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Season 4, Episode 10: A wool mill forms the link between sheep and fiber artists, transforming raw fiber into handcraft-ready yarn and roving. Working in small batches, processing fleece from small farms, a mill can still have a big impact.
Audio · Farm & Fiber Knits
Season 6, Episode 7: The treasure in a handmade life isn’t just mastering skills and making goods, Melanie Falick says—it’s the power in creation, connection, and expression along the way.
Audio · Farm & Fiber Knits
Season 7, Episode 3: With her playful approach to life and textiles, Sarah Swett discovers her passions for nature and fiber, time and again.
Audio · Farm & Fiber Knits
Season 8, Episode 5: After ten years, the online yarn marketplace Indie Untangled has grown from a simple website to an engine for discovery.
Audio · Farm & Fiber Knits
Season 8, Episode 6: Seeing a need for sheep shearers in her region, Stephany Wilkes picked up clippers and learned one of the most demanding—and necessary—trades in agriculture.
Audio · Farm & Fiber Knits
Season 7, Episode 8: The knitwear designer and creative director on creativity, fiber arts, and why she’s not farming yarn.
Audio · Farm & Fiber Knits
Season 7, Episode 1: First-time farmers Lisa and Greg began their new life with some of the world's rarest fiber animals. In managing guanacos, they have lived lessons about presence, caring for the herd, and the incomparable rewards of hand work.
Audio · Farm & Fiber Knits
Season 8, Episode 2: Reclaiming the bold, bright hues that she loved as a child, Felicia Lo founded her handdyed yarn company to let knitters and spinners embrace the possibilities of “unapologetic color.”
Audio · Farm & Fiber Knits
Mix and overlap two thread colors to add depth to the design of these bookmarks.
Pattern · Little Looms
Heavy weight singles can be easily produced by using a large, supported hand spindle, or an Indian head spinner.
Pattern · Spin Off
Try bandweaving with this free PDF, which includes two band patterns with full instructions for weaving them on either an inkle loom or using a backstrap weaving setup.
Pattern · Handwoven
Download this WIF for the Bespoke Wedding Towels.
Pattern · Handwoven · WIF
Created to match her twill apron, these pot holders use doubled cloth for heat protection and bias tape for easy binding on the edges.
Pattern · Handwoven
Learn the various drafting techniques used in handspinning with this helpful resource, complete with thorough instructions and step-by-step photos.
Article · Spin Off
If you're interested in frame-loom weaving but prefer to weave something with a purpose beyond just aesthetics, try weaving this fabulous bracelet.
Pattern · Little Looms
Marketing your wool for sale can take many forms. Learn about one author's unique experience educating the public about her sheeps' wool.
Article · Spin Off
Buying wool from an American sheep producer can be an adventure. Read all about the “small flock” and what to look for when selecting a fleece to spin.
Article · Spin Off
For a warm, winter-worthy mitten, Amy Tyler chose a slipped-stitch pattern.
Pattern · Farm & Fiber Knits
Get tips for working with elastic yarns, including winding from cones, warping, threading, and finishing.
Article · Handwoven
Love bandweaving and want to try something new? Consider tablet weaving!
Article · Little Looms
Warping back to front with two crosses is useful for warps with threads that are extremely fine, very sticky, or overly-twisted.
Article · Handwoven
Get the steps for back to front warping for your multi-shaft loom.
Article · Handwoven
Learn how to warp your multi-shaft loom from front to back.
Article · Handwoven
