February 2009
12 posts
Yarn Story: Summer Candy →
Feb 1st
January 2009
31 posts
Where can I find a used spinning wheel? →
Jan 31st
Spinning Singles Yarn - a set on Flickr →
Jan 28th
How do you prevent a hole at the heel on the sock... →
Jan 28th
Lyssa's World - Class Handouts - Nalbinding and... →
several nice writeups (PDF) of Coppergate and Mammen Nalbinding stitches.
Jan 27th
Weaving Tips from Lunatic Fringe Yarns →
handy notes on mercerized vs. unmercerized cotton, resleying a reed, and broken warp threads
Jan 27th
What Patterns in the book 'Color and Weave' can be... →
Jan 27th
Yarn Story: Purpleness →
Jan 24th
What are Danish Medallions? →
Jan 21st
Sockcess! →
Jan 20th
Vampy on Longdraw for beginners →
a nice writeup on how this is done. “English Longdraw” aka double-drafting … and pointers to some youTube videos of the same.
Jan 16th
Urbanspinner: Plies and fluffiness →
great writeup and pictures on how # of plies affects twist and how singles twist affects plying twist.
Jan 16th
How do I card a smooth batt? →
Jan 15th
Methods of Hand Spinning in Egypt and the Sudan... →
Crowfoot, Grace M. Methods of Hand Spinning in Egypt and the Sudan, F. King & Sons, 1931, 79 pages.
Jan 15th
Dryad Leaflet #83: Spinning Wool →
A complete handbook on handcarding, spindling, and spinning.
Jan 15th
AskTheBellwether's Books on LibraryThing →
Jan 14th
How do you prepare wool to card? →
Jan 14th
What patterns in the book 'Handwoven Scarves' can... →
Jan 14th
How do you re-hang a sock on the sock machine? →
Jan 14th
A Yarn Story: Cotton Tales →
Jan 13th
Antique Textile History →
European/Asian textile history, weaving, costumes, and more.
Jan 13th
Textiles - Victoria and Albert Museum →
great historical textile pictures
Jan 13th
P U L S H: Judith Mackenzie McCuin's Novelty Wolf... →
a video how-to on spinning “Wolf” yarn. very textured, spun from washed locks.
Jan 9th
Handspun Recycled Newspaper Yarn | greenUPGRADER →
Jan 9th
Do you have advice for teaching a child to weave? →
Jan 8th
Just how many wheels do you have? →
Jan 8th
Fleegle's Blog: Fleegle's Toe-Up No-Flap,... →
Now famous as the “Fleegle Heel” for sock knitting.
Jan 7th
Productivity, Part 2... →
Jan 7th
How can I be more productive? →
Jan 6th
What can I do on a Rigid Heddle Loom? →
Jan 4th
How do you set the twist in handspun cotton? →
Jan 2nd
What classes are coming up? →
Jan 2nd