Adjusting a spindle hook
When you get a new spindle or if your favourite spindle has been knocking about for a while you may need to bend the hook a tiny bit to optimize Read More …
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Spinning with a belt distaff
Last summer I taught myself to spin using a spindle and belt distaff. This method was used in Europe during the Middle Ages and can still be found in Eastern Read More …
The story of a rug
This rug began as wool straight off the sheep – white Scottish Blackface from Alberta, white North Country Cheviot from Ontario, black Canadian wool from the Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers Read More …
Dogs and Cats
Over the winter I did a couple of custom spinning orders. The first job was spinning the fur of a lovely Sheltie called Maggie. I had the honour of meeting Maggie Read More …