Whitchurch Silk Mill – 2014 I had a delightful visit to the Whitchurch Silk Mill in Whitchurch, UK. It is about 1 1/2 hour drive southwest from London in Hampshire. Whitchurch Silk […]
Whitchurch Silk Mill
Corfu Spindle
Corfu Spindle A few days ago, I was delighted to find this wonderful gift in the post. My friend Agathi the weaver, from Corfu, sent me this beautiful spindle. It is like […]
Brother Electric Drum Carder
Brother Electric Drum Carder A few days ago, my new Little Brother Electric Drum Carder arrived. It is wonderful and it is a beautiful thing to look at as well as to […]
Skein Winder Counter
Skein Winder Counter How to Make a Counter for your Skein Winder Did you know that you can set up a simple bike odometer for use as a skein winder counter? For […]
How Long to Spin Yarn
How Long Does it Take to Spin Yarn How long it takes to hand spin yarn depends on a lot of factors. How fine is the yarn that you are spinning? Finer […]
Knitting: Seed Stitch Hat
Knitting: Seed Stitch Hat Pattern The Yarn I spun some hand dyed Corriedale top for this hat. It was spun at approx. 8 tpi and 12 wpi. The hand spun yarn was […]
Knitting Needle Conversion
Knitting Needle Conversion Chart What size is that knitting needle? A handy knitting needle conversion chart for converting US, UK, Imperial, metric size knitting needles. Post Views: 8
How to Use a Corker
How to Use a Corker Corking, also called a knitting knobby or spool knitting is used to make tubes of knitted cord that can be sewn together for mats, coasters and crafts. […]
Spiral Socks Knitting Pattern
Spiral Socks Knitting Pattern SPIRAL SOCKS from “Patterns from THE WEB” – June 1982 edition [btw the WEB was a zine, now in recess produced for the NZSWWS up until about ’89] […]
The Killing Sweaters
The Killing: Sarah Lund Jumper Patterns If you live in the UK, you may be familiar with the TV series ‘The Killing’ (Forbrydelsen) that has been on for the past several weeks, […]
