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Ron's Fiber Home Fiber-related Lists, processors, guilds, workshops, festivals
Wool Festival.com Knitting, Spinning, Weaving, Machine Knitting, Crocheting & Felting Articles
Fiber Articles tons of fiber arts articles!
FiberArts Online the internet connection to the fiberarts community
All Fiber Arts weaving, spinning, dyeing, knitting, crochet, felting
Spinning Page drop spindle instructions, natural dyeing
Insects that Damage Wool
House Cleaning Pages Spinners, Knitters, Weavers
Textile Links articles and links, all fiber arts
Woolgatherings choosing and washing a fleece
Tips and Info on Fiber washing, dyeing
Black Sheep Handweavers Guild fleece info on sheep breeds, calculate amount of twist
Fiber Arts Sources for dyes, fibers, processing, spinning, knitting, weaving
Guilds, Groups and Online SourcesSpinning, Weaving, other Fiberarts
Breeds and Wool Uses
Glossary of Wool Terms
Wool Grades, Terms, Classifications
HJS Studio Tutorials fiber prep, dyeing, spinning, weaving, more
Deer Run Farm Fiberarts Articles
Handspinners E-zine A Web Magazine whose goal is to inform, inspire and entertain fiber artists and natural fiber producers of all skill levels.

Selecting, Skirting & Washing Fleece
Wool Judging For Beginners another good article from Gleason's Fine Woolies
Skirting a Fleece site also has info on washing, shipping fleeces, dyeing, felting, making sheep coats
Fiber processing step-by-step photos of washing wool to maintain lock structure
Washing Wool in a Washing Machine
How to Wash Your Fleece

Handspinning
I Can Spin.com video clips illustrating the use of drop spindles for spinning wool and other fibers, and fiber preparation techniques.
The Joy of Handspinning how to articles and supplies
What are Roving, Top, and Sliver? This Spin-off articles defines these fiber preparations
Beginning Carding and Supported Spindle
Spinning with a Top-whorl Drop Spindle
Make a CD drop spindle
Free Spinning Brochures from Spin-Off Magazine
Spinning Wheel Gallery identify that wheel!
About.com Spinning
Selecting, Preparing and Spinning Mohair
Spinning Wheel Selection The Woolery
Spinning Coopworth Fleece
Woolen, Semi-Woolen, Semi-Worsted, Worsted Spinning a great how-to article by Rosemary Brock based on a workshop with Patricia Emerick

Dyeing
Hand Dyeing Paula Burch's website...the place to start!
Dyeing Wool in a Batch with acid dyes
Dyeing information a collection of URLs on natural and synthetic dyeing techniques and sources
Dyeing Sources
Dyeing Wool Fleece and Felt a collection of messages that the author has collected from various "lists"
G & S Dye instructional sheets
Ashford Rainbow Dyeing
How to Handpaint Roving and Yarn
Direct Application on Wool Using PRO MX Reactive Dyes
Dyeing Roving in a Crock Pot for my locker-hooked rug.
Simple One-pot Multi Color Dyeing
Rainbow dyeing with Landscape dyes
Rainbow Dyeing with the Power of the Sun
About.com Dyeing Resources
Kool-aid Dyeing
Sprinkle Dyeing Procedure
Dyeing Instructions and examples for fabric dyeing: tie dyeing, batiking, fabric painting, low water immersion
Dyeing with Easter Egg Colors
Dyeing Fibers Easter Egg, Kool-Aid, and Rainbow techniques
All Fiber Arts-Dye Information amazing list of links on all types of dyeing, color, booklist
Google Directory-Dyeing
Natural Dyeing Information from The Prairie Fibers Co., color chart, techniques
Natural Dyeing Basic Instructions Earth Guild
Natural Dyeing Related Sites and Resources

Felting
Testing Fleece for it’s Felting Ability
Felting
Feltmaker’s List FAQ
Hatshapers forms for felting

Knitting/Crochet/Weaving
Learn to Knit and Crochet
Knitting About.com
About.com; Learning to Knit
Spin-off Free Patterns socks, mittens, felted bag, others
Socknitter's Home Page resources for the socknitting community
Machine Knitting
Machine Knit tips, patterns
Crocheted Socks
Crocheted Socks for Men
Toes Up Socks to Crochet
Ribbed Socks to Crochet
Hopcott's Crafts magazines and craft links
Bedfellows Blankets Custom Weaving for fiber farmers
MacAusland Woollen Mill Custom Spinning and Weaving, Yarn and Blankets

Locker Hooking
Locker Hooking Supplies for Sale
Latch Hooking a saddle pad with roving
Australian Locker Hooking this is an article that appeared in Mother earth news. The book that we sell is an expansion of this article.
Locker Hooking Technique
What is Locker Hooking
Locker Hooking a Rug with Roving
Locker Hooking with Fabric strips
Locker Hooking with Yarn
Free Patterns
a Yahoo e-mail List for LockerHookers

Books, Magazines, Videos, Guilds
The Woolery books, videos, supplies
Spin.Off Magazine
Working with Wool - Spinning video- washing, dyeing, drying, picking, carding, and spinning
Victorian Video great how to videos
Spinning Groups and Gatherings as Listed by Spin-Off Magazine
The Fiber Guild of the Allegheny Highlands our local guild