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Immersion Dyeing with Leftover Paints

I share the recipe on how I create my cocktail colors in my shop!

Unwinding A Hand-Dyed Skein onto a Ballwinder

See how I wind and secure a skein prior to dyeing, then how I unwind a finished skein from a yarn swift onto a ballwinder.

Doorknob Technique

Curious to know why I add this extra choke tie at the beginning and end of the warp? It does two things...

Using a Painted Warp: Understanding Value

Value plays an important role in deciding how to use your painted weaving warp in a weaving successfully.

Warping a Rigid Heddle with a Pre-Made SDF Warp; holding a cross on a weaving warp.

Warping a Rigid Heddle with a Pre-Wound SDF Warp

This demo will show how to thread a pre-wound hand-painted warp by Shiny Dime Fibers onto a rigid heddle loom.

Unraveling the Mystery: 5/2 vs 8/2 yarn

This is a system that weavers use when purchasing yarn, so they know what size yarn they are buying and what sett to use when putting it on the loom. What these numbers actually translate into can be pretty confusing...

Scouring cotton yarn - cotton floating on top of water

Scouring Yarn before Dyeing

Why it is so important to scour, or pre-wash, anything you plan on dyeing.

Keeping Yarn from Getting Tangled - holding Indiana Sunset Hand-Dyed Tencel™Skein

How to Keep Yarn from Getting Tangled while Dyeing

I finally got around to posting this video on how to keep your yarn from getting tangled while it's in a dyebath.

Designing Color Stories for Warp Painting

First Full-Day Warp Painting Workshop

Painting a Tencel Warp workshop - learning to paint color with intention

Liam Paints 5/2 Tencel™ yarn skeins in mom's studio

The Preschooler Can Paint Yarn

My 4-year-old, William (we call Liam) is in love with color. His favorite color is most consistently green, but at the end of the day he really loves a rainbow.

Maternity Leave

UPDATE: Landon Baxter was born on Friday, November 17th. He's a beautiful, healthy and big baby boy! When I have a moment I'll post more info and pictures...

How to Wind a Yarn Butterfly

A yarn butterfly takes only a minute or two, and keeps your embroidery thread tidy and are easy to unwind when you need them.