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With all the great spinning workshops that Interweave kee ps putting out, my video library is outgrowing my bookshelf space. Fortunately, the folks in our online education department have come up with a brilliant sol ution. They've just launched our new Craft Daily site! This means that I can watch...
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Amy Clarke Moore
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May 15, 2013
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While St. Distaff's Day, also called Rock Day , was traditionally the day that women returned to their work and spinning, many modern fiber lovers celebrate the holiday by gathering together. Earlier this week, Liz Good wrote a great post about St. Distaff's Day and its importance to spinners...
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Spend a relaxing day watching others spin Spend the day with Norman Kennedy and a song spinning. In Europe, in olden times, spinners had a break from their spinning during the celebration of Christmas. But the day after Christmas, they were admonished to get back to work! Rascally men would splash water...
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Linda Ligon
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Dec 26, 2012
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On the Cover: Carding on a Blending Board DEPARTMENTS Editor's Page Letters Reviews As the Whorl Spins Get This! Abbreviations Advertisers' Index Classified Ads Comparing American Wensleydale to British Wensleydale by Sarah Wroot History in the Making: Mountain Meadow Wool Mill by Liz Gipson...
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Wool Combing and Carding: How to Use Hand Carders, Wool Combs, and Drum Carders I'll always remember the day I learned about wool combing. I was attending my first wool festival—the Estes Park Wool Market up in Estes Park, Colorado. Mesmerized by the booths overflowing with fiber and yarn,...
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Inside the Wooly World of Norman Kennedy We've invited Anne Merrow, Interweave spinning and knitting video producer and eMag editor, to share some exciting details about our second workshop video with Norman Kennedy. Looking out the windows of this old Vermont barn, Norman Kennedy creates beautiful...
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Donna Towell helping 4-H members learn to spin. Wisconsin Spindle and Dyepot Guild. Spinning demonstrations at the county fair. Wisconsin Spindle and Dyepot Guild. Learning to spin llama. Wisconsin Spindle and Dyepot Guild. What was your first handspinning experience? Many people are inspired to learn...
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Kate Larson
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Jun 29, 2012
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Change how you look at fiber Robin demonstrates how to keep fiber in order with the tips facing down for a true worsted preparation in the English style. Robin uses a diz to create sliver from a blend she created of mohair and wool. Robin spinning directly from a paddle comb. A sentiment I often hear...
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The power on sharing what you know Last night a good friend came over for dinner (we're spinning buddies—we met over looms in college eons ago). As we were chopping vegetables for the salad, we were talking about our latest projects. I was describing how we hosted a demonstration day in the...
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Spinning Tips—Or Not In the DVD How to Card Wool: Four Spinners, Four Techniques , Carol Rhoades demonstrates her carding technique. You know how there are about a trillion different ways to divide the world into opposing sides? Such as people who are night owls vs people who are early birds; people...
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Linda Ligon
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Apr 4, 2012
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Maggie Casey teaching Spinning 101 at SOAR 2011 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Judith MacKenzie teaching her Spinning for Color workshop at SOAR 2011 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Deb Menz teaching her From Swatch to Scarf workshop at SOAR 2011 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Bringing the Spin-Off Autumn...
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Liz Good
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Nov 23, 2011
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Woolly comfort or implements of the unknown? Discover new uses for handcards and tahklis. Photo by Jason Reid. Michael Cook walks you through a traditional Lao method of reeling silk. Photo by Michael Cook. The Columbia Mitts by Star Athena are the essence of winter comfort. Photo by Joe Coca. Finding...
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Dagmar Klos lifts just-dyed cloth from an indigo vat. Photo courtesy of Dagmar Klos. Choose Your Own (Color) Adventure One of my favorite parts of editing Interweave's spinning, dyeing, and fiber eMags is working for Linda Ligon. Linda had the great idea to start Interweave decades ago and has had...
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I have quickly become addicted to spinning. On cool evenings, you can find me excitedly watching the magic of twist convert fluffy fiber into sturdy yarn. I am still fascinated with the transformation. But spinning has been a home-based-only hobby. My spinning wheel is not portable. It doesn't fit...
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Toni Rexroat
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Aug 24, 2011
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I have seen the light! (As in light and fluffy) I have seen the light! (As in light and fluffy.) Never the type of person to even want to process my own fiber, I have recently been convinced. Oh, I'd tried it before—started with a raw fleece, washed, and handcarded (and handcarded) and got...