Buying Your First Spinning Wheel: What I’d Look For as a Beginner
Choosing your first spinning wheel can feel overwhelming. Instead of focusing on brands, this guide breaks down what actually matters for beginners — and why.
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Wool → Yarn → Cloth
A step-by-step look at warping with coffee-dyed yarn, from color planning and warp calculations to back-to-front warping and threading the loom.
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How to Dye Yarn and Fabric with Coffee (Easy Natural Dye Tutorial)
Coffee makes an easy, forgiving natural dye for both yarn and fabric. This beginner-friendly tutorial walks through the simple process of turning everyday coffee into warm, earthy color at home.
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Why We’re Building a Hoop House— and How the EQIP Program Made It Possible
We share why we decided to build a hoop house on our small farm, the tradeoffs we considered, and how NRCS EQIP helped make the project possible.
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How to Store Dahlia Tubers for Winter: A Wool Storage Experiment
A straightforward, low-tech look at how I’m storing dahlia tubers for winter—using waste sheep wool instead of peat or shavings. Plus what I’m watching for and a spring update plan.
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A DIY Swing Picker for Wool Prep + Free plans to build your own
Spinning wool into yarn involves more prep than most people realize.Before you get to carding or spinning, raw wool locks need to be opened up so the fibers aren’t compacted, and dirt and debris (known as VM in the fiber world) need to be removed. That early prep step is where I used to spend…
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Wool → Yarn → Cloth Series Part 1
Planning the palette Every weaving starts with a plan — even if it’s a loose one. For this piece, the idea was simple:I wanted to see if I could create a fabric that hinted at a leopard print — not literal spots, but that warm, organic mix of light and dark that feels familiar without…
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The Magic of Onion Skins: My Favorite Beginner Natural Dye
Beauty in the everyday It still amazes me how much color hides in the ordinary.Take the papery skins from an onion — the part most of us toss without a thought. Add a little heat and water, and suddenly, there’s gold. Onion skins are my favorite beginner natural dye because you already have everything you…
