You went to a fiber festival and you impulse bought some raw wool or a whole raw fleece. Great! But, now what? How do you go about cleaning this raw wool without felting the whole thing? To clean...

Working with nice yarn is glorious, but a lot of times this higher-quality yarn comes in a skein, not an easy-to-use ball. So how do you hand wind that yarn skein into a ball? You can hand wind...

Acrylic yarn is a great, cheap alternative to wool. It has many of the same qualities as wool, but does acrylic yarn stretch? Acrylic yarn does not have the same amount of spring and stretch as...

Deciding what yarn to use for your next project can be a tough decision, especially for a big project like a sweater. If you want to work with Mohair you probably want to know if Mohair is itchy....

Wool garments are great, but sometimes they're just so dang itchy! You don't want to get rid of it, you just want it to be softer. Fabric softener seems like a good option, but can you use fabric...

Alpaca is an amazing, versatile fiber used in a variety of garments like alpaca socks. But, with anything handmade, it's always important to know how to take care of them. So, how do you wash alpaca...