Have you heard about the Tour De Fleece? The basic idea is to challenge yourself by spinning every day during the Tour De France, which is Saturday July 5th through Sunday July 27th. There are 2 days of rest during both the Tour De France the Tour De Fleece: Tuesday July 15th, and Monday July [...]
A new issue of Spindle and Wheel was published recently, and it’s got a very informative article about preparing handpainted fiber for spinning. The article explains how to pre-draft or strip your fiber into the thickness you want for spinning, but more importantly, shows you how much difference the fiber preparation method you choose makes [...]