Easy, non-toxic, totally safe for kids – dyeing fiber with Easter Egg dyes! Get everything you need right here! . . . → Read More: Learn to dye with Easter egg dyes!
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breaking my wheel and breaking out the dye pots . . . → Read More: Change of Pace In which we begin an adventure together! . . . → Read More: Time to have a yarn-y adventure! The LocalSpun series is my attempt to share the process from fiber (on the animal) to finished yarn. Each is just a glimpse into a moment in the life of yarn and yarnmaker. Remember these shy little Jacob’s from Rammings Farm? Well, I bought one of their fleeces, brought it home and stretched it out on an old clean sheet in the middle of my living room (too cold outside!) I was pretty amazed at how clean this fleece felt. Unlike the Coopworth, it wasn’t greasy at all ! In fact, it didn’t seem to have any lanolin! Since it didn’t feel sticky, I decided to test out washing it in just water and salt – no soap! I split up the fleece into 3 different pots for washing. The pots were filled up with water and placed on the stove (I’d do this in my washer, but it’s only hooked up to cold . . . → Read More: LocalSpun – Fleece Transformation In which some spinners share their Spin-Life with us. . . . → Read More: Ask a Spinner – When do you Spin? A little departure from the weekly “Ask Tara”, this week I asked a few spinners what their Spin-Life is like. I’m delighted by the variety of places and ways people spin! Today I’ll share their fiber “studio” set-up and next week we’ll talk about when and where they actually sit at their wheel. But first, let’s meet the spinners: Liz of Hobbledehoy Do you have spinning studio? If so, what’s it like? Liz: I have little corners of storage space set up like this: for fiber to spin, handspun yarn, and batt bags. I spin out in my All the goodness of Localspun yarn & fibers, straight to your mailbox! . . . → Read More: Introducing: LocalSpun Fiber and Yarn Club |
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