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. I also consider myself a student of spinning – every day I learn something new.
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
- 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.
- 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.
Blog
Old sheets
My parents still have monogrammed sheets, table cloths and towels from when they got married in 1965. When I moved to my own apartment as a 20-year-old I got some of them with me. They have started to look a bit worn now, but they have served us well during all these years. Today I …
Old blog post: The power of slowness
In the summer time I spend a lot of my spinning time with spindles. They are easy to pack, easy to bring and just a joy to use. The slowness of spindle spinning is a superpower in itself as it offers a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of spinning mechanics and techniques. Today I …
Old blog post: Webinars
I am enjoying my vacation and have no new blog post for you today. Instead I give you a replay of a previous blog post where I take you behind the scenes of my live webinars. You see me for one hour or so on the screen, but there is a lot more going on …
Videos
Come visit my YouTube channel! I make videos about spinning and wool processing in both documentary and instructional style.