http://farmhousefibers.com Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:59:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has been a very unusual summer on the farm.  This is one of the first days this summer that we have been blessed with enough leisure time that I felt like doing some work on the Farmhousefibers blog. Prior to this weekend, we had been battered by storms and heavy ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/07/27/gorgeous-day-in-southern-indiana/ [amtap book:isbn=0312366612]Book Description Knitting looms are flying off the shelves in craft stores because loom- knitting is such an easy craft to take up-it can be learned by both children and adults alike in just a few hours. If you have fond memories of spool knitting (a round wooden spool with ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/01/26/loom-knitting-primer/ Have you ever had an activity that you did not really like to do, and then, when you found you could not do it, you missed it? Our extreme winter weather lately has posed one of those dilemmas for me right now. I have been trying to get ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/01/25/frozen-fingers-and-frosty-fiber/ [amtap book:isbn=1592533744]Intertwined is an inspirational handbook for yarn lovers everywhere, created in an eye-popping, showcase style and packed with sparkling, full-color photos. This book will be a delight to the enthusiastic fiber crowd that is growing by leaps and bounds. It captures all the excitement of experimental, handspun yarns, and includes ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/01/18/intertwined-the-art-of-handspun-yarn-modern-patterns-and-creative-spinning/ [amtap book:isbn=0307352536]For rich, unique yarns of your very own creation, The Yarn Lover’s Guide to Hand Dyeing is your essential go-to guide. Now you can create gorgeous, unique, handpainted yarns in your very own kitchen. In this practical guide to dyeing yarn at home, you’ll learn simple techniques for creating beautiful, ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/01/18/the-yarn-lovers-guide-to-hand-dyeing/ [amtap book:isbn=1600592236]Needleworkers no longer have to settle for what’s available at the local yarn shop! Alison Daykin and Jane Deane, who have decades of experience spinning, weaving, and dyeing, show how easy it can be to create personalized and gorgeous skeins of one-of-a-kind fibers. Designed for complete beginners, this attractive ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/01/03/creative-spinning/ Laura and I were awakend this morning around 3:00 am by the loud roar of the wind as it howled through the trees surrounding our house. We sat up and listened as the wind pounded the house with small twigs it was trimming from the tops of our ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2007/12/23/wind-wind-and-more-wind/ [amtap book:isbn=1400053528] In The Natural Knitter, Barbara Albright takes readers on a rich journey through the joys of all-natural fibers–materials that can make an incredible difference, both in your knitting and in the health of our planet. From the animals and plants that produce the fibers to the ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2007/12/21/the-natural-knitter-how-to-choose-use-and-knit-natural-fibers-from-alpaca-to-yak/ [amtap book:isbn=1596680075]Knitters who want new worlds to conquer can reach for this guide to handspinning their own designer yarns. A rundown on equipment introduces the drop spindle, supported spindle, niddy-noddy, McMorran balance, and yarn meter, while the following sections include choosing wool and other fibers, presenting knitting patterns suitable for handspun yarn, and in-depth profiles of real urban ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2007/12/21/spin-to-knit-the-knitters-guide-to-making-yarn-paperback/ [amtap book:isbn=1931499365]Here are step-by-step instructions and illustrations that explain how to make yarn from scratch using handspindles-simple tools used to turn wool into yarn. Designed to appeal to the beginning spinner, tips and hints are provided that illustrate how easy, enjoyable, and relaxing spinning can be. This manual also includes ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2007/12/21/spin-it-making-yarn-from-scratch-paperback/