Category Archives: spinning

Turkish Spindle Basics

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

Basically the Turkish Spindle operate so much like another spindle except for one one small thing, when you’ve finished spinning, you have a center pull ball. When I’m at a show and I get asked how these work, this is … Continue reading →

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Team Spunky Eclectic

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

Tour de Fleece Team Spunky Eclectic! It’s been a few years since I’ve put together an official team. I missed it and so here we are.  The official Team Spunky Eclectic for the tour 2019. woot woot! You probably want … Continue reading →

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Basic Supported Spindle

Posted on June 18, 2019 by

Today I wanted to talk a little bit about getting you going on your supported spindle. There are a bunch of types of supported spindle and they all have the same idea of how they work. Not cultural exactly but … Continue reading →

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Project Indecision

Posted on June 11, 2019 by

I have this project I’m working on. The Ramona Sweater in handspun BFL. I’m loving this knit and so it’s going pretty fast. However, I might want or need to change it. You see, I have this habit of not … Continue reading →

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Types of Spindles.

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

This doesn’t go into ALL the types of spindles out there but it is a bunch of basics about the ones that I have sitting here at Spunky Eclectic. When I do festivals I get asked what is what with … Continue reading →

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Shave Em 2 Save Em

Posted on May 16, 2019 by

Have you heard of this campaign by the Livestock Conservancy? Here’s their write up about it : In our ongoing commitment to making it more profitable to raise heritage breeds, The Livestock Conservancy created the Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em … Continue reading →

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2 ply

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

The most basic of plying. In my video for today I went over plying. Just the basics of plying a 2 ply on a wheel. You are taking 2 singles that you’ve spun (let’s say spun in Z direction) and … Continue reading →

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