Quilt Otaku

Here's a cheesecake shot of my plied yarn.  It turned out to be 250 yds, so I'll probably make some Easy Handspun Mitts out of th...

Just a quick post to wish you a happy Friday.   I finally finished spinning the singles from the naturally dyed indigo wool (Targhee bre...

When you decide to spin your own yarn, it is usually for several reasons. Those of you who don't spin are perhaps thinking the reason ...

Making your own yarn is an endeavor not to be taken lightly. It allows a knitter to get to know a lot more about the fiber and where it ...

I mentioned that we did a little spinning on both a wheel and a drop spindle with some 3rd graders recently. The yarn they made was a...

I finished a pair of leg warmers in only a couple of evenings for my sister's little girl. She is a tiny ballerina, with teenie tiny l...

My knit nite friends were over for our holiday party last week and we had a real blast. I even taught one of the husbands how to make yarn...

Today I took a yarn making class at this super cool shop in Berkeley, California called A Verb for Keeping Warm . Owner Kristine Vejar (show...