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Deyaneria on March 14th, 2014

    To create a double boucle you will need a bobbin of slub yarn ( if you haven’t created slub yarn yet you can find the tutorial here). You will also need to make that slub yarn into spiral slub ( tutorial video here), then  you will need some silk thread .I like to […]

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Use one of the yarns from the Classic Boucle recipe found here,  to create this type of boucle.   [madmimi id=3] Share and Enjoy:

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Deyaneria on February 28th, 2014

Recipe for a classic boucle: One yarn spun left, one yarn spun right One thick yarn, one thin yarn one low twist yarn , one high twist yarn [madmimi id=3] Share and Enjoy:

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Deyaneria on February 21st, 2014

If you missed out on the first part of this series and haven’t learned to create basic slub yarn yet. You can check out this page to learn it first.   [madmimi id=3] Share and Enjoy:

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Deyaneria on February 14th, 2014

If you missed out on the first part of this series and haven’t learned to create basic slub yarn yet. You can check out this page to learn it first.   [madmimi id=3] Share and Enjoy:

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Deyaneria on January 31st, 2014

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Deyaneria on January 24th, 2014

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Deyaneria on January 3rd, 2014

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Deyaneria on December 16th, 2013

  Spun Yarn Before Setting The Twist A question I get often with new spinners is “why do I need to set the twist on my yarn?” Giving handspun a bath after spinning is important for a couple of reasons. 1. It keeps the yarn from untwisting. 2. It improves the appearance of the yarn. […]

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