Twist, crimp, sock yarn, and heretical statements about the doctrine of balanced yarn.

In which we step through making a tweed blend, and see the resulting yarn

Well, April has certainly been a busy month so far! I feel like I’m hardly sitting still long enough to get to about 75% of the things I thought I would… in March! However, I do have a few things to show for my month so far. One of them is this: Her name is […]

First, new batts have hit the eBay Store And some murky colours are even included this time. Oh, and if you head on over there to buy something, let me know you arrived via my blog and you’ll get free shipping plus a little extra surprise. On the subject of colour, June asked a little […]

Do You Prefer To Spin Woolen or Worsted? Totally depends. Some things I simply must have be worsted, and others I want woolen. For the most part though, it’s sort of a spectrum depending on what I think the yarn will be for, and which technique I use with what prep is decided by what […]

Fiber Femmes’ Fiber Geek Questionnaire from Jan/Feb 2007

Renee asks: You mentioned that you usually keep track of the length of fiber spun. I was wondering how you calculate that? I usually keep a notebook handy and log my spinning in various ways, and I measure and write down several things about the yarn, then tag the yarn with what I guess you […]

I’ve received some terrific comments, in various forms, on my post dealing with the pricing of handspun yarn. I’ve incorporated feedback from these into a revision, now online — just follow the link! But I’m going to take a moment to reply to a few of the comments here. …you have allowed no time for […]

I’ve got two questions to answer today, both from Melanie at Pink Lemon Twist. Let me take a moment also to say that Melanie does some beautiful work, and I’m particularly a fan of her lace designs. Besides, she and I share the delight of having taken Darth Vader places on Halloween; surely this means […]

First of all, spinning thick and consistent is quite difficult to do! If you want thick, consistent, and lofty, this is potentially one of the most technically challenging yarns to produce reliably as a single-ply yarn. If you take millspun commercial yarns which appear to be this, and deconstruct them carefully, you can often discover […]