Lost Arts

Mostly about knitting, science fiction, the Middle Ages, and anything else that strikes my fancy.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Designing Knitwear

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People ask me how I come up with ideas for designs for knitwear, and I usually brush off the question because the answer is huge ! Usually...
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Monday, June 12, 2017

Learning to Spin on a Navajo Spindle

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Someone on Knitter's Paradise sent me a private message that she had bought a Navajo spindle online (which hadn't come yet), and she...
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Sunday, May 24, 2015

The End Is in Sight for Steve Canyon!

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A huge load has been lifted off my mind, because the covers for the third Steve Canyon DVD are  done! We thought the cover was done a long...
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Thursday, December 5, 2013

SPINNING BASICS: Tools to Spin With: Spindle Spinning Wheels

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There are two basic types of spinning wheels: spindle wheels and flyer-and-bobbin wheels (also called treadle wheels). A spindle wheel is ...
Friday, November 22, 2013

SPINNING BASICS: Tools to Spin With: Spindles 2

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I have to stop writing these when I'm not really awake (like now). I intended to write more about spindles and hit send without thinki...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

SPINNING BASICS: Tools to Spin With: Spindles

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So far, we've gotten what yarn is, but we're not up to how to make it yet. You'll need tools to make it. Spinning tools come i...
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