Article Info

Article Title
Care Before the Care: Avoiding neps, pilling, and abrasion
Author
Meagan Condon
Issue date
Winter 2024
Issue number
47
Issue topic
Care
Description
A little care at the beginning of the spinning process can make it a whole lot easier to care for the finished textile. It can mean the difference between a sweater that lasts two washings and a family heirloom. The author makes samples of various kinds of yarns and abrades them to see how well they hold up: worsted-spun yarn, woolen-spun yarn, underspun and underplied yarn, yarn with neps, yarn made from fiber with different staple lengths, and yarn made from a blend of fibers. The article explains various considerations to make while prepping fiber and spinning yarn to add stability and longevity.
Article topic list
staple length, fiber prep, experimenting, fiber considerations