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Detailed Clover Pom Pom Maker Instructions

Step by step how to photo tutorial for making yarn and wool pom poms with a plastic maker by clover. These detailed instructions explain everything you need to know to make them.

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How to Dye Wool in a Crock Pot

When I broke my new crock pot, I saved the old one for a simple and easy way to dye wool.

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How to Make a Simple Turkish Style Drop Spindle

I discovered that a Turkish style drop spindle doesn't need to be fancy to benefit from the unique design. Here's a simple way to make one at home.

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How to Blend Fibers for Spinning

There are several reasons to blend fibers. You might want to mix different types of wool or you might want to blend colors. There are several ways to go about it.

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How to Use Viking Wool Combs

Combs have long steel teeth with very, very sharp points. They are designed to comb wool so that all the fibers are laying parallel to each other and are ready to spin.

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How to Weave with a Magic Heddle Loom

There are many little looms out there but one I there is one called a magic heddle loom. It’s the quickest and easiest way I’ve found to do a little weaving.

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Lawn Grass as a Dye

Here’s what can happen when you use your grass clippings as a dye.

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Runescape Fans! Make Yourself a Hat for Runefest

Have you wanted a really unique hat that you can wear any time? How about making a felt pointy hat?

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Gandhi and the Charkha Wheel

I’ve been fascinated by how people around the world spin wool and cotton, and other fibers for cloth. One interesting method is on the Charkha wheel

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How to Make a Felt Bag

Here's a basic tutorial on making a cute little bag that you could use for a cell phone pouch. It uses the seamless resist method.

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What is a Niddy Noddy and Why Would You Want to Make One?

If you spin your own yarn, you need some way to put it in a skein. You can wind it around chairs, but the niddy noddy is a convenient and traditional tool. Here's how to use one.

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How to Make a Needle Felted Pumpkin

Fall is the time for pumpkins. Here's how to make a cute pumpkin out of wool. It's easy and fun.

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Natural Dyeing with Pecans and the Chinese Tallow Tree

I’ve just moved to Texas and I’ve been learning all sorts of new plants to dye with. Here’s a couple I’ve recently experimented with.

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Spinning Dog Hair

Is your dog shedding and you wonder what to do with all that hair? Spin it into some lovely Chiengora.

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How to Sun Dye with Kool-Aid

Sun dyeing with Kool-Aid is a safe and fun way to experiment with dyeing for children and adults alike.

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How to Ply Your Hand Spun Yarn

Once you’ve spun your yarn, you must decide whether to leave it as is or whether to ply it. Here's some ways to make two or three-ply yarns.

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Spinning Yarn on a Spinning Wheel

Now that you've got that spinning wheel, you have to learn how to use it. Here's a basic explanation of how to spin on a spinning wheel.

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Dyeing Wool with Lichens

Lichens are plentiful around here so I tried dyeing wool with some common varieties.

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