Learn how to spin yarn by hand and get quality drop spindle instructions. Start using this tool that’s hardly changed since the Stone Age. I taught myself to spin when I was about 13 years old, using ...

The Santa Monica Public Library will host a free yarn-spinning workshop on Saturday, July 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Montana Avenue Branch. Volunteers from the Greater Los Angeles Spinning Guild will ...

Whether you are an experienced crafter chasing the perfect yarn or a beginner looking for an outlet for your creative talents, The Complete Guide to Spinning Yarn (St. Martin’s Press, 2012) by Brenda ...

Hand spinning yarn can be rewarding but also tough on the hands. This moment captures the real side of fiber crafting, where patience, practice, and dedication bring beautiful handmade yarn to life. # ...

While knitting and crocheting remain popular past-times on the Island there aren’t too many people who hand spin their own wool into yarn to do it. Philanthropist lawyer Michelle St. Jane is the ...

I have a ball of red wool in one hand and a pair of knitting needles in the other. The plan, it turns out, is to introduce one to the other. Shame the plan hasn't taken into account my two left thumbs ...

Perhaps you’d like to pick up an even more basic skill. If so, the Lyons Farmette has an event for you: Wool Day. The five-hour-plus experience on June 5 includes a spinning or knitting class and a ...