Close-knit groups
All over the Triangle, women, mostly, meet to knit for fun and charity.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2005 9:50 PM | Full story
Thread by thread
Over and under, fiber becomes a sturdy fabric.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 9:03 PM | Full story
A pound of fleece: Carding
Advice to spinners: prepare the fleece. This means carding and combing the wool.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2005 7:10 AM | Full story
From fluff, strength is spun
A wooden spindle spins from a strand of yarn as Mary Ann Pagano's hands dance along the fiber at the other end, turning a fluff of wool into a sturdy thread.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 5:10 PM | Full story
Farm offers free fleece
Farm invites folks to bring a bag on Saturday and gather up some fleece.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2005 3:42 PM | Full story
Shear pleasures
Wool spinners go to the source for the long, soft fibers they need.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2005 4:46 PM | Full story
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