• handspun still

    From a small albeit quite comfortable chair in a laundry mat in Jasper, I can hear the many people around me doing the same thing on this dreary Wednesday morning. There’s a moisture in the air…

  • Another Mix-Up

    As you may have guessed, I absolutely love combo-spins. They are a wonderful way to shop from your stash and create new colours. These two braids have been in my stash for over a year and…

  • August Reveal–Peaches Orange

    As part of the work here at Wool n’ Spinning, I have been extremely happy to be able to offer fibre club. July was our first reveal and this month marks our second! I was so…

  • A Mash-Up.

    Remember I was prepping for a Hello Yarn combination spin with some roving I’d made on my drumcarder? And I did a little video of prepping for it? I’ve chatted about it on the vlog almost…

  • July Reveal – “Sweater Purple”

    For those who follow the weekly vlog over on YouTube and the group over on Ravelry, you may know about the Patreon Supporter Reward tiers. A couple of the reward choices include monthly 25 and 50 gram…

  • A Hand-pulled Roving Experience

    In September 2014, I received this fibre in the Sweet Georgia Yarns’ fibre club, which was new to me at the time. I had just joined and thus far, had had good results from my spun…

  • crossbreed wool

    As spinners and knitters (and weavers and … ), we are often very concerned about the ‘breed’ of our fibre. It’s natural with all of the recent information out there about wool, production and environmental impacts,…