One of the things I frequently see from newer spinners (or spinners just looking to expand their skills) is taking notes. How do I take notes? What do I take notes of? What’s the purpose of it? I suppose I could be classified as a “technical” spinner (for lack of a better word). I really like to know why a…
Measuring wraps per inch (WPI) and twists per inch (TPI) can be two of your absolute most useful measurements to take when spinning. I consider them a foundational measurement to take, especially if you’re a technical spinner and love to be able to reproduce a yarn. I’m going to talk a bit about what these numbers are – and specifically…
In my previous post I discussed the idea of spinning for my first handspun sweater project. In this post I’m going to talk about the details a bit further. I’ll be discussing the specific steps I took, and relating them back to my Juniper sweater spin in 2018, but the general concepts can be applied not only to any sweater,…
In 2018 I decided to knit myself my first handspun sweater. The idea came about part way through the year, when I began to think of what I wanted my Tour de Fleece project to be. 2017 I had completed my first raw to finished project for Tour de Fleece (first time participating in the event too!), and I wanted…