunner and ended up with something more… “muddy

Artists such as painters and illustrators utilise sketchbooks and engage in daily creative practice to refine their abilities. Fibre artists can also enhance their skills and expand beyond basic techniques through consistent practice. In this article, I will give you six practical suggestions to cultivate a daily creative practice to help improve your hand spinning.