Learn how to spin yarn by hand and get quality drop spindle instructions. Start using this tool that’s hardly changed since the Stone Age. I taught myself to spin when I was about 13 years old, using ...

Since the Industrial Revolution, spinning yarn and thread by hand has slipped from being an everyday household practice to a rare skill, but it's not a lost art. Dawn Barker, who uses a spinning wheel ...

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 Press, 2012) by Brenda ...

The Santa Monica Public Library will host a free yarn-spinning workshop on Saturday, July 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Montana Avenue Branch. Volunteers from the Greater Los Angeles Spinning Guild will ...

Similar to knitting and crocheting, spinning — the process of twisting fibers together to make yarn — is enjoying a comeback. Textile artists want "to control the front end of their yarn," said Sarah ...

4-H volunteer Lindsay McHugh, right, assists Aileen Gravot, 12, and her mom Christine make a macrame bracelet during a 4-H Yarn Club meeting, in Pitman, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Linda McHugh’s Pitman ...

Heidi Fortsch has a naturally sunny personality, but get her started on yarn or wool, and she positively glows. "I love wool" she gushes. "It’s... Apr 26, 2019 — Heidi Fortsch has a naturally sunny ...

Like knitting and crocheting, spinning — the process of twisting fibers together to make yarn — is enjoying a comeback. Textile artists want “to control the front end of their yarn,” says Sarah ...