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Beginner Basics - All Fiber Arts | |
| The basics you need to know as a beginner weaver or spinner | ||
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Beginner Basics |
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Guilds Do you want to learn how to spin or weave, and don't know where to find lessons? Check with a guild near you and see if they offer classes. Weavers and spinners are very friendly and always welcome newcomers. |
| How Your Spinning Wheel Spins Learn to control the twist and tension on your wheel. |
| Spinning Information How to join a yarn, spinning woollen and worsted yarns, TPI and wheel ratios, spinning cabled yarns and other handspinning techniques. |
| Countermarche Looms Instructions for settting up a countermarche loom. |
| Looms Do you want to buy a loom? Or would like to build one? Here is a list of loom suppliers and information about different types of looms. Be sure to check out the Used Equipment pages, too. |
| 10 Steps to Warping You have your loom, but now what? "How do you string the thing?" Dressing your loom is explained in easy to follow steps - with pictures. |
| Table of Setts Would you like to plan your own project, but aren't sure what sett to use? Here is a table of recommended setts for cotton, linen and silk yarns. Be sure to weave a small sample, to be sure that the sett is what you intended for your project. |
| McMorran Balance Do you have an unidentified cone of yarn and don't know what yardage it is? A McMorran Balance will help you figure out how much you have. |
| Improving Your Edges Are you have problems weaving a clean edge? Here are some tips to weaving better. |
| Butterflys What is a butterfly? and How do I Wind one?. |
| How to Market Your Crafts on the Net Have you wanted to create your own webpage? But don't know how, or don't want to spend lots of money to make one? Here's how. |
| Textile Glossary What's warp and what's weft? This is an ever-growing glossary of weaving terms and definitions. |
| Textile Dictionary Do you speak another language or are trying to decipher a weaving book from another country? Our Textile Dictionary has some of the common weaving terms translated into several languages. This is an ongoing project, so if you have a few words to contribute, please use the Submission Form provided. |
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