Steps to Warp: Sley Reed Steps to Warping – Step 7 – Sley the Reed Once you have removed the warp chain from the warping board it is ready to be transferred […]
Sley Reed
Thread Heddles
Steps to Warping a Loom: Thread Heddles Steps to Warping – Step 8 Thread the Heddles When all of the warp ends have been sleyed through the reed, I move to the […]
Wind Warp
Steps to Warping a Loom: Wind the Warp Steps to Warping: How to Wind the Warp Special tools have been created that will help you to wind a warp – Warping Boards […]
Tie Warp to Front
10 Steps to Warping – BTF 10 Steps to Warping – Step 10 – Tying the Warp When the warp has been evenly wound on to the back beam, you are almost […]
Metric Conversion Tables
Metric Conversion Tables Metric Conversion Tables for Weaving YarnsWorsted Wool conversionsCotton Yarn conversionsLinen Yarn conversionsLea, Nel, Tex, Nm Post Views: 657
Peat Moss Yarn
Peat Moss Yarn While I was attending the Dyers Week workshop in Finland, (several years ago now..) I learned about the use of peat to create new and interesting yarns. Peat moss […]
Spinning Curds & Whey
Spinning Curds and Whey Spinning Curds and Whey – Milk Protein Fibre I bought a new spinning wheel recently- A Kromski Polonaise from Wingham Woolwork. This is a Ferrari of spinning wheels. […]
Crimp Twist Ply
Crimp Twist and Ply The formula of crimp, twist and wheel ratios for spinning perfect yarnsHow do you figure out how much twist to add to your yarn? One way, is to […]
How to Select a Fleece
How to Select A Fleece Here are a few things that I look for when choosing a fleece for hand spinning. Post Views: 649
Woolen or Worsted Spinning
Woolen or Worsted Spinning Several years ago, I had the great fortune to learn to spin. I took an intensive 12 week Handspinning course, taught by Judith MacKenzie, through the Kootenay School […]
