Are You Ready for Some Prepping? The Tools Part 2
Last time I shared some common tools that can be used when prepping fiber. And while I also shared the common outcomes for using those...
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Pam Allmendinger
- May 12, 2021
- 3 min
The Tools, Part One
Are You Ready for Some Prepping? Have you taken the plunge and bought a fleece, or gotten your hands on some washed locks, or maybe a...
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Tammy Jordan, Goldieknots Montana
- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
Putting it Together – The Art of Plying
One of the last steps in spinning yarn is plying. It’s putting together two or more strands of spun singles to create the final yarn. As...
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Kate Stowell
- Apr 20, 2021
- 3 min
In Love with “Authentic” Yarns
My love affair with “authentic” fibers has been going on for several years now. I say “authentic” because they are genuine and true to...
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Pam Allmendinger
- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
Exploring different wool fibers
I’ve been spinning about five years. I began with some roving. From that I learned to produce singles and to ply yarn. I really enjoy...
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Pam Allmendinger
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
My Journeys Are Connected
Since I was a little girl, I’ve been fascinated with spinning wheels. It began while being read to, or reading – fairytales, I’m sure....
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Kami Noyes
- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
Finding the "Perfect" Wheel and How to maintain it...
Sharing things I have learned about spinning is something I love to do. I am NOT a official teacher! I am a self taught spinner and...
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Kami Noyes
- Sep 6, 2020
- 1 min
Weekly Update ~
Winter for a day? Weather here in Montana can be so crazy this time of year. We go from highs/lows of 89*/49* to 53*/26* the very next...
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Mesquite Melton & Kami Noyes
- Apr 5, 2018
- 1 min
Skirting a Raw Fleece
Skirting a Raw Fleece When we shear, I skirt all my fleeces directly after they are shorn off the sheep. My shearers remove the belly...
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Kami Noyes
- Mar 19, 2018
- 2 min
Wool Neps
How to Process Fine Fleece into Nep-Free Yarn Neps are best described as dense, tangled clumps of the short fibers of the fleece. Some...
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