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How to Make a Dorset Button Video + Bonus Pattern

Join Kate Larson as she shares some of the history of Dorset buttons and guides you through making several button styles.

Video · Farm & Fiber Knits

Diagnose Your Damage and Make a Mending Plan

We find that many knitters struggle to decide which mending method to use, which yarns will work, and so on. So, let’s talk about it!

Episode 4: Planning a Colorful Knitting Project

With simple tools and an understanding of color basics, you can make your knitting shine with color-shifting yarn.

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Episode 3: A Knitter’s View of Self-Striping Yarns

A knitwear designer and teacher with a passion for color, Jenny Monteleone wants to help knitters choose yarns without fear.

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Episode 2: Developing Colorful Custom Yarns

Feederbrook Farms yarns have a secret ingredient: unpredictability. Lisa Westra refines certain parts of the yarn-making process and leaves room for chance in others. Plus, learn what it takes to prepare for a busy booth at a wool festival.

Episode 1: Feederbrook Farm & Breed-Specific Yarn

Join farmer Lisa Westra to learn why she insists on Bluefaced Leicester for her breed-specific yarn, and follow her through the 13 steps of making Feederbrook Farm’s yarn.

Resources for Plying Silk in the Orenburg Way

Galina Khmeleva shows you step by step how to ply the Orenburg way, using a Russian-style supported spindle with a fine fiber and silk.

Video · Spin Off

Tussie Mussie Preparation Resources for Spinning Silk

Find expert tips for spinning silk with Kim McKenna’s instructions for making a tussie mussie in her article, then watch Kate Larson’s video to see the technique in action.

Video · Spin Off

Episode 4: Knitting It All Together

The journey of small-batch skeins continues as you hear from artisans about their creative process and their connection to farmers and their local communities.

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Episode 3: Small-Batch Yarn, Big Impact

Episode 2: In Skilled Hands

Get an up-close look at a vital but often misunderstood part of yarn-making: shearing.

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Episode 1: Farming Fiber

If you love wool and want to deepen your understanding of the inner workings of a local production farm and their small-batch yarns, you’ll love this video, the first episode in the Yarn Chronicles series.

Weaving with Two Pick-Up Sticks

Sara Goldenberg White shares her tips, tricks, and best practices for using 2 pick-up sticks on the rigid-heddle loom.

Video · Little Looms · Video