I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.Now that you’ve washed, spun, and dyed your wool. You have to put it to use. You can sell it, donate it, gift it, or make something out of it. Even if you don’t like your first yarn, make […]
Dyeing Yarn
I like to dye my finished yarn because I have more control over where the color goes and often I don’t know what I’m going to make when I’m spinning the yarn. But you can dye at any point in the process. First off, I highly recommend you get the book Hand Dyeing Yarn and […]
Finishing Yarn
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 twist of your singles, and therefore knits up without “bias.” It also evens out the appearance […]
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 […]
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 […]