AskTheBellwether's Fiber Mine

Ten things I learned on my summer vacation

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:38:05 -0700

Ten things I learned on my summer vacation

BANGLADESH TWINE SPINNER

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:32:28 -0700

BANGLADESH TWINE SPINNER: A device for spinning twine and plying it into cords, from Bangladesh. And instructions so you can make one at home, too!

“Keep the Fleece” A worldwide natural fiber contest

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:50:47 -0700

“Keep the Fleece” A worldwide natural fiber contest: in celebration of The United Nations International Year of Natural Fibres 2009

Spinning on the River's Spinning Guide

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:35:45 -0700

Spinning on the River's Spinning Guide: Print out their guide, fold it in half (1/2 black, 1/2 white) and laminate it - a terrific WPI and Twist Angle guide all in one!

Colorful Yarn Twist Gauge (PDF) by Gwen Powell

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:32:36 -0700

Colorful Yarn Twist Gauge (PDF) by Gwen Powell

Bellefeathers! 16 July 2008

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:44:18 -0700

Bellefeathers! 16 July 2008: Vacation July 18-29 … orders received then will be packed and shipped by August 7th. Thanks for your patience!!

liz (aka hobbledehoy): itty bitty tutorial on corespinning

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:04:31 -0700

liz (aka hobbledehoy): itty bitty tutorial on corespinning: Nice concise description of the method, and the video’s a great view of an efficient core spinner. I read elsewhere (knittyspin? craftster? it’s all a blur…) that crochet cotton makes a nice, sturdy core. Makes me wish I hadn’t destashed all of mine back in ‘05 …

Fine Spinning Techniques from the Handspinners and Weavers Guild of South Australia, Inc.

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:26:26 -0700

Fine Spinning Techniques from the Handspinners and Weavers Guild of South Australia, Inc.: A nice writeup of tips on fiber prep, wheel tuning, and goals to aim for on spinning a fine yarn.

Curious Weaver Journal

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:16:00 -0700

Curious Weaver Journal:

“The full texts of the five published Curiousweaver journals 1994-1996, available for download. [Published] to promote and share weaving in the Australasian region, so some articles are pertinent to Australia, particularly on dyeing.” — from the page

My favorite article: Pre-historic Thigh Spinning, in Issue 2; second favorite — the separate piece on spinning T-shirt yarn!

"A Continuous Thread: Flax Spinning in Ancient Egypt" by Rhonda K. Hageman

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:29:07 -0700

"A Continuous Thread: Flax Spinning in Ancient Egypt" by Rhonda K. Hageman: article with pictures. very informative.

Egyptian spindles and dioramas

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:26:09 -0700

Egyptian spindles and dioramas

The KNIFTAs

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:05:16 -0700

The KNIFTAs: The First Knitting in Film and Television Awards … nominate on their website or on Ravelry. Terrific fun!

Color Hunter

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:04:26 -0700

Color Hunter: A really cool online tool — upload an image and get a 5-color palette from it, “bright” or “dull”. Terrific way to pick colors for space-dyeing roving or yarn!!

Which Lazy Kate?

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:35:18 -0700

Which Lazy Kate?

PLUCKYFLUFF Cuts Up T-Shirts

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:27:17 -0700

PLUCKYFLUFF Cuts Up T-Shirts: T-shirts are fiber, right? These are some fantastic cut T-shirts by Pluckyfluff herself. What a creative lady!!

What do you teach in Color Whirl?

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:42:47 -0700

What do you teach in Color Whirl?

A Spindler's Bibliography

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:03:25 -0700

A Spindler's Bibliography

Bellefeathers! 29 June 2008

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:34:19 -0700

Bellefeathers! 29 June 2008: New handspun by By Our Hands (me and Natalie), new Bosworths and coming up: new Kunderts, mid-July vacation…

Spinners Anonymous

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:24:29 -0700

Spinners Anonymous: A fun site with helpful instructions and tips for spinners and spindlers.

Caroline's Crafty Bits: Spinning for the first time

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:23:27 -0700

Caroline's Crafty Bits: Spinning for the first time: a nice collection of tutorials on spindling, fiber prep, and more