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 Griffin, 2012) by ...
To spread the fibers evenly across the carder, take a lock and catch the cut end on the teeth, using an index finger to hold the cut end as you pull the lock forward and away from the teeth with the ...
Making a natural fiber like wool into something useful like a sweater involves a lot of steps. We might be familiar with shearing the sheep, spinning the wool into yarn, or knitting and weaving, but ...
This collection of videos chronicles an expansive and deeply personal fiber arts journey, combining hands-on tutorials, historical insight, creative exploration, and emotional storytelling. From ...
FRANKENMUTH, MI -- From the sidewalk, the Frankenmuth Woolen Mill looks a lot like other Main Street storefronts, but what happens inside is anything but ordinary. "The key is that we use the old ...
In an Australian first, Adelaide-based wool buyer and processor, Michell Wool, is offering producers forward contracts for carding wools. Carding wool comes from offcuts, such as the belly and locks, ...
It is often referred to as the daggiest wool on the sheep, but carding wool is now in hot demand, worth almost as much as a merino fleece. Cardings, which are often the greasy, short locks, are ...