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Spinnable fibers
Getting started
Where Do You Get Handspinning Supplies? (5 sources for every area)
What Is The Easiest Wool To Spin?
What Are The Characteristics Of An Easy To Spin Wool?
Which Wool Is Best For Handspinners To Start With?
9 Beginner friendly wools to spin
Ready to spin fiber
Should You Spin With Combed Top And Where To Get It
Can You Spin With Other Materials, Not Just Wool?
What Wool Is Best For Handspinning?
How To Choose A Wool That You Will Like To Spin
Should Handspinners Use Wool Roving?
Wool Roving Or Batts: Which one should you use and why?
Wool Roving Or Top: Which one you should use and why
Wool Roving Or Sliver: Which is best for handspinning and why?
What Is Pencil Roving And When Would You Spin It?
Continuous Wool Roving: What is it and how to make it
What Is Pin Drafted Roving And When Should You Use It?
Wool Roving: What is it, what to use it for & where to buy it
What Is The Difference Between Rolags And Roving?
Can You Handspin Wool Batting?
What is the best roving to use for handspinning?
Sheep wools
Do Fleeces Of The Same Breed Of Sheep Spin Differently?
How To Pick A Handspinning Fleece You’ll Love
Which Wool To Spin? Breed specific differences in wools
How To Pick The Best Wool To Spin For Your Project
What Is A Raw Wool Fleece? (And should you buy one?)
How Much Does It Cost To Spin Wool?
Can You Spin Wool Without Carding It?
5 Tips To Match A Fleece And Your Handspinning Project
The 7 Best Places To Get Wool For Handspinning
What Is Crimp In Wool? (And why it matters!)
What Staple Length Is Needed For Wool To Be Spun?
What Is Staple Length In Wool & Why It Matters!
What Happens To Wool After Shearing?
8 Tips For Buying Wool From A Small Farmer
Raw Wool vs. Washed Wool: Which is best for handspinning?
Angora rabbit wool
Why Is Angora Rabbit Wool Expensive?
Are Angora Rabbits Killed For Their Wool?
Pros And Cons Of Spinning Angora Rabbit Fiber
Mohair (goat)
Choosing Mohair For Handspinning
Fiber preparation
Preparing fiber at home
How To Prepare Wool For Handspinning
3 Tips For Using Carded Wool For Handspinning Yarn
How Do You Process Wool At Home?
How Do You Prepare Angora Wool For Spinning?
How Do You Blend Mohair For Handspinning?
How To Make Roving Out Of Your Own Wool
How To Get Raw Wool Ready For Spinning In The Grease
How to make roving with hand cards
How to make wool roving at home
Continuous wool roving: What is it and how to make it
Carding
Carding To Blend Your Spinning Fibers (For Beginners)
6 Tips To Prepare Your Wool For Carding (Flick, hand or drum carders)
10 Tips For Using Your Flick Carder
Which Card Do You Use For Your Wool?
How To Prepare Mohair For Spinning (Combing or carding)
Do You Need To Wash Wool Before Carding It?
Can You Use Dog Brushes For Carding Wool?
What Do You Use Wool Hand Carders For?
Drum carder
How To Choose The Best Drum Carder For You
What Does A Drum Carder Do That’s So Special?
Pros And Cons Of Drum Carders vs. Hand Carding
Rolags
What Is A Rolag And Why Would You Make Them?
How Do You Make Rolags Without A Blending Board?
Washing
Using Unicorn Power Scour For Washing Raw Wool
Can You Wash Carded Wool? (with options and tips)
How Do You Wash Wool In A Suint Bath?
How Do You Dry Raw Wool After Washing It?
What Can You Use To Wash Wool For Handspinning?
Is Suint The Same As Lanolin In Unwashed Wool?
7 Steps To Wash Raw Wool For Felting
Do You Need To Wash Wool Before Spinning?
How To Wash Mohair For Handspinning
How To Wash Raw Wool Before Spinning
Dyeing
Are Colored Sheep Fleeces Dyeable?
Easy Ways To Dye Wool For Handspinning
When Should You Dye Wool? (fleece to finished project)
Do You Dye Wool As Fleece Or Yarn?
Handspinning
Getting started
How To Spin Pencil Roving For Beginners
Is It Easy To Learn To Spin Wool?
What Supplies Are Needed To Start Spinning Wool?
What Are The Basic Skills You Need To Learn To Spin Wool?
What Is The Easiest Way To Handspin Yarn?
Do You Need To Take A Class To Learn To Spin Wool?
What Is The Cost To Get Started Spinning Wool?
Handspinning
Can You Weave With Your Own Handspun Yarn?
7 Ways To Finish Handspun Yarn (with Pros and Cons)
7 Tips To Like The Yarn You Are Spinning
How To Hand Spin Angora Wool For Beginners
Which Angora Rabbit Wool Is Best To Spin?
What Is Spinning From The Fold? (And how to do it!)
Should You Spin Worsted Or Woolen?
7 Tips To Easily Spin Mohair Into Yarn
How Do You Spin Yarn At The Gauge You Want?
How Much Yarn Can You Spin From One Sheep’s Fleece?
Pros And Cons Of Handspinning Wool Yarn
Does Spinning Your Own Yarn Save You Money?
How Do You Spin Long Stapled Wool?
Is Spinning Your Own Yarn Worth It?
How to spin wool roving into yarn
Wheels and spindles
Is A Spinning Wheel Still Used Today?
Should You Learn To Spin On A Wheel Or A Spindle?
How Do You Spin Wool Without A Spinning Wheel?
5 Easy To Use Beginner Friendly Spinning Wheels
Should You Buy A Louet Spinning Wheel?
Cost Of A Spinning Wheel (with examples)
Find The Best Spinning Wheel For You
What Is The Minimum Equipment Needed To Spin Wool?
Changing your results
3 Ways To Fix Over Spun Yarn (and 5 things to prevent over twisting)