Entries by Jillian Moreno

Book Review: The Spinner’s Blending Board Bible by Debbie Held

The Spinner’s Blending Board Bible: From Woolen to (Nearly!) Worsted and Everything in Between by Deborah HeldStackpole Books$32.95, hardcover 8.2 x 10.1 with 136 pagesPublished: April 1, 2025Buy now at Bookshop.orgReview by Jillian Moreno I’ve noticed that spinners are more interested in fiber preparation lately, both working from fleece and the fiber fun of creating […]

Ask Jillian: What Should I Consider Before Buying a Wheel?

Dear Jillian, I have been spinning for a year on my Ashford Traditional, and I want to buy a second wheel. What should I consider before I buy one?  ~Margaret  Getting a new wheel is exciting, but it can be overwhelming. Here are factors to consider before adding to your flock. Note: I’m specifically addressing treadle […]

Ask Jillian January 2025 

Ask Jillian! Eleanor from Ithaca, New York asks, “How do you get yourself to practice other styles and structures of yarn? I learn to do something new and then just go back to my default yarn. I want to make new yarns! “

Desert Island Spinning: 3 Small Tools

If you were stranded and limited to only three small spinning tools, what would you choose? What are the tools you can’t live without, at least this week? I have never grown out of playing ‘what if’ games. It’s just fun and I always want to know what other people would choose. I will add […]

My Favorite Way to Get Spinning Done

It seems like at the beginning of the new year every spinner I know has the goal of spinning more. Me included! This year I want to spin 10 new-to-me-dyers and make 12 things for myself (some handspun some not). I have a favorite trick to get myself to spin more, it works for me […]

A PLY-ing Giveaway!

UPDATE: We have a winner! Chris P check your email!   Woo-hoo it’s a fiber giveaway! My article about plying with color in the new issue of PLY was so much fun to write! My favorite part was spinning and knitting the samples, there are so many options it’s hard to stop. I know when […]

Where Did My Mojo Go?

In the words of Lucinda Williams, ” I think I lost it Let me know if you come across it Let me know if I let it fall Along a back road somewhere…” My spinning, knitting and fiber mojo has left the building. I think about doing things, I make plans to do things, I […]

Spinning at the Hardware Store

I love a good hardware store as much as I love a good book store. I can wander for hours exclaiming over all the doodads.  There are so many things that can be used for other purposes, including spinning tools. I have four hardware store tools that I use for spinning that I wouldn’t want […]