Learn how to spin yarn by hand and get quality drop spindle instructions. Start using this tool that’s hardly changed since the Stone Age. I taught myself to spin when I was about 13 years old, using ...

Whether you are an experienced crafter chasing the perfect yarn or a beginner looking for an outlet for your creative talents, The Complete Guide to Spinning Yarn (St. Martin’s Press, 2012) by Brenda ...

While knitting and crocheting remain popular past-times on the Island there aren’t too many people who hand spin their own wool into yarn to do it. Philanthropist lawyer Michelle St. Jane is the ...

Susan Inglis with yarn that she sells through her Chapel Hill business From The Mountain which imports and sells yarn spun by Afghan women. Juli Leonard [email protected] Given her upbringing, ...

In our contemporary times amidst technologies that aim to make life more efficient, the ethos of “doing it yourself” reunites people with traditional tools and skills. In April, the Marian Library ...

Similar to knitting and crocheting, spinning — the process of twisting fibers together to make yarn — is enjoying a comeback. Textile artists want "to control the front end of their yarn," said Sarah ...