Spinning Tutorials
Spin from a Fibre Rolag
Learn how to spin yarn from a fibre rolag. Fibre rolags are more commonly used for shorter fibres.
Kim McKenna
My fibre journey is a delicate balance between science and art. Curiosity and research help me to understand the intrinsic nature of my materials and practice helps me to improve upon the mechanics of skill. There is a point, however, where I must turn my mind off and allow my hands and intuition to guide me.
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Learn to Make a Fibre Rolag
Learn how to spin yarn from a fibre rolag. Fibre rolags are more commonly used for shorter fibres.
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Prepare Roving for Spinning with Hand Cards
Learn how to make a carded roving using one hand card, a lockpop and a diz with Kim McKenna.
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Prepping Fibre by Hand
Learn how to prepare hand-dyed braids of fibre so they are ready to spin.
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Choosing your First Set of Hand Cards
How do you choose your first set of hand cards? Do you like lacey yarns? Do you like really fine, fine yarns? Or do you like sport weight or DK weight yarns? What tugs at your heart? Because if you get a set of hand cards that’s 56 point, they’re not going to handle those fine, fine fibres as well as a 72 point or 112 point set of hand cards. You have to think about the kind of yarn you want to spin and that’ll help you decide what size of hand cards that you should size.
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