Are you frustrated with spinning your yarn too loosely? Here are a few easy to make adjustments to your spinning that will help you get more twist and tighten up that yarn! Cost To Spin Wool takes a look at the cost of handspinning supplies and equipment. Use smaller whorl to spin tighter yarn The…
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…
Spinning from the fold, or maybe you’ve heard it referred to as semi worsted spinning? Whatever you call it, what is spinning from the fold and why would you want to do it? Spinning from the fold and semi worsted spinning are both terms for the same technique of taking a 3 inch or more…
Get ready to love carding your fiber! I truly enjoy using my drum carder and, once you learn a few simple tips for using your drum carder and removing that beautiful fiber batt, so will you! To use a drum carder: turn the handle clockwise as you place small amounts of fiber on the feed…
Choosing a drum carder is both exciting and confusing, at the same time! There are quite a few brands and models to choose from, so you’ll also have a lot to sort through before you can find the drum carder that is best for you! Let me help your sort your needs and wants by…
When you are a beginning handspinner or just trying out something new and things don’t quite go as planned, you can get some uneven spots in your handspun yarns. What are your options when this happens? Is there anything that you can do with your uneven yarns other than toss them? Uneven yarns can be…
If you are a beginner, looking into preparing wool for handspinning or felting, you will have come across many sites and shops with hand carders for sale. But, you aren’t quite sure yet what exactly hand carders do and why and if you would need them. What are wool hand carders used for? Wool hand…
When you decide to jump into preparing your own spinning fiber, you know that you’ll need a carder to use for your wool preparation. Now, you need to pick the one to buy and there are quite a few choices! Which carder do you need and why? Choose a drum carder for higher volume carding,…
Thinking about getting a drum carder to make your fiber preparation go a little easier? What makes a drum carder so special, especially since there are other ways to prepare your fiber for spinning? Drum carders are fast and easy to use carders that make larger batts of spinning or felting fiber. Drum carders can…
Hand carders or drum carders, which will you get the most use out of for your handspinning projects? Really, that depends upon what you like to spin and how you want to prepare those fibers! So here’s a pros and cons list made from my experiences using both, to help you decide which carder will…