How We Flourish

Creating healthier people and a healthier planet, one step at a time

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Finishing Yarn

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.Okay, now you’ve spun yarn. Congratulations! But you aren’t done yet. First, you have to decide if you want to ply or not. Then you have to set the twist. Plying is a good option, since it counters the […]

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Spinning Yarn

When my first, and so far only, spinning wheel, the Babe Pinkie, came in the mail, I was so excited. But it was HARD! And no one told me. I read Start Spinning by  Maggie Casey and that was amazingly helpful, but not as much as I needed it to be. There’s no substitute for […]

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Prepping Fleece

Of the ways to prepare fleece once it’s been washed, I’m going to focus on hand carding. This is a lot of work and takes a lot of physical effort. If you can afford a drum carder, that is a good way to go. But I could barely afford hand carders and I had trouble […]

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Washing Fleece

My mom came home from work with a bag of wool sheared off a meat sheep. It was disgusting, I was not planning on learning to spin yarn for about 15 years, and I had no idea where to start. I was a 20-year-old college student in the suburbs. That should sum it up for […]

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From Sheep to Project

School has been pretty busy and I’m limited in the changes I can make for the planet when I live in the dorms (I do my best: I use my homemade products, utilize the dual flush toilets, minimize food waste, conserve electricity, etc.), so I’m going to take a break from easy, healthy, planet saving […]