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Dog Hair Spinning

Did you know you can spin dog hair? [...]

How Long Does It Take to Spin and Knit a Sweater

How long does it take to knit a jumper? [...]

Spinning Wheel Information

Spinning wheels and how to spin [...]

Handspinning Info

Charkha Spinning Information about and suppliers of charkha spinning.

Dolly’s Sweater The sweater knit from Dolly, the cloned sheep.

A Yarn Tells a Story A 3 metre piece of yarn tells of Norse explorations

Fibre Information A collection of useful knowledge about various fibres and their characteristics.

Handspun [...]

Drop Spindles

Spindle Spinspirations Kat Walton is an accomplished spindle spinner. Her work shows what can be done with a Turkish spindle.

Turkish Spindle – Product Review A Turkish spindle is an ingenious invention that allows you to create a centre-pull ball while you spin.

Verulamium A visit to Verulamium to see ancient Roman [...]

Handspinning Tools

Comfort Combs These wool combs, made by Don Contraman in Montana have a more comfortable handle.

Earth Guild Located in Asheville, NC. They carry mini-combs, wool and cotton cards, drum carders, and drop spindles.

Ewesful Creations Jude Pilote makes a tensioned lazy kate.

Louet Louet has both Dutch combs, that clamp to the table, [...]

Kool-aid Mittens

Kool-aid Mittens handspun and knit by our forum member. [...]

Handspinning Books

Books about how to make handspun yarns [...]

Jacquard Looms - Science Museum, London

The Science Museum in London, England has some fascinating exhibits, jacquard looms, spinning equipment and other historical weaving & computer technology.

Jacquard Looms

Weaving patterns is an intricate task, but is also repetitive. Joseph Jacquard developed a system of punched cards, where the pattern was ‘programmed’ into the cardboard cards. These controlled the lifting [...]

Stinging Nettle Spinning

Nettles can be used to spin fiber. [...]

Spindle Spinspirations

Handspinning on a drop spindle. [...]

Crimp and Twist

How to handspin with the crimp and twist [...]

How to Select a Fleece for Handspinning

How to choose a fleece with the right crimp, staple length, strength and lustre for your handspinning. [...]

Rainbow Dyed Handspun Silk Top

Knit yourself this lightweight summer top, using a free knitting pattern made with handspun rainbow-dyed silk [...]

How Your Spinning Wheel Spins, Scotch Tension

A free lesson in learning how your spinning wheel works or how to control the twist and tension, [...]

How Your Spinning Wheel Spins

A free lesson in learning how your spinning wheel works or how to control the twist and tension [...]

Using a McMorran Balance

How to use a McMorran balance to calculate how much yarn you have. [...]

Pop Goes the Weasel

Pop Goes the Weasel – Is this a spinning song? [...]

All Fiber Arts Forum Host - Marina

Marina is one of our All Fiber Arts Forum hosts. [...]

Semi-Worsted Handspinning Technique

How to spin Coopworth roving using a semi-worsted method. [...]

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