Welcome to a site dedicated to the love of spinning.
About
Bio
I have been knitting since the mid -80’s and spinning since 2011. I specialize in the process from raw wool to a finished textile. I also have a deep interest in different kinds of spindles. Even if I’m not active on this blog, the blog archive on this site consists of over 400 posts. Do pop in to my digital publication Of Words and Wool where I share essay-style writing and some occasional poetry. My book Listen to the Wool will be published in November 2025.
Posts, videos and online courses
In the blog I write mostly about spinning, from both a technical and more of a philosophical perspective. Spinning does so much for me and I like to investigate the spinning process in my blog posts. On my digital publication I write about other topics in more of an essay style. All essays are free, but you are more than welcome to support me on my paid community.
My youtube videos are both instructional and documentary style videos. I hope you find something you like.
In my online school I offer both free and paid courses to intermediate and advanced spinners.
Also check out my Instagram feed.
Articles and patterns
Every now and then I write for spinning magazines:
- Old techniques and new technology: A beautiful marriage. An article about my video making process. Spin-Off magazine spring 2018.
- Sorting fleeces: A study in Gute and Gotland. In the article I sort and compare fleeces of Gotland and Gute wool. Spin-Off magazine spring 2019
- Twist analysis twined knitting. How twist can be used as a tool in spinning in general and in twined knitting in particular. Spin-Off magazine fall 2019
- Heartwarming mitts. Pattern for twined knitting half-mitts using handspun Z-plied yarn. Spin-Off magazine fall 2019
- Selma Margau. A pattern for a cabled bottom-up sweater with raglan shaping. Spin-Off magazine summer 2020
- The Flick. All about an important pice of the supported spindle spinning puzzle. PLY magazine summer 2020, the supported spindle issue.
- Sliding hooks and textile heritage, article in Spin-Off magazine Autumn 2020.
- Knit (spin) Sweden! Book by Sara Wolf, with me as a co-writer. Get it at Cooperative press in the U.S., Amazon in the U.S., Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, Book depository in the E.U., and Adlibris, Akademibokhandeln and Bokus in Sweden. On all the Amazon options you can look inside the book and read the first few pages, including Sara’s and my introductions.
- Cecilia’s bosom friend. Shawl pattern in a tuck stitch structure using two different colour singles spun in different directions.
- Knitting with linen, article in Spin-Off magazine Summer 2024.
Podcasts and interviews
- The livestock conservancy, October 2022
- Folk craft revival podcast, November 2022
- A fiber life podcast, April 2023
- Long Thread Media podcast, May 2023
Blog
Thank you
After eight years of blogging I will publish my book Listen to the Wool. I have you all to thank for making the book possible. This is my final blog post here. Over eight years ago I shared my first documentary YouTube video, Slow Fashion, and it became very popular (in a spinning context anyway). …
8 things I love about spinning
Today I share with you 8 things I love about spinning. Perhaps you love them too!
The morning is born in the forest
Today I give you a poem about the morning. It came to me when I took a morning walk in the forest with my husband this summer and realized how fresh the air is among the trees all through the day. You can find me in several social media:
Videos
Come visit my YouTube channel! I make videos about spinning and wool processing in both documentary and instructional style.