When I saw photos of the cowl, I just knew it was a special piece. The Whiria Cowl was designed by the amazing Francoise, who is also the creator of Aroha Knits. I knew that I needed to dig deeper into the story behind this project, so I invited Francoise to chat with me about what this cowl means to her. Then I spun a specific yarn to knit this beautiful cowl.Read More
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Does plying from a center pull ball change your twist? — A yarn spinning experiment!
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<p>Many fiber friends (myself included!) often ply their yarn with a center pull ball. This popular method works especially well if you only have one bobbin.</p>
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<p>You form your yarn into a center pull ball with a yarn winder, then take the end of your yarn from the inside and the end from the outside and give it twist. This creates a two-ply yarn. I've used this center pull ball plying technique a lot in my projects.</p>
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<p>But sometimes you'll hear people say, "Don't do that! It will mess up your twist!"</p>
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I Dyed Handspun Yarn to Knit a Tank Top — Plus How to Fix a Dye Pot Disaster!
This is a project where I spun the wool, dyed the yarn, knit a top, and added glass beads to it. A garment made entirely from scratch! It was a bit of a challenge and I definitely suffered from some mid-project doubt, but it was such a great learning experience and I absolutely love the way that it turned out!Read More
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How Much Does Thwacking Change Handspun Yarn?
I have always heard that wet finishing and thwacking your hand spun yarn can make a huge difference in how your final yarn feels and behaves in a project. Let's find the answer to the question, how much does thwacking change handspun yarn with an experiment.Read More
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Ply and Finish Your Yarn on a Drop Spindle
After spinning yarn on a drop spindle, it is time to ply and finish the % yarn. I will show you how I ply my yarn and get it ready for a project.Read More
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Drop Spindle Spinning for Complete Beginners
Before I started spinning on my first spinning wheel, I learned how to spin on a drop spindle. With this guide, I will explain drop spindle spinning for complete beginners. You will learn everything you need to know from attaching the fiber, to finishing your yarn!Read More
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4 Tips for Using Hand Spun Yarn in a Project
While working on a project with my own handspun yarn, I made a list of my best tips for using handspun yarn in a project and getting great results.Read More
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I Joined Spin Together 2019! (It turned me into a monster)
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