Blue Tapestry Woven Mandala Wall Hanging
Have you wondered how to make a woven mandala? Circle weaving is easier than you might think! I’ll take you through the steps I took to create this Blue Tapestry Mandala. It is a...
Category: Beginner
SlowYarn No Worries Dye Method
White wool is boring. It’s a lot more interesting to spin or felt with bright, colored roving in variegated colors than to spin it white and dye it later. This is a super easy method of dyeing, with no measuring, no rules, and no worries!
Natural Dye For Easter Eggs
I’ve always been a fan of natural dyes. The colors make me feel like I’m coming home to a flower garden. Some of the prettiest colors come from foods in the kitchen. Who hasn’t...
How Basic Does It Have to Be?
There was a discussion on one of the fiber arts groups on Facebook this morning about “cheating” by using a knitting loom. When your hobby is already practicing an old-fashioned back-to-basics skill like spinning or knitting, how basic does it have to be? Do we rank the “basicness” of our hobbies? Do we judge others based on whether they are struggling as much as we are for our art?
From Sheep to Shawl: Dirty to Clean
I’m delighted to present a guest blog written by Heather Wallace on her Sheep to Shawl journey. Like many of us in the fiber arts, she was first captivated by handspinning when she saw a...
