Twisting Tales Magazine no. 07

The seventh edition of Twisting Tales Magazine is all about appreciating what grows close to home. From hardy alpacas that provide soft fibre even in the harsh climate of the Peruvian highlands, to madder: the red dye material once responsible for half the world’s red. We dive into the history books to find a way to make bras more comfortable, explain different systems for weaving yarn sizes and explore an easy way to write knitting patterns through geometry.

Twisting Tales Magazine no. 07 NL
Knitting, a history

Knitting, a history

Did knitting start with nalbinding and were the first knitters Muslim? As experienced knitters, we didn’t know, so we researched the history of knitting.

Geometry in knitting

Geometry in knitting

Shawls come in many shapes and sizes! Knit rectangular, triangular, even hexagonal ones or squares in the round! We explain how to write your own knitting patterns by using geometry.

Alpaca

Alpaca: Soft and cute

Soft, sleek and warm: alpaca fibre is a firm favourite among spinners. Learn about this cute animal and how to card, dye, spin and work with alpaca.

Crepes, cables and colour

Crepes, cables and colour

Plying and combining different colours gives you special cable and crepe yarns. In this article, we explain how you can create fun colour effects through plying.

Tubular weaving

Tubular weaving

It’s not weaving in the round, it’s weaving around your loom. Tubular weaving  was practiced throughout history and is still used some countries today. Try it for yourself!

Weaving yarn, sizes, explained

Weaving yarn sizes, explained

The same numbers on yarns can mean different thicknesses. We explain in simple terms how imperial and metric systems for weaving yarns work and how to use this information.

Dyeing with residual heat

Dyeing in a cooking bag

Cooking bags and hayboxes are great for cooking, but even better for dyeing! Dye yarn, spinning fibre or fabric and save time, energy and money by using residual heat for dyeing.

Madder

Madder

With the roots of madder, you can make endless shades of red and orange. We tell you more about the rich history of this popular dye plant and explain how to grow it and dye with it.

The bra and its ancestors

The bra and its ancestors

A deep dive into ancient underwear, bodies, stays and corsets. Figure out how you can exchange your poking underwires for supportive underwear that is actually something nice to wear.

Zero-waste sewing

Zero waste sewing

Make your sewing more sustainable by creating less waste. It is possible to make clothes out of one piece of cloth and use everything, it’s called zero waste sewing.

Uniforms

Uniforms

While uniforms may have a dusty reputation, they’ve had a surprising impact on our everyday lives. We explain more about the development of uniforms and the reasons for wearing them.

Growing plants to craft with

Growing plants to craft with

Spin, dye, or even weave with local plants! This is a practical list with all kinds of plants which you can use to harvest fibres, dye with or even for other types of crafting.

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