Avocados have been the focus of the Medina Spinning and Weaving Guild (Ohio) for their favorite summer activity, an all-day dyeing session at a member’s farm. Goldenrod, brazilwood, madder root,...
The Barefoot Spinners and Nashville Spinsters guilds gave fiber cleaned with Jennifer's method a spin...
Here's an invitation no spinner would pass up: Learn a craft that is both ancient and modern, create yarns that are perfect for your special projects, spend time instead of money, and enjoy every minute...
What were your thoughts and feelings when that first spinning wheel came into your life? Did you sit down for a trial spin on it at a fiber festival where it followed you home? Did its silhouette catch...
Spiders are frequent travelers after the Ides of March. When the eggs hatch, the tiny offspring are caught by the slightest breeze in their miniwebs, launching them into space. Many nights as a teenager...
The Valley Friendly Spinners and Twist O' Wool Guild (Vermont) held a Drop In & Spin event during the Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival last October. Children were welcome with adult supervision...
The 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium “Every Thread Has a Story . . .” was held in October, bringing together individuals who are devoted to preserving and reviving traditional textile techniques...
My father told me that as a child he would sit by the fire watching his grandmother spin yarn in their farmhouse in upstate New York. A picture of the hearth with a spinning wheel beside it (on the right...
I have been reading about multiple American spinning groups with connections to Tasmania , so I took the pocket atlas off the shelf to confirm its location. Tasmania is an island off the southeast coast...
Did you know that 2009 is the International Year of Natural Fiber? There's a great video about the role of natural fibers in the world economy on their website. The natural fiber pictured here is from...
A successful Learn to Spin session was held by the Staten Island Handspinners & Weavers Guild (New York) in fall 2009. Members spoke about properties of wool, the various types and their uses, and...
Take a peek at how several spinning communities marked the holiday...
The Weavers Guild of Minnesota offers members a wide range of opportunities to learn and grow. Grants help make it happen....
I am part of a thriving fiber community in Indiana. We are lucky to have so many guilds, great yarn and fiber shops, and workshop opportunities. Indiana also has a networking organization called Swift...
The 25th Market Day and Fiber Fair at the Bowling Green County Fairgrounds brought together handspun yarns and handcrafted items reminiscent of a village fair. Hosted by the Black Swamp Spinner’s...
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