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Use color to get the yarn you want

Deb ready to play with color. Colors blended to match the palette of a beachscape. Sampling helps Deb get just the results she wants. Beige to subtle, sophisticated yarn When I first started learning to spin in the early 1970s color wasn't an issue...

Published Jun 22, 2011 6:00 AM by Linda Ligon

Filed under: Plying, Natural Dyes, How To Spin, Dyeing, Spinning, Dyeing Yarn
Margaret Stove teaches you how to spin yarn fit for royalty

Interweave will soon release a DVD from Margaret Stove showing you how to spin yarn for lace
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Published Dec 29, 2010 6:00 AM by Linda Ligon

Filed under: Plying, SOAR, How To Spin, Wool Processing, Spinning Wheels, Handspun, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Types of Yarn, Spinning
Give yourself a simple gift

Give yourself a simple gift Rita shows her New England Autumn Color with a woven rug. A handspun, handwoven pillowcase — how dreamy! Lovely garments from Rita's wardrobe. I can count on my two hands the number of projects I have woven or knitted...

Published Oct 27, 2010 6:00 AM by Linda Ligon

Filed under: handwoven, Plying, How To Spin, Spinning Wheels, Handspun, Types of Yarn, Spinning
Spinner's Questions? Ask Rita Buchanan

My first question, when I was learning to spin many decades ago, was "why does this darn doorknob thingy keep dropping on the floor?" Well, that was a long time ago, and it really was a wooden doorknob on a dowel, and I was trying to spin grease...

Published Oct 21, 2009 12:42 PM by Linda Ligon

Filed under: Plying, How To Spin, Spin-Off Magazine, Types of Yarn, Your Yarn, Spinning
Spinimation—The Maggie and Eunny Show

I’ve rattled on for years about how hard it is to put spinning instruction in print. It’s such a dynamic, process-intensive craft—so hard to capture in one-shot increments. For all my carrying on, though, I think we’ve done a pretty...

Published Jun 3, 2009 8:50 AM by Linda Ligon

Filed under: Worsted, Plying, How To Spin, Wool Processing, Spinning Wheels, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Spin-Off Magazine, Types of Yarn, Spinning

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TAGS: Plying + How To Spin

Use color to get the yarn you want

Margaret Stove teaches you how to spin yarn fit for royalty

Give yourself a simple gift

Spinner's Questions? Ask Rita Buchanan

Spinimation—The Maggie and Eunny Show