True confession: I am not a designer or an artist. I make stuff from other people's patterns. My training didn't happen in art school; it comes from a few spinning…
After my last post on spinning fractal yarn, I wasn't quite happy with the idea. The premise of the technique is sound, but it isn't truly a fractal in the…
What will this yarn look like when I weave with it? As a weaving instructor, I get this question every time I teach. While it is a great question, it's…
Storage bobbins make my yarn better. I’ve been using storage bobbins and a bobbin winder for years, but only recently realized how indispensable they have become to my spinning. Having…
When I approached Hedgehog Fibres with the idea of a collaboration, I knew that whatever we did, it would be bold. Given her bright and saturated colors, there was no…
By Debbie Held If you own a Zoom Loom, then you’re probably already bitten by the hand-held, pin loom weaving bug. It’s astonishing how much satisfaction can be gained…
I love yak fiber and other short staple, downy fibers. So, when I finished this project and my daughter wanted to try them on I found my inner voice…
Designed by Melissa Ludden Hankens This is a simple and fabulous project to take a bit of the wind out of Old Man Winter’s sails. I don’t know about you,…
The holidays are right around the corner, and when you've spent so much time and effort making your handmade gifts, it would be a shame not to have the same…
You're at the fiber show, and you see a braid of fiber that has to come home with you. You get it home and look at it and realize…
Western Sky Knits Collaboration We've all been there; standing at a fiber show and staring at a wall of hand-dyed skeins of luxury yarn. They call to you, but your…
When Krysten from Gherkin's Bucket showed me the new colorway she dyed up for this collaboration, I was floored! The stunning blues, greens, greys, and browns are a perfect way…
As it turns out, this is now my very favorite go-to scarf! It’s the perfect blend – being both casual and decadent – and oh so cozy! The fringe treatment adds…
Art yarn, whether you spin it yourself or purchase it readymade, is a catalyst for creative woven fabrics. Art yarn spinning techniques are so much fun to do and make…
For our December yarn company collaboration, we worked with Blue Sky Fibers for a very special and luxurious scarf woven on our 15" Cricket Loom. Since Blue Sky Alpacas offers both yarns…
Beth Smith and Jillian Moreno live about 30 minutes from each other and spend a lot of spinning time together, trading ideas and cheering each other on. Recently, the two…
If you've been trawling Pinterest, then you know that it’s back to the 70’s. At least, if you were weaving in the 70’s like I was. Little tapestry wall…
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, and I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have…
With Spinzilla a month behind us, I finally have found time to explain how I managed to blend two colors of bamboo fiber into a five-hue shift ombre yarn. Ombre and…
A guide to fine-tuning your tension to make the yarn you want. Your treadle speed, your drive ratio, and your tension all contribute to being able to spin different fibers into different yarns…
Most of my spinning for the past couple of years has been done right here at Schacht. Lucky for me one of my responsibilities was test-spinning on the wheels. When I have the…
by Gail Matthews I was happy when the office staff decided on the "spin your default yarn" challenge because I conveniently had a full bobbin of my default singles waiting…
by Benjamin Krudwig Recently, I watched the Deb Menz videos on blending fiber to achieve different colors, and have since been blending fibers together just to see what will happen.…
by Benjamin Krudwig I try to keep aware of what is going on within the various groups on Ravelry. This month I saw a discussion devoted to fractal spinning and…
by Benjamin Krudwig Every third Thursday of the month we have an office spin-in during our office meeting. At our last meeting I started spinning some hand-dyed merino roving, a…
We're reaching the end of the lovely, lovely yarns we've been sampling on the Zoom Loom. Manos del Uruguay Manos Silk Blend, a merino silk blend in sport weight. We…
We're finding our fingers itching to weave on our Zoom Looms with all of these exciting yarns. The possibilities are mind boggling. Below: The Yarns of Rhichard Devrieze Peppino (merino…
Here are some more fabulous Zoom Loom yarn swatches from our TNNA yarn partners: Below: Koigu Wool Designs KPM (left) and KPPPM (right), both merino wool sock yarn. We love…
Here is the 14th installment of Zoom Loomed yarn swatches Below, Interlacements Yarn Irish Jig, (40% Flax, 31% Cotton, 29% Rayon, strand of metallic thread) sport weight. The Submarine color…
