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. I run a spinning blog and post spinning videos on my YouTube channel. I teach intermediate spinning in Sweden and online.
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.
My youtube videos are both instructional and documentary style videos. I hope you find something you like.
In my online school I offer courses to intermediate and advanced spinners.
Also check out my Facebook page and 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
Blog
Trial and error
Last week I published a video where I spin from the cut end of flick carded staples. The reason for this technique was that I wanted to preserve as much as possible of the colours in a multicoloured fleece. I envisioned a sweater with all the colour variations showing. Today I write about why I …
Spinning from the cut end
In this video I show you how I spin a multicoloured fleece from the cut end of flicked staples to preserve as much as possible of the colour variation. In a previous post you can read about how I divided the fleece into four piles of different colour combinations. I shot the video in late …
Curtain
I don’t like curtains in our home just for the sake of curtains. They need a purpose – to keep light out or for privacy. My husband suggested we get a curtain for the front door, to keep the draft out. That is definitely a purpose and I agreed. I suggested I would weave it. …
Videos
Come visit my YouTube channel! I make videos about spinning and wool processing in both documentary and instructional style.