Calculating Remaining Yards in a Skein

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Kate P. asked a question at the May guild meeting about determining the amount of yarn necessary for a second sock.

Interweave Yarn Hacks prepared a tutorial in a recent post that answers the question.

Calculate the Remaining Yards in a Skein

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Carrying Multiple Wefts

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Ask Madelyn on Interweave presents a photo tutorial for carrying multiple wefts along the selvedge.

Buying Sheep Fleece

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If you're tempted to purchase a fleece online for spinning, check out the helpful advice on this Interweave post.

The article explains the topics to consider (weight, lock, ping, breaks, color, stains, vegetable matter, and skirting) before making the purchase.

Breaking in New Handcards

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Most handcards don’t come with operating instructions. Even under ideal conditions spinners face a learning curve to creating the airy rolags coveted for woolen spinning, but maybe there should be a warning label on new handcards: “Failure to break in handcards may lead to frustration when operating!” To make carding easier from the start, two carding experts offer tips for breaking in new handcards in this Interweave article.

900+ Free Sewing Patterns

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Looking for some summer sewing projects? 

SewingSupport.com offers over 900 free sewing patterns for every sewing level. Beginners will love the ease of some of these and practicing will help you to move on up to the more expert levels. Whether you are an avid sewing enthusiast or you just like to tinker with your sewing machine from time to time, you are sure to find a pattern that you just have to make.

Invisible Crochet Finish

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Crochet Corner illustrates a great way to get rid of that little bump a slip stitch makes when you join the beginning and end of a round together.

Used together with Standing Stitches, this technique will make your rounds one glorious circle and you won't be able to tell where the rounds begin or end.