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Have you had luscious fiber but didn’t know how to spin it into the right yarn for the project you had in mind? Learn the secrets of millspun yarn with this video workshop from Patsy Zawistoski!

Make that Yarn: Reproducing Millspun Yarn with Patsy Zawistoski

Join master spinner, Patsy Zawistoski, as she teaches you an easy, ingenious method for analyzing commercial yarns and reproducing them with handspinning.

In this 84 minute video workshop, you'll learn:

  • Which millspun yarns you can or can’t reproduce with handspinning
  • How to deconstruct a yarn to determine its twist and grist
  • Simple tools for analyzing and recreating yarns
  • Secrets of millspun yarns that you can apply to your handspinning
  • How to reproduce a commercial worsted, one of the most useful and mostchallenging yarns to make

Handspinners today have a world of great knitting and crochet patterns and gorgeous fibers available to us, but bringing the two together can be a challenge. With Patsy’s simple yet scientific approach, you can make that yarn, the perfect one for the project you want to create.

Order the DVD or download the digital video and start learning how to reproduce the millspun yarn you want!

If you'd like to purchase the streaming version of this video, visit: Make That Yarn 

Author/Designer: Patsy Zawistoski