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WHO WE ARE
About Us
How I Started Handspinning

DROP SPINDLES
*Types of Drop Spindles
How To Make A Drop Spindle
Making Yarn With A Drop Spindle 

SPINNING WHEELS
Styles of Spinning Wheels
Parts Of The Spinning Wheel
*How The Spinning Wheel Works
* Adjusting The Wheel's Tension
*Drive Ratios & Twist

HANDSPINNING TECHNIQUES
Preparing To Spin 
Basic Handspinning Techniques 
Adding On More Fiber 
Spinning Woollen and Worsted Yarn
*Making A Skein With A Niddy Noddy
* "Setting In The Twist" Of Handspun Yarn
*Navajo Plying 

FIBER INFORMATION
Alpaca 
Angora 
Llama 
Mohair 
Silk
Wool 

WOOL PREPARATION
How to Wash Your Fleece
How to Use Hand Carders 
How to Use a Drum Carder
How to Use Dutch Combs
How to Use Mini-Combs
Using a Diz

DYEING INFORMATION
Natural Dyes
Natural Plant Dyeing
Mordants
Natural Dyeing: Helpful Tips
Dyeing with Gaywool Dyes

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ONLINE PRODUCT CATALOG
Return Policy
Payment Options
Mail-in Order Form

*THE BOOK STORE

WOOLY WABBIT(TM) FARM
Meet the "Wooly Wabbits" 
Angora Rabbit Breeds
How to Care For Your Angora Rabbit

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Fiber Types

Silk


Cashmere & Mulberry Silk, Tussah Silk, Cultivated Silk

Characteristics:

  • Natural, Animal Fiber (Silk worm)
  • Lightweight, Soft
  • Thinnest of all natural fibers
  • Luxurious
  • Very durable
  • Hand-washable or dry-cleanable
  • Little static, no pilling
  • Dyes well

    End Uses:
    Silk is a very versatile fiber often used to make apparel such as, dresses, blouses, skirts, jackets, pants, pants, scarves, ties.

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