Spinning yarn wheel

New to spinning yarn? There are various factors that will help to achieve a consistent handspun yarn, which we will discuss today.

I would go as far as having a set of hand carders and my diz as my only fibre tools. They are versatile and extremely compact.

There are ma lot of different types of spinning wheels out there. In this post, I'm telling you all about the main types that can be found.

When you hold a floof of fiber in your hands you can get a little overwhelmed with all the possibilities. There are so many different spinning and plying techniques to try and there's only so much time in the day. That's why I decided to share my 3 favorite go-to techniques for those days when

So you just got a spinning wheel! How excited are you right now? Let’s get you spinning and learn how to spin on a spinning wheel for absolute beginners! I know you probably want to dive right in and start spinning up that lovely fluffy fiber that will become your first yarn, but if you follow these simple steps, you will avoid frustration and have a better idea of how to troubleshoot any problems that may arise. Stick with me and soon you will be spinning amazing yarn!

Excited to embark your spinning adventures, but not sure where to start? This post has everything you need to know when learning how to spin yarn.

Understanding the assortment of spinning tools is essential because it can profoundly impact your yarn crafting experience, improving both the quality of your work and the pleasure of your crafting process.

In this video, I show you how to spin an autowrapped single-ply art yarn from a rolag made in the first video ( find part 1 here https://youtu.be/DYYURony4sk...

Core spinning involves wrapping fibers around a strand of spun yarn. The fibers cover the strand of yarn, which becomes the "core" of the new yarn.

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Last month, I shared the sixth, seventh, and eighth fibre preparation methods in my Spinning into Focus technique which paradoxically uses a blending board to spin a less blended yarn. My idea is that by the end of this blog series, I will have a sweater quantity of different yarns, all spun from the same multi-coloured, commercially available blended top - Slack Ma Girdle from John Arbon Textiles. The yarns will all have varying levels of colour blending so that I can eventually knit a…

Let's talk about important features that a spinning wheel should have if your goal is to spin bulky, textured art yarn. This is a list of my favorite wheels designed to spin the fluffiest of textured yarns.

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