Linda Ligon's Blog

Homespun Handknit, Old and New

Linda Ligon — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT

All New Homespun Handknit is now available as an eBook.

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How to card wool, a study in opposites

Linda Ligon — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Linda looks at the different ways spinners approach carding wool.

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The secrets to Orenburg spinning revealed

Linda Ligon — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Linda shares her textile adventures in Mongolia and how they prepared her for her latest project learning about Orenburg spinning.

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Just in Time

Linda Ligon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Our CD collections might just save you, too.

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A virtual spinning bee

Linda Ligon — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Get virtual spinning camaraderie with our workshop DVDs

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It's not digital, it's magical

Linda Ligon — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Linda explores the joys of digital media.

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The music of the wheel

Linda Ligon — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:00:00 GMT

Linda muses on the musical qualities of using a spinning wheel.

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Dyeing in my kitchen

Linda Ligon — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:00:00 GMT

Linda invites Deb Menz to dye in her kitchen.

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The magic of creating complexity, simply

Linda Ligon — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:00:00 GMT

Deb Menz shares her color skills in her new DVD. Deb's sampling, from colored fiber to blended batts to yarn and finally a knitted sample. Sophisticated mud blended to match the palette of a beachscape. Create your own double rainbow in yarn I'm...(read more)

Use color to get the yarn you want

Linda Ligon — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMT

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...(read more)