For years Spinzilla was the monster of the spinning competitions. See what I did there? Run by the National Needle Arts Association, TNNA, Spinzilla was a world wide spinning competition where spinners joined teams, locked themselves, and their spinning wheels in their homes, and tried to spin the most yardage humanly possible in the spanRead More
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How to Spin Alpaca – From Farm to Yarn!
In this video filled post, I show you how I process alpaca by hand beginning with washing, then carding, spinning, followed by plying, I finish with instructions to complete a detailed yarn tag. This shows the entire process from raw fiber to spun yarn!Read More
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Dying Luxury Fiber with Wilton Food Color and Easter Egg Dye
I love to dye fiber with food coloring. It isn’t as hazardous as dying with professional dyes because it is food grade and doesn’t contain heavy metals like chromium, cobalt, nickel, or copper. Food coloring is also easy to find at my grocery store. For this project I’m using a four pack of Wilton GelRead More