Spinning fiber

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

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

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

I've recently had a few questions about thread plying, spinning Racing Stripes and Auto Wrapping. Here's a quick spin through these fun spinning-with-thread yarns. Using thread is one of my favorite ways to give a yarn, especially a yarn spun from a textured batt a little sparkle and a little stabi

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.

I'm often asked what I think the best spinning fibers for beginners are. Drawing from my own experience as a beginner, to some new discoveries along the way, these are great fibers for beginners and why I love them.

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

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.

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

(I suggest reading the previous article, "3 Tools to Make Your Spinning Better", before reading this one.....) I've often heard spinners ask the question: how much fiber do I need to make X item? And the answer to that question is done by determining the GRIST of your completed yarn. Grist is essentially, the mass of your fiber times the length of said fiber. Grist = Length per Weight = L / W In order to determine how much fiber you need for a given project, you need to create a finished…

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

“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…

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Great spinners advised me to use a bobbin to rewind my bobbins before plying. There were a few things they forgot to mention.

DIY Drop Spindles for Spinning Yarn