Guides & Tutorials

It's Alive! Spinning Frankenyarn from Mill Ends

It's Alive! Spinning Frankenyarn from Mill Ends

Celebrate spooky season with a fun spinning project using Living Dreams Yarn Mill Ends. Mill...
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Spin Your Own Long Gradient Yarns

Spin Your Own Long Gradient Yarns

I've never been super impressed with the "gradient" yarns available commercially. The color changes are...
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Blending Fibers for Spinning & Felting- A Quick Study in Hand Carding

Blending Fibers for Spinning & Felting- A Quick Study in Hand Carding

If you've dabbled in any fiber crafts before then you've probably found yourself wondering about...
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Plying Yarn with a Drop Spindle: The Next Step in Spinning

Plying Yarn with a Drop Spindle: The Next Step in Spinning

What is Plying? In its simplest form, plying is the process of twisting two or...
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How to Draft Yarn on a Drop Spindle

How to Draft Yarn on a Drop Spindle

So you want to learn how to spin your own yarn? Spinning is the relaxing...
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Project Inspiration

Waste Reducing and Scrap-Busting Projects
Waste Reducing and Scrap-Busting Projects
If you’ve got a basket (or two) of leftover yarn from past projects, you’re not...
Cute & Easy Needle Felting Projects
Cute & Easy Needle Felting Projects
Needle felting is a great craft for summer because it's easy to take the supplies...
3 Spinning Techniques to Try
3 Spinning Techniques to Try
When you hold a floof of fiber in your hands you can get a little...
Crafty Summer Activities for Kids
Crafty Summer Activities for Kids
Keeping the kids occupied all day during summer break can be exhausting. Doing crafts with...
Chunky Yarn Crochet Patterns for Amigurumi
Chunky Yarn Crochet Patterns for Amigurumi
Did you know that you can make some of the snuggliest and most adorable stuffed...
Go Beyond Socks: Free One-Skein Patterns for Sock Yarn Lovers!
Go Beyond Socks: Free One-Skein Patterns for Sock Yarn Lovers!
Have you ever been wandering through a yarn store or scrolling online and thought, “Oh,...
Valentine's Projects to Adore
Valentine's Projects to Adore
Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to get cozy with your yarn stash and make...
Crochet into Autumn: Get Cozy with Free Patterns
Crochet into Autumn: Get Cozy with Free Patterns
Fall is the perfect season to cozy up with a crochet hook and a warm...
Spooky Knitting Patterns for Halloween
Spooky Knitting Patterns for Halloween
Halloween is almost here and it's the knitter's time to shine. This is the perfect...
Quick Knits: Free Patterns for Last Minute Gifts
Quick Knits: Free Patterns for Last Minute Gifts
This time of year it seems like I'm always running short on time and patience....