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I’m sure you’ve seen the latest trend of “Arm Knitting” and “Finger Crochet”. These involve the use of roving in place of spun yarn and knit or crocheted into blankets or cowls using your arms or fingers instead of traditional knitting needles. Kromski North America offers a multitude of beautifully colored roving, so naturally,…
Warping Peg
There are a number of ways to properly warp a loom. A warping peg is included with your Harp loom. Rather than using a warping board for shorter length, narrow projects, use the warping peg approach. This method is shown in the video below.
Padded Bag for Sonata
This is the way to treat your Sonata. This heavy duty, padded bag will protect your wheel when folded. Whether you are storing it at home or traveling across the country, rest assured that all is well. The folded Sonata fits firmly on extra heavy base pads and the flyer has a padded mitten that…
Fall Time is Natural Dye Time
Every year I look forward to Fall. The air is crisp and leaves rustle in the wind. It’s a season for pumpkins, pecans and Goldenrod. In our area the Goldenrod is quite prolific, and I feel compelled every year to make a big pot of dye using this pretty yellow weed. This year I’m using…
Single Drive vs. Double Drive Wheels
Spinning Wheels – Understanding How Single Drive and Double Drive Systems Work You have seen the phrases: “single drive with Scotch tension set-up” or “double drive set-up”. What do these terms mean? How does it affect your spinning? Which is the better system? Below we will talk about both and give you our opinions of each….
Handspun Crochet Cowl
Our example was made using 2 different balls of handspun yarn, approximately 250 yards each. One is dyed Merino and the other a natural colored Corriedale. Both were spun on the Kromski Sonata. Held together they make a light bulky weight yarn. Because handspun yarn is not an exact science, we will not specify the…