Over the course of the last few weeks, I came up with what I think is a completely new type of art yarn. I am calling it dimensional yarn. There’s thick yarn and thin yarn and thick-and-thin yarn but this is more like thin-to-thick yarn. The idea was to make yarn that went from very… Read More And now for something completely different…Dimensional Yarn
On Saturday I decided to make supercoil yarn out of a couple of my Spring Meadow batts. Just as I was starting, I thought it would be fun to invite you into my family room to see how I made it, so grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair, and join me. 🙂… Read More Spinning Supercoil Yarn – With a Twist
I just finished making some very soft yarn that is 50% merino for elasticity and memory, 25% angora for softness and halo, and 25% alpaca. I purchased the alpaca and the angora just last week at the Flagstaff Wool festival and couldn’t wait to put it to good use. Here are some photos of the… Read More Lavender and Lace
I decided that for once I would take photos of all the steps of spinning while I was working on “Gelato,” my latest yarn. Because I’m expecting a baby, I decided that it would be better safe than sorry and I’d take a 9-month hiatus from dyeing. I know that lots of people do dye… Read More Making Gelato
I love spinning from batts. They’re fluffy and light and full of color and texture, but when I received my very first art batt, I wasn’t quite sure how to proceed. In case I’m not the only one, I thought I would go through a few different ways to spin from art batts: 1. If… Read More Spinning from Batts
