In our contemporary times amidst technologies that aim to make life more efficient, the ethos of “doing it yourself” reunites people with traditional tools and skills. In April, the Marian Library ...

A refinement of a spinning wheel that he made for his wife, Beth, while living aboard their sailboat, the shoe-box sized machines impressed everyone who saw them at the Hansens’ Chimacum area home ...

A step-by-step guide on crafting your own spindle whorls to enhance handheld distaff spinning, combining traditional techniques with creative customization. Child shot and killed while playing ‘ding ...

The colorful debut from spinner Kroening teaches crafters how to make yarn using a drop spindle. The author breaks down how to use the simple instrument to turn raw fleece into thread, helping readers ...

A Boulder business that spun out of the back-to-the-earth movement in the late 1960s is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Friday. Schacht Spindle Co., Inc. grew out of a craft resurgence of the era, ...

Cathy Lambrecht, the grandmother of a student at Loveland Community Preschool, visited classes to teach the younger generation about spinning wool on Tuesday. “I think it’s important for kids to know ...

Twelve-thousand years ago, people in a coastal village in the Levant used stone weights on their spindles to spin thread faster and more evenly—and, some archeologists are arguing, in the process they ...