by DesignerLynne | May 17, 2012 | Casting On, Knitting, Techniques, Video
Cable Cast On In this second video tutorial in the Beginners Guide to Knitting Series, I will show you one of the most popular methods for casting on, called the cable cast on. It’s called cable simply due to the neatly twisted cable appearance that is both...
by DesignerLynne | May 16, 2012 | Casting On, Knitting, Techniques
Lynne’s Simple Long Tail Cast On I am delighted by the strong resurgence of interest that is taking place around the yarn arts, such as knitting and crochet, and more especially amongst the younger generation for whom knitting was something that happened to...
by DesignerLynne | May 2, 2012 | Art Yarn, Indian Head Spinning Wheel, Long Draw Spinning, Spinning Wheel, Techniques, Throw
The weather over the Easter weekend was so lovely, that as I sat at the spinning wheel outside, I decided to capture it on camera as a casual lesson in long draw spinning. Sewing Machine Treadle Mounted Spinning Wheel There was a lot of interest in the long draw...
by DesignerLynne | Apr 20, 2012 | Knitting, Mega Knitting, Projects, Techniques, Throw
Part One ~ Using Knitting Needles with Hooks I’ve been wanting to make this video for a long time, but amazingly, getting the fibre, the project and the weather to line up at the same time as finding a gap in the mountain of other tasks has taken a long time. The...
by DesignerLynne | Mar 16, 2012 | Cleaning & Processing, Fibre Tumbler, Picking, Scouring, Techniques, Tumbling
It’s a huge leap to make from buying yarn off the shelf to processing the fibre and making your own, but like most things in life, the rewards far outweigh the effort and anyway, what would you be doing with all that time? Spinning is usually the first step to...
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