Spinning yarn fiber

Explore the variety of fibers you can spin—from wool and alpaca to flax and recycled blends.

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

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

“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…

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.

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.

There are so many excellent spinning books out there, it was hard for me to choose my favorites. But, as I started to narrow it down, I realized that my favorite beginner books were the books that taught me how to spin yarn! While several of these books are no longer in print, they are available in Kindle format, and of course you can always find them second hand if you are on the look out. So here they are, my top 5 books that taught me how to spin yarn.

Yarn spinning demo using a spinning wheel. I share tips and ideas for spinning an autowrapped art yarn with weaving in mind. Part 2 of 2 videos. (I link video one in the description)

By Amelia © February 25, 2011 Wow! Madrona Fiber Arts Festival was a hoot! But more on that at the end... Last summer, I was contacted by a tapestry weaver about spinning some "3 ply yarn" for her. In fact, the yarn she wanted mimiced in handspun was Paternayan's, which has 3 strands or fingering-weight 2-ply loosely twisted together. And, her plan was to separate them to color-blend (tapestry weaving is so cool!) There was to be 10 pounds of fiber to be spun, from local sheep, locally dyed…

If you are brand new to spinning your own yarn, you may find yourself getting frustrated or confused. This video will clear much of that up for you!

Registration for Spinzilla was last month, but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to participate this year. I’ve participated every year since Spinzilla began in 2013. Two days before registration closed, I finally decided that I might as well keep the streak going. But I didn’t actually remember to sign

Explore the variety of fibers you can spin—from wool and alpaca to flax and recycled blends.

Happy Melodie on Instagram: "Spinning Peach Lemonade vegan art yarn 🧡 1 skein is currently available in my shop! 🙌 #happymelodie #veganartist #fibreartist #creativeprocess #artisticprocess…

Don't get overwhelmed with information. Read on for the simplest, least overwhelming way to learn how to spin yarn.

Size does matter, when you’re blending colors at least. I’ve noticed in my color classes that sometimes the students who spin very fine don’t get as big of a thrill out of mixing colors by plying or drafting together as students who spin bigger yarns. Why? Because of the relation of optical blending and size.

Let me share how I made these cute little flowers. Anyone that has tried needle felting will tell you what a hugely satisfying craft it is. There's something strangely therapeutic about stabbing a big ball of fluff and watching it turn into a solid piece of sculpture. It's the perfect craft for letting off steam. My first attempt at needle felting resulted in these funny looking chaps. They were excellent fun to make and really, you can't go wrong when you're putting silly faces on…

Skill of the Month: Spin Your Own Yarn via The Survival Mom -- Spinning is one of those skills that, once ubiquitous, has become something of a novelty. In the past, spinning your own yarn with a drop spindle or spinning wheel was as common as cooking dinner. Everybody used to spin. If you are alive on the earth today, you have ancestors who spun. #spinyarn #knitting #howtospinyarn #DIY #diyproject #lifeskill #homesteading #spinningyarn #yarn #crochet