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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]