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    Are You Ready for Some Prepping? The Tools Part 2
    Pam Allmendinger
    • May 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    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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    The Tools, Part One
    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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    Putting it Together – The Art of Plying
    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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    In Love with “Authentic” Yarns
    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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    Exploring different wool fibers
    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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    My Journeys Are Connected
    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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    Finding the "Perfect" Wheel and How to maintain it...
    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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    Weekly Update ~
    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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    Skirting a Raw Fleece
    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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    Wool Neps
    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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