In this video, Felicia demonstrates using a yarn swift and ball winder to convert a skein of yarn into a ball (cake) of yarn. This tutorial was recorded back in 2015 together with Wakefield Productions and was never published, but luckily yarn management skills never go out of date.
Intarsia is a method of knitting with multiple colours, but only working with one at a time to create “blocks” of colour. In essence, you work a section of stitches with one colour, drop it, pick up the next colour and continue on your way.
Lisa Congdon calls it loud quitting: an assertive and unapologetic no to everything in her life she finds draining, feels done with, one-sided, obligatory, without…
My skills-building strategy for the year was aimed at building my confidence for both handling and weaving with fine yarns.
Over the past couple of years, I’ve been asking many of you in this fibre arts community about what struggles and challenges you face. We…
Essential Weaving Tools & Equipment. All weaving is just a little bit different but the essentials are always there. A loom, warping equipment, and weaving…
