Are you looking for a meditative pasttime that is productive as well as relaxing? Have you alway wanted to create unique and beautiful yarns? Well then, learning how to spin yarn on a drop spindle might be...
Warping a loom is one of the most tedious parts of weaving, but with a rigid heddle loom, it isn't complicated. Using a warping peg and warping directly to the loom, you can have most projects ready to weave...
Spinning Wheels -- The Basics More Listing a spinning wheel? Don't know what you have? This guide will help you identify what kind of wheel you have and how to determine if it is a true working wheel. I am...
What is the best fiber for a Spinner to learn on, Wheel or drop spindle? I've been asked this questions many times. In the United States and most of Europe, the answer seems to be wool. What I have found out...
Powermatic made two basic wood lathes through and into the ྖs. The smaller machine, model 45, was far less popular then the larger machine, the model 90. The primary end user for these lathes was the public...
When buying grinders, buffers, grinding wheels, and buffing supplies, the more one understands about using this equipment, the better the buying choices will be. Wheel Speeds:Use this formula for calculating...
Organizing Your Craft and Sewing Supplies If you're a weekend crafter like me, you probably have a lot of crafting odds and ends laying around that get all jumbled together depending on what project you're...
If you need to punch holes in large amounts of paper there is nothing like a paper drill . Rather than standard punches which usually push a sharp die through the paper, paper drills use a hollow bit that...