You know when a big project seems like it won’t be that big… and it turns out to be even bigger than you’d imagined possible? Well, that is what it is like moving a fiber artisan store and studio into your home.
My family was tired of my being gone so much and we had a [...]
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I don’t do a lot of sales since I offer hard to find quality products at already great prices. But my Etsy Team ESST is having their Weekend Shopping Extravaganza and I felt inspired to have a sale.
So, for this weekend, August 1 & 2, 2009, I am putting ALL yarn on sale! I will [...]
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I opened my first Etsy shop, Yarn To Spin, in early 2008 and my second, Yarn 2 Spin in 2009. I knew nothing… accept that I love the textile arts and I needed a venue to be able to sell the angora that I get from my herd of angora rabbits.
It has been a long road… [...]
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Yarn 2 Spin strives to provide quality fibers to textile artisans. Spinners, Weavers, Knitters, Felters and Crocheters can all find unique fibers to feed their creativity. 95% of the fibers we sell are natural fibers. We strive to obtain products that are grown and processed with environmentally responsible methods. Visit the online store to [...]
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The continueing series on making yarn. Part II covers washing your fleece.
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A knitting friend of mine told me that she never thought about where her yarn comes from until she started coming to my shop and watching the spinners. So let’s take some time to get back to basics and look at yarn from the beginning.
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Why get in the car and drive to buy supplies to make your lovely treasures when you can buy them all online? Save gas, stop pollution, and support other small businesses. Team ESST is sponsoring a Shopping Extravaganza. You will find deals and specials from shops of all kinds. Both supplies and finished goods.
Yarntospin.etsy.com is [...]
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In one of my felting classes I taught my students to make felted geodes… or as I like to call them, wool-eodes. They are fun, easy and no two are alike.
So I made a kit where you can create your own. Once you make one, you can send in a picture of your creation to [...]
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First impressions regarding spinning hemp.
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