• on a roll …

    I seem to be on a proverbial roll over here with singles yarn. I spun a third skein of singles after receiving an extra slow whorl for my Jumbo flyer, which I had ordered a few…

  • calling all the singles!

    I may never spin any yarn, ever again. Any yarn, that is, except singles. Oh, and maybe corespun. But not any other yarns ever again. Singles only from now on! I have to confide something to…

  • Episode 18 :: Shawls & Fibre Prep Tools

    The Wool n’ Spinning Podcast Episode 18 :: Shawls & Fibre Prep Tools March 2016 Thank you for watching! This week’s show features finished handspun knitting and a lot of talk about fibre prep tools that…

  • Dancing with Shetland.

    One of the recurring themes for me this year has been large quantity spins, usually referred to as ‘sweater spins’ in the handspinning community. I think this may be because people generally think of sweater quantities…

  • Episode 17 :: Socks & Singles

    The Wool n’ Spinning Podcast Episode 17 :: Socks & Singles February 2016 Thank you for watching! This week’s show features handspun knitting, some spins in progress and finished spins! I am a Craftsy affiliate. This…

  • textured yarn on steroids.

    Through out the month of February, I have been sharing my experiences learning about spinning textured yarns with you here on the blog. We started with a wee experiment and a Craftsy class, we moved onto…

  • textured yarn revisited.

    For the month of February, I am focusing on my learning I experienced throughout the Christmas holidays and early New Year around textured yarns. Here is the third installment :: After tackling all of the core…