You might have the option of working with wool from a local flock, be looking for wool perfect for that next project or just looking to broaden your spinning experience. There are a ton of choices of wools to spin from different breeds of sheep, all of which you’ve heard great things about their wool….
With a huge variety of fibers, textures and colors, especially those beautiful art batts, wool batting can be very tempting to any handspinner looking for a new to you fiber or just a fun project to start. Sure, those wool batts are interesting, some even quite lovely, but what do you do with those things…
As you are looking around for wool to spin for your next handspinning project, you’ll probably come across wool batts as well as roving. And some of those batts look pretty amazing! Both roving and batts come in all manner of fiber combinations from your favorite fiber shops, so which one do you pick? Should…
When looking for ready to spin wool, you’ll come across some different fiber preparations, including combed top. What is combed top, what it is best used for and where can you get it when you decide to buy some for your project? Combed top is used for worsted type spinning where the desired result is…
Wool roving and wool top, two terms that are commonly encountered when exploring the world of wool craft, actually mean very different things but are frequently used interchangeably. For anyone shopping for wool for a specific spinning project, this is a point of confusion that must be sorted out! What are the specific differences between…
When you are looking to start handspinning, you will see that there are all kinds of fiber choices, including but certainly not limited to wool roving! Should you as a new handspinner, use wool roving? Wool roving is the easiest fiber to use when you learn to spin. It is also easy to find. Wool…
Roving for handcrafting is available for sale in almost any online craft supplier, but what exactly is it? What is roving made of and what are the options that you can purchase? Roving is ready to spin fibers that are made out of wool, plant fibers, fiber from other fiber producing animals or synthetically made…
I’m sure you have seen the terms wool roving and wool sliver when you are looking for fiber for your next spinning project. There are loads of fiber preparations and fiber preparation terms to choose from! Since each wool preparation is best used for a certain purpose or type of spinning, when would you use…
If you have spent anytime at all looking over your spinning fiber options, you will have likely come across something called pencil roving. What on earth is pencil roving and what would you use it for, anyway? Pencil roving is a thin wool roving, generally as thin or thinner than a pencil, that is used…
Wool roving, it’s available for just about any breed that you can think of, which is super neat but can also be quite confusing! All of these wools are great for something, to be sure, but are they great for you and your spinning? The best roving to use for handspinning is a roving made…