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A recipe for a handspun shawl: a basic set of instructions that will allow you to use whatever type and amount of yarn you have on hand and that permits all sorts of customization.

Article discusses several options for adding beads to a project: while spinning, while plying, and while knitting.

Crochet pattern for a collar showing a series of hearts and designed with eyelets and beads using a light fingering weight cotton yarn. Pattern includes written instructions and crochet charts for the heart and edging.

Article describes dyeing handspun cotton for a project in this issue into a deep black color, which provided a challenge.

Article describes spinning cotton for a project in this issue.

The authors share their process of creating a project inspired by varafeldur, an Icelandic term describing an old knotted fleece-pile weaving technique. They adapted the technique to accommodate much finer locks on a smaller scale and each made a scarf. Photos show the weaving technique in action and the results of both projects.

Crochet pattern for a collar using lockspun yarn with Wensleydale locks.