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Behind the Scenes: Cloister Hood

The Prairie Spinner Posted on August 17, 2020 by spinnerAugust 20, 2020

It’s a wonderful thing, to see in print a project that started out as an idea in your own head, brought into existence by your own hands! I worked hard on planning, spinning, knitting and writing during the first weeks of 2020, and sent everything off to Spin Off magazine in early March. Then, just as I was sighing with … Continue reading →

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Dyeing Styles and Spinning Techniques

The Prairie Spinner Posted on November 29, 2017 by spinnerMarch 29, 2020

Before we get into a few other ways to spin hand-dyed braids, let’s pause and look at three basic types of ‘dye jobs’, in no particular order. One favorite is the randomly-spotted braid.  These are as fun to dye as they are to browse through!  The colors, wherever they come from on the color wheel, have been applied in generally … Continue reading →

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More Flippin’ Fractals

The Prairie Spinner Posted on September 7, 2017 by spinnerMay 8, 2019

In the last post, I talked about spinning hand-dyed braids in fractals, using a short section of roving I dyed in (basically) three colors.  The resulting knitted swatches demonstrated the tweedy color-shifting variations, and we looked at trying to predict how the yarns would turn out before starting to spin. Be aware that spinning fractals is somewhat predictable only for … Continue reading →

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Flippin’ Fractals

The Prairie Spinner Posted on August 2, 2017 by spinnerMay 8, 2019

One popular method for spinning hand-dyed braids is the fractal technique.  A simple definition of ‘fractal’ is when “similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales”.  In fractal art, “the same pattern repeats over and over”. Translated into spin-speak, this means splitting a hand-dyed braid into multiple sections and spinning them end-to-end, then plying the results.  Start by stripping the braid … Continue reading →

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