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Worsted vs. Woolen Yarns: A Quick Guide for Handspinners
Do you know what kind of yarn you’re spinning? Handspun yarns (as well as commercially-spun yarns!) can be classified as worsted or woolen, which refers to the fiber preparation and how they were spun, rather than the yarn weight or … Continue reading
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Staple Length: A Quick Guide for Fiber Artists
The term staple length is frequently used when talking about fleece and fiber, but have you ever wondered why staple length matters and how it affects your choice of tools and techniques in a given project? In this post, we’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiber, fiber processing, handspinning, tutorial
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6 Ways to Prep for the Tour de Fleece
Each July, spinners around the globe take part in the Tour de Fleece, a spin-along that challenges participants to spin every day that the athletes in the Tour de France ride. This is a fun way to practice your spinning skills and … Continue reading
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Tagged batts, events, fiber prep, Spinning, tour de fleece
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Resource Round-Up for Fiber Artists
Do you have the urge to clean out your craft room, and need a place to sell some of the tools you no longer use? Have you recently bought a piece of used fiber equipment and need some advice on … Continue reading
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How to Card a Sweetheart Batt for Handspun Hearts
Looking to add a handmade touch to your Valentine’s Day? There are lots of free knitting and crochet patterns for making hearts for your sweetheart, and today, we’ll not only show you a quick & easy batt project to whip … Continue reading
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Tagged crochet, drum carding, handspun, holidays, pattern inspiration, tutorial, valentine's day
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Tips for a Successful Spinzilla 2018
Fall is almost here and Spinzilla is just around the corner! Whether you’re falling back into fiber arts or preparing for a monster of a spinning week, here are some tips to make your next spinning project successful and enjoyable! … Continue reading
Fiber to FO: Our Finished Project & Pattern Ideas for Handspun Yarns
If you’ve been following our Fiber to FO Blog series, you may be wondering what we would be making with our example project. Today, we’re pleased to reveal our Finished Object, a pair of handspun mittens! We used The World’s … Continue reading
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Fiber to FO: Planning & Spinning for a Specific Project
Welcome back to the third installment of our Fiber to FO blog series. Previously, we talked about how to turn “forgotten” fibers lurking in your stash into beautiful, spin-worthy batts. Next, we covered some approaches for working with the resulting … Continue reading
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Tagged fiber resources, fiber to fo, handspinning, wool fiber
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Fiber to FO: Sampling & How to Spin From Batts
In our previous post, we showed you how to turn “forgotten” fibers into beautiful batts (click here if you missed it). Today, we’ll talk about how to spin from the batts you’ve created, and also cover why and how you should sample spin before starting your … Continue reading
Free Printables to Keep Track of Your Fiber Prep & Spinning
Have you ever wanted to keep better track of your fiber prep and handspinning projects? It’s never too late to turn over a new leaf, and we have two new printable PDFs to help you keep track of the details … Continue reading
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Tagged batts, carding, fiber prep, free printables, freebies, handspinning
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