Wet Fingers & Flax Drafting

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 Wetting my forward hand while the back hand holds onto the point of twist.   Only using my back hand to direct/funnel the fiber...

What type of dye do you use?

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Q. What type of dye do you use? I have Procion fiber reactive dyes that I use for another purpose, and the instructions say they can be used...

Do you have any advice for plying?

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Do you have any advice for plying? I have started spinning again after leaving the wheel for many, many years. I'm thinking that these f...

How do I keep from overspinning?

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I think my tension problem is just not quite being used to spinning again. I have a castle wheel with a screw adjustment to tighten the tens...

What are your recommendations for oiling the fleece before carding?

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Do you have any recommendations for oiling the fleece before carding? I used to do a fair amount of spinning, but have not for 30 years. I r...

What do I do about moths?

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I have a basket (well, many baskets) filled with yarn. One basket has about ten skeins of handspun and one skein of commercial yarn. The onl...

What are the best uses for llama and alpaca fiber?

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Help, I have just begun spinning but nobody in my guild spins llama or alpaca. When spinning my llama the yarn appears beautiful, but when k...

What do you think of the Rigid Heddle loom?

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I have been spinning for a while and just learned to weave using a Rigid Heddle loom. I was told that I couldn't use my handspun on this...

How do I crochet with my yarns?

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I am a pretty good spinner but when I try to crochet with my yarns they split and generally look bad. What am I doing wrong? Someone said I ...

How do I finish cotton/wool yarn?

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I just plied up some cotton/wool yarn and now I'm wondering how to finish it. Cotton is boiled to finish, wool should never be boiled. A...