Yarn spinning wheel

Choosing a new spinning wheel is an investment. This list of Great Spinning Wheels for Beginners will help you narrow it down!

Can't decide what spinning/plying techniques to use for that special floof of fiber? Check out our 3 faves: center pull 2-ply, chain ply, and fractal! Learn more about each one and see the difference it makes in the resulting yarn. Any of these techniques can be done with a hand spindle, an e spinner, or a spinning wheel. #spinningyarn #handspunyarn

I am a little ashamed to admit that the first time I heard about the Spinning Wheel I thought about a Disney movie named "Sleeping Beauty”!Well, can you blame me?In today’s time, this machine is almost non-existent due to the whole process being completely automated!There are still exceptions, of course.…

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

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.

Learn to spin a gradient yarn on a spinning wheel. make your own handspun yarn and use it to knit a beginner knitting project. Free knitting pattern included with easy instructions. Simple knitting project for beginners. spinning alpaca fiber into yarn. learn to spin alpaca fiber into yarn.

There are many benefits of spinning yarn with a drop spindle. We will discuss how to use a drop spindle, so if you are brand new, this article is for you!

A great question, and one that will set you on an oh-so-rewarding adventure! You win by simply asking… Luckily, spinning wheels these days are built to be good all-around performers. They are also generally made by small companies that are passionate about spinning, quality and service: Ashford, Louet, Schacht, Kromski and Majacraft are great supporters of the spinning community and we offer a complete selection of their products. Plus when you buy a spinning wheel at Halcyon Yarn it ships…

Spinning as a craft dates back over 10,000 years with the spinning wheel taking over from the humble yet tactile spindle around a millennium ago. As a hobby, interest in hand spinning yarn has ebbed and flowed as fashions change but has enjoyed a resurgence within the last decade or so. We have also seen an additional

“I don’t want to spin mud” - This is a very common phrase uttered amongst hand spinners and it refers to the frustrating phenomenon of buying the most beautiful, multi-coloured blend of fibres, and then spinning a yarn from it that, from a short distance, looks like a murky brown or dirty grey colour. I’ve done it myself. I bought three hundred grams of World of Wool’s Fairytale blend called “Over the Rainbow” and took it away on holiday to spin. Image copyright World of Wool It’s gorgeous…