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 […]
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Wet Finishing Handspun Yarn Made Easy for Beginners Introduction You’ve just finished spinning your very own yarn. Congratulations! But before it’s ready to knit, crochet, or weave, there’s one more important step: wet finishing. This process transforms your freshly spun skein from wiry and twisted into soft, balanced, and usable yarn. Over the years, I’ve
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New Hand Spinners Glossary of Raw Fleece Terms What is Raw Fleece? Raw Fleece is straight off the sheep. No washing, no processing—just pure, woolly goodness. Sometimes also called “in the grease” if it still contains its natural oils. Why Hand Spinners Should Work with Raw Fleece? There’s something incredibly grounding about working with raw
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Roving vs. Combed Top: What’s the Difference? A Quick Guide to Understanding These Two Fiber Preps and When to Use Them One of the most common questions I see in the comments section of my videos is: What’s the difference between roving and combed top? If you’ve ever shopped for spinning fibre and felt confused
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Introduction I am slightly biased here as I have been spinning on an Ashford Traditional for nearly 20 years. I was lucky enough to try out a good selection of wheels while I was learning to spin and in common with many hand spinners in the world, one of the wheels I learned on was
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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.
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