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How did you celebrate St. Distaff's Day?

Take a peek at how several spinning communities marked the holiday
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Published Jan 11, 2013 9:15 PM by Kate Larson

Filed under: Spinning Wheels, Drum Carder, Carding and Combing, Spinning
Spinning Guilds share their craft at county fairs

What was your first handspinning experience? Many people are inspired to learn to spin after seeing a demonstration at a museum, festival, or fair. Guilds help make it happen!
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Published Jun 29, 2012 1:15 PM by Kate Larson

Filed under: Dyeing, Natural Dyes, Processing Fiber, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Handspun, How To Spin, Drum Carder, Spin-Off Magazine, SOAR, Types of Yarn, Carding and Combing, Spinning, Dyeing Yarn
Pinellas Weavers Guild (Florida)

The Pinellas Weavers Guild (Florida) is conducting its monthly programs with the yearlong theme "Fiber Arts from Start to Finish." The first centered on raising and spinning natural fibers including alpaca and cotton. Two kinds of carding were...

Published Dec 31, 2010 7:00 AM by Peggy Coffey

Filed under: Processing Fiber, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Handspun, Spinning Wheels, Drum Carder, Carding and Combing
Bishop Hill Fiber Guild (Illinois) Spin-In and Book Signing

The Twenty-Ninth Annual Spin-In held by the Bishop Hill Fiber Guild (Illinois) went green to feature eco-friendly home décor in the guild projects exhibited at Black Hawk College. Their own member Suzanne Tietjen , author of The Sheep of His Hand...

Published Oct 29, 2010 7:00 AM by Peggy Coffey

Filed under: Dyeing, Natural Dyes, Handspun, Spinning Wheels, Drum Carder, Carding and Combing, Dyeing Yarn
Butler County Spinners and Weavers Guild (Ohio)

An upcoming event at Providence Plantation prompted a Girl Scout leader to contact the Butler County Spinners and Weavers Guild (Ohio) for help in working with young women to fulfill a requirement for the Women Through Time and Heritage Hunt Interest...

Published Oct 15, 2010 7:00 AM by Peggy Coffey

Filed under: Dyeing, Natural Dyes, Processing Fiber, Drum Carder, Carding and Combing, Dyeing Yarn
Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers guild 2008 Sheep to Shawl demonstrations

(Left) Diane Witt, Jaye Whorton and Sue Maness spin under the tent. (Right) Alpacas visit. (left) Guild member Marsha Starr talks to kids about fiber. The Las Arañas Spinners & Weavers Guild in Albuquerque, New Mexico, along with the New Mexico...

Published Mar 18, 2009 2:15 PM by Peggy Coffey

Filed under: Natural Fiber, Dyeing, Natural Dyes, Processing Fiber, Drum Carder, Carding and Combing, Dyeing Yarn
Turn of events

If you have been spinning a while, you probably know there is more to making thread than appears on the surface of it. It is not just the technique nor skill involved, but the way your life becomes entangled in unforeseen connections. If you are new to spinning, you may already have experienced some amazing coincidences and become a new source of interest to your nonspinning friends. There seems to be no warning or rules about this. You become akin to the wisp of fiber that vanishes into your orifice at the turn of the wheel to reappear on the bobbin. From the moment of creation, the possibilities are endless. Sometimes looking back, we are astonished at the turn of events. Here are two such experiences found in recent newsletters, and my own experience.
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Published Sep 19, 2008 10:37 PM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Spinning Wheels, Drum Carder, Carding and Combing
Loyalhannon Spinners sweep sheep to shawl contest

The sheep to shawl team of Loyalhannon Spinners Guild took home four awards to sweep the competition at the 5th annual Sheep and Fiber Fest at Waynesburg, Pennsylvania Saturday May 17, 2008. The team received First Place as well as the Judges Award. Susan Rex of Apollo, Westmoreland County received the Best Weaver Award and Sandy Truckner of Avonmore, also Westmoreland County received the Best Spinner award. Joining Susan and Sandy on the team were Deb Hart of Latrobe, Westmoreland County as spinner, Nancy Solinger of Girty, Armstrong County as spinner, and Kathy ***, Scottdale, Westmoreland County as carder. Sherri McMahan of Brush Valley, Indiana County was the team alternate. Ralph Adamson of Greene County sheared the silver colored Romney sheep owned by Mary Lou Williams of Claysville.
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Published Aug 13, 2008 10:22 AM by Peggy Coffey

Filed under: Drum Carder, Carding and Combing

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