Tag Archives: tutorial

Andean 2-Ply (a.k.a. Edward Fiberhands)

Ack! I want to make this single into a 2-ply yarn, but I have no bobbins or extra spindles. What can I do? Andean plying is a technique for winding yarn onto your hand in a way that keeps it from tangling while you use both ends of the same  Read more »

Kicking Off a Kickstarter Project!

With graduation looming, I’m super excited to get my creativity on again. My brain is a little bit fried (3 years of law school will do that to you), but itchy fingers want to resume drawing. Since I enjoyed my Zodiac project so much (I drew a series of 12  Read more »

Spinning from a Batt

I sell blended fiber batts for hand spinning in my Etsy shop, and one of the questions I sometimes get is how to prepare them for spinning. There are many ways you can do it; anything you can think of that actually lets you go from fiber into yarn is  Read more »

New Tutorial! What To Look For in a Thrift Store Sweater

So, you’ve read about this mysterious art of unraveling sweaters for the yarn online, and you’re ready to try it out. What do you buy to get started? If you’re like me, you could end up with 20 sweaters from your first thrift visit of varying quality. There are a  Read more »

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