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With Majacraft fibre preparation tools and the versatile Aura, you will be able to create your own textural masterpiece! The Majacraft Aura is a wheel that will always grow with you. All the Majacraft accessories fit this wheel, so you can easily spin from lace to super chunky yarns. The Aura comes to you with three jumbo bobbins, which hold at least 8oz of yarn each. The unique modified double drive system gives you effortless treadling and works to ensure you need very few adjustments to the tension as your bobbin fills. Pair this wheel up with your favourite Majacraft preparation tool, also beautifully crafted to help you create your perfect prep. Any of our carding tools will be especially helpful if you want to add texture to your spin.…

USA ARIZONA Grandma’s Spinning Wheel 6544 E. Tanque Verde #150 Tucson, AZ 85715 Ph 520 290-3738 spinningramma@aol.com www.grandmasspinningwheel.com CALIFORNIA The Village Spinning & Weaving 425-B Alisal Rd Solvang, CA 93463 Ph 888 686-1192 Toll Free villagespinweave@mac.com www.villagespinweave.com COLORADO Bountiful 211 Green Mountain Dr Livermore, CO 80536 Ph 970 482-7746 Toll-free 877 586-9332 info@bountifulspinweave.com www.bountifulspinweave.com Blazing Star Ranch 3424 S. Broadway Englewood, CO 80113 Ph 303 514-8780 blazingstarranch@gmail.com www.blazingstarranch.com ILLINOIS The Fold 3316 Millstream Rd Marengo, IL60152 Ph 815 568-0165 thefold@mc.net www.thefoldatmc.net INDIANA The Trading Post for Fiber Arts 8833 S. 5O W. Pendleton, IN 46064 Ph 765 778-3642 tradingpostfiber@aol.com www.tradingpostfiber.com KENTUCKY The Woolery 859 E Main St STE 1A Frankfort, KY 40601 Ph 502 352-9800 info@woolery.com www.thewoolery.com LOUISIANA Weavin’ Place 79434 Deluane Rd Folsom, LA 70437 Ph 985 796-8048 cheryl@weavinplace.com www.weavinplace.com MAINE Halcyon Yam 12 School St Bath, ME 04530 Ph 1-800-341-0282 purchasing@halcyonyarn.com www.halcyon.com NEW MEXICO The WoolShed 150 Prairiewood Lane Stanley, NM 87056 Ph 5052046127 TheWoolShed.maplewindsfarm@gmail.com NEW YORK Whispering Pines Shetland Sheep Farm 9920 Chestnut Ridge Middleport NY 14105 Ph 716 5253347 jen6265@gmail.com www.softshetlandwool.com NORTH CAROLINA Hippie Chix Fiber Art 102 Indian Mound Rd Cullowhee, NC 28723 Ph 828 293-2420 gailjohnston@frontier.com www.hippiechixfiber.etsy.com The Tail Spinner 109 North Wilmington Street Richlands, NC 28574 Ph 910 324-6166 linda@tail-spinner.com www.tail-spinner.com OHIO Three Sheep Gallery 164…

Super slubby, smooth and silky, soft and fuzzy—handspun texture offers us a lifetime of exploration. Endless options for manipulating texture in our fibers, yarns, and finished textiles means there is always something new to try, no matter how wild or tidy our personal aesthetic. Some spinners add vibrantly dyed nepps and noils to their batts and yarns, while other spinners carefully comb wool locks to achieve noil-free perfection. Both are creating intentional texture. This summer, we are taking a closer look at the touch and feel of our beloved handspun. Katie Weston walks us through four luxury fibers known for their soft halos and fuzzy fabrics, and Cindy Ellen Hill shares her love of cordage, nature, and tool-less twisting. Emily Wohlscheid takes a deep dive into thoughtful blends designed to mimic…

PAULA SIMMONS and Patrick Green influenced the resurgence of handspinning for five decades, beginning in the 1970s. Paula was the mentor for those of us yearning for anything fiber, natural, and aligned with the back-to-the-land ideal. She authored many books to share her knowledge: raising sheep, spinning and weaving with wool, even cooking with green tomatoes and too many zucchini. Her vast knowledge as a shepherdess/spinner was clearly conveyed in her books. Spinning and Weaving with Wool, first published in 1978, remains a valuable resource today. With an engineer’s inquisitive mind and a builder’s heart, Patrick liked the challenge of designing and making things. When the spinners in his area inquired if he could make a drumcarder, he spent many nights after work experimenting and getting feedback, which resulted in the…

I HAVE NEVER BEEN as excited and inspired by a natural-dyeing book as I was after reading Journeys in Natural Dyeing by Kristine Vejar and Adrienne Rodriguez. It is a beautiful book filled with interesting and artful photography. More importantly, it contains clear and easy-to-understand instructions for basic natural-dye techniques for wool, silk, and cotton along with further explorations, such as composting Japanese indigo for creating an indigo vat, using mushroom dyes, eco-printing and batik, and cold-bath dyeing. Each chapter features the authors’ experiences during their visit to one of the four locations this journey took them to—Iceland, Mexico, Japan, and Indonesia—in addition to the dyers, dyestuffs, and techniques that were used there. Vejar and Rodriguez lay out a palette of colors inspired by each location to show the reader how…

Kiwi 3 Our most popular wheel with folding treadles. Includes 3 large bobbins, built-in lazy kate and wooden threading hook. Wheel diameter 17½" Kiwi 3 Carry Bag A great accessory for your Kiwi 3, this sturdy, padded carry bag has a shoulder strap and two front pockets. Traditional The world’s most popular spinning wheel. Choose single drive or double drive. Incudes 4 bobbins and lazy kate. Wheel diameter 22" Kiwi Super Flyer Makes spinning and plying art yarn so convenient. Huge 1⅛" orifice and free-flow yarn guides for smooth non-stop spinning. Includes 3 bobbins, lazy kate and drive band. Traveller A small and beautiful compact castle spinning wheel. Choose single drive or double drive. Includes 4 bobbins and built-in lazy kate. Wheel diameter 18" Joy 2 A very portable and light spinning wheel. Includes 3 large bobbins, built-in lazy kate and carry bag. Wheel diameter 15¾" Country 2 Have the freedom to spin and…