Handspun A Podcast about Handspinning, Knitting, and Yarn

Tips for handspinning cotton on a spinning wheel


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All the wool is a vlog  all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.

It's officially summer and what better time to learn to handspin cotton then now!!! I share with you some of my tips from cotton type to processing type to how to adjust your spinning wheel. 

If you would like access to the Patreon cotton spinning workshop I did recently, follow the link to subscribe a the $10 level. https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill

Find me at:
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/

Blogging at http://www.beingewethful.com/

To watch the most recent YouTube episode

https://youtu.be/OgYdngFGY08

Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community
https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill

Ravelry group: Ewethful Fiber Farm & Mill
To ask me a question
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Free hand spinning resources - " Ewethful's Wool School"
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/wool-education

For details and to purchase the online course to  learn to handspin on wheel
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/lets-make-yarn-landing-page

For details and to purchase the online course to learn to spin longdraw
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/products/2256545

Shop for Ewethful handspinning fibers
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/collections

Mentions in this episode:

Joan Ruane is the queen of spinning cotton. You can find several old videos from her on YouTube.

Julie Drogsvold is her mentee. She is teaching a cotton spinning class at BSG. She also has a website you can visit.

Sally Fox is the farmer growing the organic cotton in CA. She has lint, carded sliver (basically top), yarns and other lovely products. https://www.vreseis.com/shop

Hipstrings is another good resource from cottons.

My cotton cards are from Clemes and Clemes.


Affiliate link if would like to support me while buying from these companies

Woolery
https://woolery.com/?aff=352

Mission at Ewethful:
My mission at Ewethful Fiber Mill is to fill making hands with small batch American grown yarns and fibers. I strive to produce lightly processed products that maintain their character, have low environmental impact and tell the stories of the animals and shepherds from whence they came.

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