Have you heard of angora wool and are wondering what on earth you’d do with it? Or, have you heard different (sometimes opposite!) things about the same fiber? What’s the real scoop? What is angora wool good for and why would you use it? Angora wool is from rabbits and is used to make luxury…
Thinking about getting some angora rabbit wool to spin? You’ll be able to spin beautiful, custom made luxury yarn that is soft, soft, soft! But, what exactly do you do with the angora fiber when you get it? What are the steps you need to take to get angora ready for spinning? Pros And Cons…
Mohair is an amazing material that has tons of wonderful properties, for both clothing and for hand crafts, like spinning and weaving. Most mohair also seems to have something else, a fairly high price tag! Why is that? What is going on with mohair that makes it so expensive? Mohair is expensive because it is…
When you are shopping around for a spinning wheel, you’ll quickly see that not only are there quite a few choices of brands and types of wheels, there are also vastly different price points. What is the cost of a spinning wheel and what makes the prices differ between them? To get you started, when…
If you’ve shopped around online or in person, for a new spinning wheel, you’ll surely have noticed that there are a ton of great choices. This is great, you can pick one that perfectly suits your needs! And it’s not so great, since you have a lot of choices to sort through when figuring out…
If you have done any searching around at all for mohair, you’ll come across the question of goats being killed for mohair. Do goats really die when mohair is harvested or is this claim another sensationalized topic that isn’t quite what it seems? Goats are not killed for mohair Goats are not killed to produce…
Thinking about using rolags to make your next yarn? You could use undyed wool, for sure, but you probably have a few colors in mind for your project. So, when should you dye? Can you dye rolags or do you need to dye the wool in another way? Do not dye rolags. The dyeing process…
When you are just getting started with handspinning, you’ll want to work with the easiest wool to use while you are learning. There are a lot of wonderful wools out there to choose from and many are listed as easy to spin, but what is the easiest wool of all to spin? The easiest wool…
If you get a fleece from the same breed of sheep you have purchased before, will you get what you are hoping for? Do fleeces of the same breed of sheep spin up the same or are they different and how do you know what to look for when you are shopping? Fleeces from the…
Thinking about felting some raw wool? The great news is that starting with raw wool will open up a world of possiblities to you for feltable wools that are not commonly available, not to mention, wool from your own sheep! The less great news is that you’ll need to wash those fleeces, first. Here’s how…