When I first started on my spinning journey 17 years ago, the internet was in its early stages and

YouTube was nonexistent (at least to my knowledge). In researching a small acreage fiber animal,

Angora rabbits were the animal that came up over and over again in articles and blogs. I didn’t even

know they existed. I went on a mission to find out everything I could about them. The one thing that

came up over and over again was the “fact” that you could not spin 100% Angora. Being the rule breaker

I am, I got two French Angoras and said “watch me”. My “farm” knowledge at that time was riding on

the back of my grandpa’s tractor and chickens. All these years later I have my own little “flock” of

beautiful Angoras.

How to Blend Fibers for Spinning Yarn with No Tools

Blending fibers can elevate your spinning experience, creating unique textures and colors without needing fancy gadgets. Here’s how you can do it by hand, letting your creativity shine through.

Blending fibers can elevate your spinning experience, creating unique textures and colors without needing fancy gadgets. Here’s how you can do it by hand, letting your creativity shine

Blending fibers can elevate your spinning experience, creating unique textures and colors without needing fancy gadgets. Here’s how you can do it by hand, letting

How to Blend Fibers for Spinning Yarn with No Tools

Blending fibers can elevate your spinning experience, creating unique textures and colors without needing fancy gadgets. Here’s how you can do it by

I am a huge sucker for a one skein pattern. Working in the fiber arts I’m constantly having to shuffle and work on different things for different projects so when it comes to crafting for my own enjoyment I really love a project when I can just pick out that one cool skein that’s been calling my name and take with with me for car knitting or keeping my hands busy at my women’s bible study group.

Top 5 Best Beginner Knitting Patterns and Projects according to the CHY staff.

Creating self-striping yarn from multicolored roving braids can be incredibly satisfying, though it can be tricky to maintain clear color separation if that is what you're going for with a self striping yarn. The vibrant beauty of a multicolored dyed braids can be lost if the colors muddle during spinning. This guide will explore techniques to control color presentation in spun yarns effectively.

Come learn the basics of how to spin yarn from wool with Crafty Housewife yarns.

"Master the Art of Spinning: Unleash the Power of Plant and Protein Fibers

I am definitely a huge fan of protein fibers. Silk is my favorite (as you saw in my previous blog post) and I don’t think I will ever get enough wool in my life. But I knew about protein fibers long before my spinning journey began. And I am the director for MyLocalWool. I kind of have to be a wool fan. However, when I started spinning about a year and a half ago, I was introduced to a whole other “animal”: Plant Fibers!