Spinning in Cowgirl Boots – The Tale of the Three Spinners
Once upon a time there was a lazy, worthless, no-good teenager who wouldn’t spin.
Once upon a time there was a lazy, worthless, no-good teenager who wouldn’t spin.
Arachne was one talented but very stupid handspinner and weaver. This is her story.
The third and final post in How to Pick a Spinning Wheel. I’m recommending my favorite models you can buy new and how to get a great deal if you are buying used.
Form and function in spinning wheels and how to pick a wheel you will love forever.
How to buy a spinning wheel that you will love. Part 1 – getting the right flyer/bobbin design.
Twists per inch, warps per inch and how you can use those these terms to improve you handspinning.
What the terms worsted and woolen mean to handspinners.
Before starting a large spinning project, test your fiber to see how it will draft and how it takes the twist.
Wrapping up Our Contest So our Revive-A-Vintage contest is over and I had a blast. It was so much fun on my end to watch the patterns and projects get […]
Making Dorset buttons and putting the finishing touches on three projects.