Yarn spinning

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.

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!

DIY Drop Spindles for Spinning Yarn

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

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…

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.

Spinning fibers you can try. See our comprehensive list of 57 fibers you can try spinning on your spinning wheel or drop spindle.

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

If Vanessa could go back and give herself one piece of spinning advice, it would be this: Keeping good records is not a waste of time because you won’t remember everything about every skein of yarn that you’ve spun.

If you're interested in learning to spin yarn I'm sharing 5 things I learned in my first month spinner that will help those who are new to spinning on a wheel

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

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…

Im addicted to spinning fractal yarns. And super bright vibrant colors. Obviously lol. I love the way the colors dance together. I dyed this whimsical...

Hedgehog Fibres®/ Beata Jezek (@hedgehogfibres) • Instagram photos and videos

Drop Spinning: Advice From a Non-Expert – Morale Fiber