A practical guide on how to set the twist, wash, and finish hand spun alpaca yarn to make it stable, soft, and ready for crafting projects. CNN Issues Correction After White House Fact Check 5 Simple ...

Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues. He began his career in ...

Visitors to the William Floyd Estate can learn how to spin flax and carve birds the next two Saturdays during lessons about life on Long Island in days of old. This Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., ...

After the flax is harvested it goes through many processes to become yarn The arrival of large amounts of Scottish people during the Plantation of Ulster helped contribute to the huge growth of the ...

This collection of videos chronicles an expansive and deeply personal fiber arts journey, combining hands-on tutorials, historical insight, creative exploration, and emotional storytelling. From ...

Eileen G. Buckholtz uses reference books to thicken her plots. The mystery writer often comes home from flea markets with a bag full of how-to volumes, old encyclopedias and histories. She carries the ...

Bronze Age Britons spliced plant fibres together to make cloth rather than spinning, a new study has found. The study, published this week in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences ...

If you hear someone talking about “spinning,” they’re most likely referring to aerobic exertion on a stationary bicycle. But Sleeping Beauty wasn’t looking to improve her target heart rate when she ...

An exhibit of artistic distaffs is on display at the Georgia Museum of Art now until April 16. “To Spin a Yarn: Distaffs, Folk Art and Material Culture” showcases distaffs used in the 19th and 20th ...