I made my first instructional video: how to spin in the way I’ve been doing it since I hurt my thumb. I call it “medium draw”, as I know several spinners who use this technique but it doesn’t seem to have a name.
On the first weekend of every December, historian and weaver Rabbit Goody holds an open house at her workshop, Thistle Hill Weavers. I dropped in this morning, and had a wonderful time! I took pictures, Read more
On Saturday, Nov. 1st, I went to the Northeast Handspinners Association‘s yearly event. (They do an Open House on odd years, and a weekend-long event on even years.) The group changes venue every year, as Read more
I’m spinning some 100% bamboo top for a vegan friend. Before I get to the spinning tips, a quick explanation: Bamboo fiber and others like it — rose fiber, milk fiber, etc. — are a Read more
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