A brief overview of spinning and plying on an Ashford Traditional spinning wheel. Although this is not an in-depth lesson, you will get a feel for what is involved in spinning and plying.
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A brief overview of spinning and plying on an Ashford Traditional spinning wheel. Although this is not an in-depth lesson, you will get a feel for what is involved in spinning and plying.
Solomon’s Knot – Version 1
Solomon’s Knot stitch (also known as Lover’s Knot stitch) is a decorative, lacy crochet stitch that would be ideal for a scarf. This video shows one way to create the Solomon’s Knot stitch.
How to Use a Wrist Distaff
A wrist distaff is a handy bracelet-like device that is used to control your fiber and keep it out of your way when you’re spinning.
In this video, Mike Wade demonstrates how to use a wrist distaff. It’s a quick, good-quality video that will help anyone trying to learn how to control their fiber better while [...]
Spinning Silk Hankies
How to spin silk hankies. This video walks you through how to separate the layers of a hankie for spinning, and how to turn each layer into a continuous length of fiber for spinning. There’s also a nice demo on how to ply the silk with alpaca singles.
If you’d like to try this, you should [...]
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