Spinning fiber

New to spinning yarn? There are various factors that will help to achieve a consistent handspun yarn, which we will discuss today.

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.

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

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.

Learn several ways to add a leader, manage fibers, and ply off your spindles with this go-to guide.

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

Are you interested in spinning your own yarn from raw fiber? This post will help you decide which fibers are best for learning to spin, and why.

So you just got a spinning wheel! How excited are you right now? Let’s get you spinning and learn how to spin on a spinning wheel for absolute beginners! I know you probably want to dive right in and start spinning up that lovely fluffy fiber that will become your first yarn, but if you follow these simple steps, you will avoid frustration and have a better idea of how to troubleshoot any problems that may arise. Stick with me and soon you will be spinning amazing 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.

Few subjects in spinning are as contentious as handcarding. Explore three completely different ways that excellent spinners approach these tools.

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.

Learn why and when you should ply your hand spun yarns. Follow this step by step guide to learn more about plying handspun yarns. Visit for beginner knitting patterns and knitting tips plus more! Handspun yarn and knitting patterns, knitting, yarn, crafts, spinning wool, wool, yarn, fiber art, fiber artist, hand dyed wool, easy and beginner knitting

There’s quite a lot of technical language that you encounter when delving into the world of spinning instructions, and you’ll find yourself in an especially confusing place if you’…

Beginning Spinning: Tips and tricks for the beginner I started spinning a few months ago and thought I would share with you my progress and a few things I have learned. Hopefully, this will encoura…

I love chain-plied yarn. I love how plump it is compared to 2-ply yarn. I love how it keeps the clear distinct color of the single and fiber. I love how I can take one single from one bobbin and ply it into something that looks like it came off of three. What I don’t love is stopping in t

Last month, I shared the sixth, seventh, and eighth fibre preparation methods in my Spinning into Focus technique which paradoxically uses a blending board to spin a less blended yarn. My idea is that by the end of this blog series, I will have a sweater quantity of different yarns, all spun from the same multi-coloured, commercially available blended top - Slack Ma Girdle from John Arbon Textiles. The yarns will all have varying levels of colour blending so that I can eventually knit a…

Drop spindles are a fun, easy, and inexpensive way to get into spinning yarn. They are super simple to make and I'll walk you through making your own.

Is it possible to make a durable fiber blend without nylon?

Are you desiring light and fluffy fiber to spin? Using handcards might be the solution.