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Knitting Scarf Patterns
Learning to spin your own yarn and knitting beautifully with it is one of the most rewarding processes. The beautiful imperfections of a homespun yarn are lovely reminders of the fiber process and the natural world we live in. The experience of making knitting wool and finding the perfect knitting instructions for knitting wool scarves is an uplifting journey for experienced knitters and beginners alike. Connect with nature again and start a lace knitting project of your own with inspiration from this eBook! Download your copy of Free Knitting Patterns for Homespun Yarn: Three Knitting Scarf Patterns today! Your eBook of knitting instructions will keep the spinning lover in you busy with incredible knitting stitches in these hand knitting patterns and design elements from the expert yarn lovers at Spinning Daily.
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Drop Spindle Spinning
Ready to explore the wonders of making your own yarn? Wondering where to start? Spinning Daily is the perfect place! This free eBook includes some of the best content from Spin-Off magazine. Learn how to make a drop spindle and how to use a drop spindle, and dive into the art of drop spindle spinning. Learning how to spin is learning the
process of drawing out the fibers from fleece and adding twist until you
have created a continuous thread or stable yarn. Drop spindles are ancient tools that are still used in
parts of the world to produce thread and yarn. Learn the drop spinning
process from expert spinners and take pride in creating your very own
handspun yarn.
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Introduction to Spinning Wheels
Learning to spin on a spinning wheel is tricky! How can your body do so
many different things at the same time? One hand pinches, one hand
pulls, and your feet pump the treadle. What a lot to think about at
once. This is why Spinning Daily has put together this free
eBook dedicated to spinning wheels. If you learn each step in the
spinning process before you put them together- spinning will be easier.
Let the experts at Spinning Daily walk you through the process with this free guide about the art of spinning and plying yarn on a spinning wheel.
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Spinning Silk
Silk is one of the luxury fibers that new spinners are likely to try
first after they've mastered wool—it is so seductively beautiful with
its incredible luster and ability to take color. But spinning silk is a
little tricky and it is really nice to have a couple expert spinners by
your side as you try it out. That's exactly why the Spinning Daily
team has developed this free guide to spinning silk fibers. These
fascinating pages offer essential silk spinning techniques and
instruction for four free projects using silk fiber for knitting,
weaving, crochet, and embroidery. Don't wait; download your guide to
spinning silk fibers today to indulge in silk luxury designed for
experienced spinners and beginners alike.
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Spinning Wool
If you are passionate about wools (aren't we all?), you're in for a
treat! This free eBook is entirely dedicated to taking the spinner's
perspective on wool by looking at three sheep breeds (the ubiquitous
Border Leicester, the Wensleydale longwool and the rare-breed Jacob),
studying the texture and colors of their fibers, and walking you through
how to prepare the wool for spinning. Along with intriguing stories and
fun facts, each type of wool is also presented with a beautiful
project. This fascinating information on how to spin wool was compiled
exclusively for our Spinning Daily members. Don't wait; download your guide to spining wool from these unique breeds. It is completely free.
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Processing Wool
Spinners by nature like to make things from scratch. Making
their own fabric isn’t enough so they start making their own yarn—and
many of them even begin the exciting journey of processing their own fibers. While your friends and family may be wondering
when you’re going to buy your first flock of sheep (perhaps you have already?), the experts at Spinning Daily
have compiled this amazing free eBook entirely dedicated to the art of
wool processing. These instructions on how to wash wool, how to card
wool, and how to comb wool should make
the process of preparing raw wool for spinning easy and fun.
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Spinning Cotton
Cotton is an amazing fiber—growing in hot climates and emerging from beautiful flowers on spindly bushes and trees—cotton fibers are great for keeping us cool and dry when it is hot and humid out. Cotton really is the fabric of our lives—but for handspinners, spinning cotton can be a bit intimidating. That is why the experts at Spinning Daily have developed this free guide to spinning cotton. This free eBook offers essential cotton spinning techniques and instruction for five free projects using natural-colored cotton yarn. Weave, knit, or crochet a beautiful project from handspun cotton yarn using this amazing guide to spinning cotton today!
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