AskTheBellwether's Fiber Mine

Handwoven's Master Yarn Chart

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:20:02 -0800

You’ll need to create an account on weavingtoday.com to get to the yarn chart, but it’s quite handy — it will tell you what size “8/2” means, for example, and a whole host of yarns.

Organic_Clothing: Raw & Organic Silk: Facts behind the Fibers

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:17:43 -0700

Organic_Clothing: Raw & Organic Silk: Facts behind the Fibers:

An interesting article about silk — the fiber, yarn, and fabric…

Glossary of Dyeing, Spinning, & Fiber Preparation Terminology by Tactile Fiber Arts

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:49:12 -0700

Glossary of Dyeing, Spinning, & Fiber Preparation Terminology by Tactile Fiber Arts:

Definitions from Acid to Z-twist!

Niki Sawyer's Collection of 6,000 Sheep Images

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:45:08 -0700

Niki Sawyer's Collection of 6,000 Sheep Images

How Acid Dye Works

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:52:58 -0700

How Acid Dye Works:

An interesting article from Dharma about acid dyes. They are a one-stop website for a huge variety of dye needs, from dyes to dye tools to blank fabric and clothing that can be dyed. Their catalog is a fun read, too!

Woven into the Earth: Spinning in the Grease

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:31:49 -0700

Woven into the Earth: Spinning in the Grease:

An interesting experience of spinning in the grease vs. spinning washed fleece, with side-by-side photographs of the skeins.

New Voyager Trading Videos - Spinning Wheel Maintenance

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:40:49 -0800

New Voyager Trading Videos - Spinning Wheel Maintenance:

A nice trio of videos on spinning wheel maintenance, by New Voyager Trading (home of Kromski wheels) — great information for any wheel owner.

Daisy Hill Weaving Studio: Fast Pictorial Guide to the Weaver's Knot

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:33:39 -0800

Daisy Hill Weaving Studio: Fast Pictorial Guide to the Weaver's Knot:

Okay, so this is more of a weaver’s tip. But it’s terrific! I may not need a Boyce knotter after all ;-) yeah, right!

Wraps per inch method | Wool Festival

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:10:09 -0800

Wraps per inch method | Wool Festival:

how to estimate how much yarn you need for a sweater, using wraps per inch …

Etusivu (Neulakinnas Nalbinding)

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:01:35 -0800

Etusivu (Neulakinnas Nalbinding):

A very interesting, very picture-rich website on Nalbinding, how to make stitches, finished items, and more, I’m sure. In Finnish, with translations too!

St. Seraphina Knits (and Spins): Souped-Up Suzie for Speed Demons

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:36:31 -0800

St. Seraphina Knits (and Spins): Souped-Up Suzie for Speed Demons:

How to soup up your high speed head on your Majacraft wheel to get ratios above 40:1 … how cool (umm, fast …!) is that!!

Portuguese Spindle blog, by Tita Costa

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:43:29 -0800

Portuguese Spindle blog, by Tita Costa:

A nice collection of posts on the Portuguese spindle, distaff and plying tool.

photo2009-12-12T23:55:08-000002 (via Elda2009) An interesting...

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:47:08 -0800

photo2009-12-12T23:55:08-000002 (via Elda2009)

An interesting way to group yarn into stripes for dyeing … several more photos of the holder are shown in her flickr Queue.

Make your own PVC charka by Sorcha Fhionn

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:44:45 -0800

Make your own PVC charka by Sorcha Fhionn:

Instructions for assembling a charka or great wheel from PVC, a bicycle rim, a knitting needle, and a few other oddments. Looks like fun!

digitalnabi's blog: Technique: Gradient Carding Hand-Dyed Fiber

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:31:09 -0800

digitalnabi's blog: Technique: Gradient Carding Hand-Dyed Fiber:

An interesting how-to on turning space-dyed roving into a color-gradient and the lovely scarves spun and knit from them.

The ShizzKnit: iSpin Toolkit for iPhone!

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:20:36 -0800

The ShizzKnit: iSpin Toolkit for iPhone!:

A pretty cool app for the techie spinners out there with iPhones or the iPod Touch

Baltimore Guild Spinning Certificate Program

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:53:12 -0800

Baltimore Guild Spinning Certificate Program:

An interesting and thorough self-study program for spinners, designed to help them attain mastery of spinning. Similar to the HGA’s COE program.

Zij maakt het: De "ninja's"

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:53:57 -0800

Zij maakt het: De "ninja's":

The pictures of these Dutch handcarders in operation almost remove the need to run this post through translate.google.com …

Jazzturtle Creations: How do I do it? The In's and Out's of Corespinning, Spinning Sequins & Adding in unusal objects. Techniques & Tricks!

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:58:53 -0800

Jazzturtle Creations: How do I do it? The In's and Out's of Corespinning, Spinning Sequins & Adding in unusal objects. Techniques & Tricks!:

A great video series on spinning core yarn with add-ins

Trenchwork : Still Batty . . . and master spinning

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:24:25 -0800

Trenchwork : Still Batty . . . and master spinning:

Interesting insights on two American correspondence master spinners’ courses.