5 Easy To Use Beginner Friendly Spinning Wheels
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5 Easy To Use Beginner Friendly Spinning Wheels

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…

Where Do You Get Handspinning Supplies? (5 sources for every area)
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Where Do You Get Handspinning Supplies? (5 sources for every area)

Before you can start spinning, you are going to need some handspinning supplies! What are your options and where do you get the tools and fiber that you’ll need for your yarn? Handspinning supplies can be purchased locally from farm stores, small shops or in person events, like festivals, or from larger online retailers which…

Carding To Blend Your Spinning Fibers (For Beginners)
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Carding To Blend Your Spinning Fibers (For Beginners)

Using your cards to blend your spinning fibers opens up a world of options for your spinning. I love to blend, especially for color, and routinely combine different wools or other fibers together to make a custom yarn, unique to me and my projects. With a few tips and some basic guidelines, you can make…

6 Tips To Prepare Your Wool For Carding (Flick, hand or drum carders)
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6 Tips To Prepare Your Wool For Carding (Flick, hand or drum carders)

Doing your own wool preparation is a big step toward expanding into all sorts of specialty or one of a kind fleeces that will be wonderfully interesting to spin! How do you get that new to you wool ready to card? We’ll go over the things you need to know before and during carding to…