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Hacking Yarn Tools: How to DIY an Electronic Yarn Meter
photos and words by Carrie Sundra How much yarn is in this ball? How do I break up a skein into smaller consistent lengths? How can I wind a specific length of yarn off of this cone? Measuring yarn length is a seemingly simple task, until you try to do it, especially if you expect […]
South Iceland Woolweek
photos and information from Maja Siska Introducting the first ever South Iceland Woolweek – a mostly local and very authentic affair. With immunisations progressing nicely here in Iceland and borders open to people who are fully vaccinated or recovered, we have decided to hold our first South Iceland Woolweek this Oct. 3rd through 9th, 2021. […]
Sending double-coated fleece to a fiber mill
words and photos by Terri Louise Although some spinners really enjoy processing an entire raw fleece from start to finish, not everyone has the desire, or the facilities, to handle the initial prep work. A fiber mill can turn a raw fleece into soft, spinnable roving – but double-coated fiber has some special challenges. Here’s […]
Playing with Icelandic
words and photos by Barbara Bundick At the 2019 Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival, I purchased an Icelandic lamb fleece with lovely golden locks curling over a snow white base. Whatever I did with this fleece, I knew I wanted to keep the tog and thel together. The tog, by the way, are the long […]
The electric issue is coming!
Yes, that’s right, the summer issue is filled with tools that go vroom vroom, buzz buzz, or even purr quietly. So of course it covers the one so many of us have and enjoy – the electric spinning wheel, but it also talks about carders, winders, dyeing, and drones. It includes blending, spinning, plying, consistency, […]
