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April Vlog with Jacey and Jillian
/in Frontpage Article, Spinning, We couldn't fit it in the print issue!/by Guest BloggerOn April 24, Jacey Faulkner and Jillian Moreno hosted another quarterly PLY vlog, with a live virtual chat with spinners from all over. If you missed it (or want to watch it again), you can catch up with it on YouTube. In this video, Jacey and Jillian share their favorite parts of the Spring 2021 […]
Replicating Lopi by Substitution
/in Frontpage Article, Spinning, We couldn't fit it in the print issue!/by Guest Bloggerwords and photos by Alexina Hicks I like Istex lopi yarn. It’s got character, it’s pretty unique in its genre, and it garners the shelves of a huge section in Icelandic grocery stores for more affordable prices than junk food. It isn’t a surprise that many passionate handspinners have conducted extensive studies to determine how […]
Fiber Salad: The Firehouse Spinners create lasting threads of connection
/in Frontpage Article, Spinning, We couldn't fit it in the print issue!/by Guest Bloggerwords and photos by Lisa Mitchell In February 2020, we had no idea that The Fiber Salad Gathering would be one of our last meetings. As a newbie to spinning and the Whidbey Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild, I had been relishing the weekly gathering of spinners. That summer, when I first joined, I had never […]
Lofty Yarn Spun from Finger-Opened Locks
/in Frontpage Article, Spinning, We couldn't fit it in the print issue!/by Guest Bloggerwords and photos by Donna Kay I love preparing fiber – whether it is handcombing lustrous locks or carding puffy rolags. But sometimes we forget about the oldest tools of all: our hands. Consider getting “back to the sheep” and spinning hand-prepared (literally) locks into a rustic lofty yarn. It is a fitting and extremely […]
Book Review: The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook
/in Frontpage Article, Spinning, We couldn't fit it in the print issue!/by Guest Bloggerreviewed by Sukrita Mahon If you have been spinning for any length of time, you have probably heard of The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook by Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson or maybe own it yourself. If not, you probably should – it’s a collection of over 200 varieties of fibre from around the world, methodically […]