Spinning

In addition to your spinning wheel, there are many tools out there for spinners to help you spin better and consistent yarn, and to reproduce those results repeatedly without guesswork. There are three tools that I find useful and have made my spinning so much better. a WPI tool a Spinner's Control Card a Twist card (For ease of use, there are various smartphone apps out there that provide you some of these tools.) The WPI Tool: The Wraps-Per-Inch (WPI) tool basically tells you how much yarn...

I have been a spinner where I “let the fiber tell me what to do”. This is not a bad starting place However, when you are spinning for a project, most likely you will not spin all that you need in o…

A fiber-spinning technique that is not as popular lately is predrafting. Read on for the controversial game-changer that helped Maggie become a spinner.

grist :: it is kind of really important. – Wool n' Spinning

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I've had a blending board for many years, but I never really used it with intention until a few months ago. For a long time, I assumed that blending boards were better suited to sampling for smaller quantities, or prepping for art yarns - until I decided to play and experiment with different ways of spinning a multi-coloured commercially blended top. In my blog post on how to avoid spinning mud, I prepared a commercially blended top in 9 different ways in an attempt to avoid mixing the...

Learn how three baths and a spin keep your wool fiber full of life and vitality.

WHIPPING

We're back with another tour of our machines! Next up is the carder - listen in as Peg explains how we use this piece of equipment to blend fiber together and turn it into roving! Have questions about the process of turning fiber into yarn? Drop them in the comments and we'll try to answer them in future videos 💖

I've heard people say that blending alpaca and wool is essential to having an alpaca yarn that will keep its shape in a garment. But is it truth or myth that alpaca must be blended with wool? I wanted to test some alpaca wool blends to see what the difference is for knitting. So, I did an experiment where I carded four batts using my Brother drum carder. Keep reading to see the results!

Scouring Wool correctly without felting it. Step by step instructions for how to scour or wash raw wool and other animal fiber

The fermented suint method

No matter how long you’ve been a spinner, there comes a time when your wheel won’t do what you want it to do. Here’s a handy checklist of solutions for the most common spinning wheel problems.

Spinning for Lace, Knitting for Love with Margaret Stove | Spin Off