What’s the best fiber for beginning spinners?

With so many wonderful fibers available to handspinners now, a frequent question I get is: what wool or fiber is best for a beginner? As a new spinner, your first goal is to spin a consistent single; that is, a single with few variations in diameter and the amount of twist throughout its length. To… Continue reading What’s the best fiber for beginning spinners?

Drop spindle #3: How to make your own lazy Kate, and how to ply two singles together

This is video #3 in a series of four videos on how to spin with a drop spindle. In this video, I’ll show you how to make your own lazy kate, and how to use the drop spindle to ply your singles together. We cover how to set up for plying, step-by-step explanations and demonstration… Continue reading Drop spindle #3: How to make your own lazy Kate, and how to ply two singles together

How to spin with a drop spindle: Video tutorial #1

Here’s video #1 in a series of four videos on how to spin with a top-whorl drop spindle. In this video we cover the basics, step by step: how to get started without a leader how to work with two different types of wool preparations, a detailed explanation and demonstration of the spin/park/pinch/draft method Key… Continue reading How to spin with a drop spindle: Video tutorial #1