Should you use a spindle or a wheel to learn how to spin yarn? It’s a big question that all new handspinners face! How do you know which one is the best for you to start with? To start spinning for the least money, use a spindle. The easiest way to start spinning with a…
Since yarn is really just twisted wool or other spinnable fibers and that seems fairly easy to do, what if you could spin wool into yarn without using a spinning wheel? It’s doable and actually pretty common, fiber enthusiasts the world over have been spinning yarn without wheels for ages! To spin yarn without a…
Beginners looking for a spinning wheel have tons of choices! It’s wonderful to have multiple good options but how do you know what wheel to pick? Let’s get this sorted! We’ll have you on the path to picking a great wheel that suits you and your spinning in no time! Characteristic Top Choice! Best beginner…
When you are shopping around for a spinning wheel, you’ll surely come across Louet wheels. Not sure if you’ve seen them? You’d remember, Louet spinning wheels have an interesting look! The real question is how do they perform? Will a Louet wheel work for you or is another brand of spinning wheel a better choice?…
When you are shopping around for a spinning wheel, you’ll quickly see that not only are there quite a few choices of brands and types of wheels, there are also vastly different price points. What is the cost of a spinning wheel and what makes the prices differ between them? To get you started, when…
If you’ve shopped around online or in person, for a new spinning wheel, you’ll surely have noticed that there are a ton of great choices. This is great, you can pick one that perfectly suits your needs! And it’s not so great, since you have a lot of choices to sort through when figuring out…
It can be really frustrating when all you can spin are yarns with scads more twist than you want! How do you spin yarns with less twist and still have the yarn hold together? Use well prepared fiber The first thing to do, or more accurately switch to if you are not using it, is…
So you are thinking about getting into a new hobby and spinning wool sounds interesting but you don’t want to get into it too deep (or spend much) until you see if handspinning is enjoyable to you, right? If you’ve looked around in the slightest, you’ve surely seen a world of spinning equipment for sale,…
Spinning wheels are seen in historical photographs, old movies and fairytales, so we all know what they are, but are spinning wheels still used today? Spinning wheels are commonly used today Spinning wheels are commonly used today, everyday, by fiber loving folks around the world. Actually, spinning your own yarn, called handspinning is an increasingly…