When you are looking for the best way to get your wool ready for handspinning, you’ll surely come across the term rolag. What is a rolag and when would you use them? A rolag is a fluffy tube of wool that is made for spinning woolen yarns. Rolags are made with hand cards and are…
Dyeing your handspun yarn introduces you to a world of color, which, of course, sounds wonderful, right? Especially if you have been eyeing up those dyes for a while now! We’ll go over the main options for dying your handspun yarn based on the the look you want for your project. Dye entire skein one…
Are you considering plying your handspun yarn but not really sure where to start? I used to avoid plying but now I enjoy it! I just needed to find a method that suits me and most of my spinning. Let’s go over your options so you can pick a few that will work for your…
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?…
Once you have washed your raw wool fleece, now you need to dry it. Easy, right? Fairly easy, yes, but there are a few things you can do to make your wool dry faster and be sure it stays clean. Before you get started drying your wool Before you get started with drying your wool…
It’s a big moment, you’ve got a freshly shorn fleece that you love and are excited about using. But…it’s probably not looking very usable as is. Now you are wondering what to do with it! How do you get from fleece to processed wool, all done at home? There are a few possibilities of what…
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….
Now that you have spun your yarn, what should you do next? As with most things in handspinning, that depends upon what you want the yarn to do for you and the needs of your project! Here are the ways that you can set the twist in your handspun yarn, including the pros and cons…
You’ve picked out a beautiful freshly shorn fleece and all the possibilities of things you can make with it are racing through your head! Now what? How do you get that fleece ready for spinning? You’ve got some options, all of which have pros and cons. We’ll go over the common things to use for…
When you are looking into getting an unwashed fleece, you’ll come across some potentially confusing terms, specifically suint and lanolin. What are they and how do you deal with them? Both suint and lanolin are found in unwashed (raw) wool. Suint is sheep sweat and dirt and is removed from wool by soaking in water….