I woke up to a snow storm! Can you believe it? We haven’t had any snow yet this year at all, but of course it is a tradition to have a major snow during the Arts Market. After all, it wouldn’t be any fun unless you had to risk your life to see all the [...]
Filed under: Events, Fiber/Yarn, spinning | Tagged: crafts, michigan, sale, textile arts, weaving, woodland weavers | Leave a Comment »
I’ve run hot and cold on this whole blogging thing. But watch out, cuz I’m making plans.
I’m going to be gearing up in December to launch a whole new site in January. I want to make this a fun and meaningful resource for folks with a passion, or at least a curiosity about the textile [...]
Filed under: spinning | Tagged: gift idea, spinning wheel, yarn | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Filed under: Fiber/Yarn, spinning | Tagged: cotton, fibers, hemp, roving, spinning, spinning wheels, weaving, wool | Leave a Comment »
The continueing series on making yarn. Part II covers washing your fleece.
Filed under: Fiber/Yarn, spinning | Tagged: fleece, spinning, washing wool, wool, yarn | Leave a Comment »
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.
Filed under: Fiber/Yarn, spinning | Tagged: handspun yarn, shearing, sheep, spinning, wool, yarn | Leave a Comment »
First impressions regarding spinning hemp.
Filed under: Fiber/Yarn, spinning | Tagged: hemp, roving, spinning, vegan, vegan yarn, vegetable, yarn | Leave a Comment »
