We invited Lory Widmer Hess of Chestnut Ridge, New York, to share her insights as she learned to spin on her second attempt. Lory is the Managing Editor for the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America . Realizing the potential of spinning Lory Widmer Hess My first attempt to learn to spin...
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Amy Clarke Moore
on Feb 27, 2013
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The students spin up alpaca yarn that was sheared from the two school alpacas, Manny and Dotsero, last spring. A first skein from Manny. I asked Carol Rhoades to help me get the wheels up and running when she was visiting last December. Bekah, the teacher, is also learning how to spin. Why it is good...
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Amy Clarke Moore
on Feb 15, 2012
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The fabric of our lives Most spinners learn how to spin with wool—it is easy to learn with and is widely available as a spinning fiber. Sometimes not knowing that something is challenging can be a good thing. For instance, I learned how to spin by spinning cotton. I was a college student studying...
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Amy Clarke Moore
on Dec 29, 2011
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Merino fiber that has about twelve crimps per inch. Romney fiber that has about six crimps per inch. Lincoln fiber that has about three crimps per inch. Locks of Potential What is it that brings you to spinning? I imagine we come to spinning for a whole host of reasons—as diverse as we are as spinners...
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Amy Clarke Moore
on Dec 7, 2011
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I love cotton In the small Costa Rican village where I learned to spin, cotton was grown on trees, spun on handspindles, and woven on backstrap looms to make skirts and bags. Stephenie Gaustad introducing you to a wealth of information on how to spin cotton in her video, Spinning Cotton. When I first...
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Amy Clarke Moore
on Mar 23, 2011
Filed under: Natural Fiber, Handspun, Spinning Cotton, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, How To Spin, Spin-Off Magazine, Processing Cotton, Spinning, Processing Fiber