Twisting Tales Magazine no. 09

For every magazine, we aim to cover a nice variety of topics. In Twisting Tales Magazine 09, we hit a sweet balance! Explore the history of crochet and get to know the stories behind various lace knitting traditions. There’s also plenty of experiments: we’ve dyed fabric using an old photography technique and spun yarn that the Bible prohibits. Find ideas for what to do with your loom waste and learn how to sew with denim

Twisting Tales Magazine no. 09 English

Knitting styles and methods

Have knitting ever caused you hand pain? To keep your joints healthy, you should switch up your knitting style every once in a while. Learn a new way of knitting in this article.

Lace knitting traditions

Lace knitting traditions

Orenburg shawls, Shetland shawls, Haapsalu shawls… They are beautiful, but do you know the stories behind them?

Supported spindles

Supported spindles

From tahklis to phangs to Russian spindles, do you know when to choose which? Learn to spin supported in this article.

Spinning wool/linen yarn

Blending wool and flax

Wool is soft and long, linen is shiny and drapey. These characteristics would be lovely in one yarn, but conventional wisdom says that blending wool and flax is difficult. Learn why our experiment was successful and how to spin your own wool/linen yarn.

Exploring doubleweaving

Doubleweaving

Weave twice the width of your loom, weave in the round or weave patterns without floats! Explore the world of doubleweave

Loom waste

Loom waste

When you finish a weaving project, you’re left with quite a lot of scrap yarn. What do you do with it? This article contains a long list of ideas for what to do with these thrums

Cyanotypes on fabric

Cyanotypes on fabric

The idea of using photography to print textiles was so intriguing, we simply had to try it!

Dyeing black with natural dyes

Dyeing black with natural dyes

Black is one of the trickiest colours to dye using natural dye materials. In this article, we have tested eleven different recipes to try and dye a true black.

Denim

Denim

Did you know that denim is either French or Italian? And that the reason most people were jeans is because of Hollywood westerns? Read the entire story behind this fabric and learn how to sew with denim.

History of dressmaking

History of tailoring

Humans have been wearing clothes for 170.000 years, but who made those? We took a look at the history of dressmaking from prehistory to the present.

History of crochet

History of crochet

The story of crochet starts with shepherd’s knitting. Read the entire history, from its conception through to mass-produced crochet, in this article.

Fibre identification

Fibre identification

We’ve all been given some unlabeled yarn, fibre or fabric at some point. In this article, you’ll find three methods to find out what you’re working with.

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