Blog posts about yarn, knitting and fibre crafts

Preparing British wool fleece for spinning: flicking locks and carding fibre on a drum carder

Preparing British wool fleece for spinning: flicking locks and carding fibre on a drum carder

I'm going to show you how I like to get my wool fleece ready for spinning into yarn using a hand carder (or a pet...

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5 British wool breeds for serene spinning and delightful yarn

5 British wool breeds for serene spinning and delightful yarn

Sampling and reviewing some breed-specific British wool tops, which I selected and combined for a blend that's particularly lovely to spin on  a spinning wheel...

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How to scour raw wool for dyeing

How to scour raw wool for dyeing

This is the start of a series of short videos I'm planning to document a fleece-to-fabric project I'm working on this year. I'm aiming to...

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