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Spinner’s Gift Suggestions, 2014

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Dec 3, 2014
  • 7 Comments So far
  • Articles | Book Reviews | Equipment | Fiber | Fiber Arts At Large | Getting Started | Links | Other Stuff | Reviews | Whatcha Doin'?

Abby’s Spinning Gift Guide 2014 Do you have a spinner in your life for whom you’d like to buy a gift, but you aren’t sure what he or she would like? I’ve pulled together a list of some favourite items in various price ranges to help, followed by a few tips on shopping for spinners […]

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Summer Q&A: The Wheels — Why, and Which?

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Jun 27, 2008
  • 38 Comments So far
  • Equipment | Fiber Arts At Large | Handspinning | Other Stuff | Spinning Tech | Spinning Wheels

Allright, I’m going to do a few questions relating to my wheel collection, because it’s been a long week and that’s what I think I have the cycles to do. Ok, devil’s advocate here: Why do you have so many? Are certain wheels better for spinning certain kinds of yarns? And how do you justify […]

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Guess Who’s Hanging With Me For A Few?

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Apr 10, 2008
  • 15 Comments So far
  • Articles | Equipment | Handspinning | Spinning Wheels

Some boxes got here just after dinner last night. Hrmmmm… says Louet all over those boxes. Let’s look closer. In case you can’t tell, that says S-11 Julia. What I have here is a prototype/demo of Louet’s latest spinning wheel, the first round of which are due to arrive at US and Canadian dealers who’ve […]

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Batt Club: Update!

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Aug 23, 2007
  • 7 Comments So far
  • Articles | Fiber | Other Stuff | Shop With Abby

For those of you who have been wondering about Batt Club, and if there’ll be another, and what you have to do to get in, here’s a quick update. First, I have decided to do Batt Club again for Winter 2007. Maybe I should have called it Fall 2007 — but perhaps, with another day […]

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Review: Louet Victoria

  • Abby Franquemont
  • Dec 31, 2006
  • 25 Comments So far
  • Articles | Handspinning | Other Stuff | Reviews | Spinning Tech

Louet’s new unbelievably tiny portable powerhouse is also finally a flyer lead scotch tension wheel, robust enough to fit almost every need! Read the details in my real-world test report.

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