Spinning

4oz hand-dyed merino from Spunky Eclectic in Mandy 324 yds, wheel-spun 2 ply, mostly sportweight. This is the most yardage I've got out of a 4oz lump of fibre.  I'm aiming for sock weight next, which would be 400 yds from the same amount.  With this

Came home to find a parcel from my Handspun secret pal waiting for me, and I'm blown away: That beautiful skein of yarn was spun on a drop spindle, then hand-dyed in my favourite colours!  It came out gorgeous, spun thick and thin, "poor woman's

The great thing about learning to spin is that each new skein is a personal best.  Spun 4oz of Blue Faced Leicester this week, my eleventh skein.  It was Moon Flower almost-solid roving from Spunky Eclectic.  This is great stuff, you could still see the crimp in the fibres when

Spin to Knit, written by Shannon Okey, came out in October 2006, and Shannon agreed to do a beginning spinner's question and answer session on Quantum Tea as the last stop on her blog tour!  Some of these are my own questions, some were submitted by people reading

We have a date!  On Friday 13th October I'll be posting Shannon Okey's answers to your spinning questions!   It'll be the last stop on her blog tour.  My copy of her book, Spin to Knit, arrived today from Amazon. The really quick micro-review:  The

What spinning questions would you like to ask Shannon Okey?  She's out on tour but still emailing, and I've got some questions answered already.  Her book Spin to Knit is showing up in bookstores, though Amazon still has it as a pre-order.  It turned up in

If you could pick the brains of an experienced spinner what would you ask?  Shannon Okey, author of Spin to Knit, is going to do a beginner's Q&A right here!  Leave a comment and I'll get your questions to her, and post all the