Another mixed media corespinning method, choose a stretchy core from your local craft store (there are many to choose from!) and corespin an art batt over it to create a curly stretchy bouncy yarn that creates a really beautiful "smocking" effect when used as warp or weft under tension! This yarn can also be worn as a deconstructed cowl right off the bobbin (after winding onto a 2-yard niddy noddy). Try plying this method with thread to reduce the stretch.
Tools Required: - Size 15 double pointed knitting needles Yarns Needed: 30-35 Yards of bulky handspun yarn. I used a corespun yarn by Leslie of Spinning Spinderella, but you can substitute...
Tools Required: - Size 15 double pointed knitting needles Yarns Needed: 30-35 Yards of bulky handspun yarn. I used a corespun yarn by Leslie of Spinning Spinderella, but you can substitute...
A pattern by Ashley Martineau of Neauveau Fiber Arts / Handspun Yarn by Heather Lightbody of Girl with a HookTools Required: - Size 15 double pointed knitting needles- Size 10.5...
A pattern by Ashley Martineau of Neauveau Fiber Arts / Handspun Yarn by Heather Lightbody of Girl with a HookTools Required: - Size 15 double pointed knitting needles- Size 10.5...
Tools Required: - Size 15 16" circular knitting needles (or size 15 double pointed needles) Handspun Yarns Needed: About 100 yards of bulky yarn. I used: Yarn A: Bulky Silk...
Tools Required: - Size 15 16" circular knitting needles (or size 15 double pointed needles) Handspun Yarns Needed: About 100 yards of bulky yarn. I used: Yarn A: Bulky Silk...
