You’ve seen the raw wool fleeces available for online and at fiber festivals and sales and have probably wondered if you should jump in and buy a raw fleece or just admire them and stick to the prepared fibers you love. Is a raw wool fleece the right choice for you and what is involved…
Handspinning wool yarn is a popular hobby with the craft minded of all ages and backgrounds, and, like most anything else, handspinning wool yarn has some good points and some not so good points. What are the pros and cons of handspinning wool yarn? Is Spinning Your Own Yarn Worth It? goes over the costs…
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…
Thinking about learning to spin wool? It’s a rewarding hobby that has endless creative potential, I really enjoy spinning! As neat as spinning wool is, it’s not free, how much does it cost to spin wool? It will cost $3.5-5 for two ounces of wool to spin a two ounce skein of yarn. This does…
Spinning with wool roving is a great place to start your spinning adventure! Roving is easy to find and available from many different breeds, giving you all manner of choices for spinning. So, how do you actually spin roving and what are the tricks to make spinning wool roving easier for a beginner? Does Spinning…
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…
Some handspinners really get a kick out of carding wool for spinning, others, like me, would prefer not to card at all! But can we do it, is carding a must or are there times when carding wool is optional? You can spin uncarded wool if the wool fibers will easily separate out by hand…
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…
Maybe you have considered learning to spin your own yarn, especially if you are buying craft yarn for your projects! Will you save money learning to spin your own yarn or are you better off to buy from someone else? Compared to buying hand crafted specialty yarns, you save money by purchasing prepared wool and…
Thinking about getting into handspinning yarn? Handspinning is fun and relaxing, not to mention all of the really neat yarns you can make! Once you decide to jump into handspinning, the next question is where to start. Since you are starting out as a total beginner, you might as well make it easy! What’s the…