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Cool spinning stuff

Fiber fiesta!
[is undergoing a gentle redesign and will return in winter with a double-dose of fiber reviews!]
Spinners like you

Spinner's Glossary
[in which Lee shows us how to let go and create free verse with fiber]
Lee Juvan

Sinclair's Search for a "Kindly" Shetland Sheep
[in which we learn about the effort in 1790 to make the British Shetland as popular as the Spanish Merino]
Lisa D. Jacobs

Longwools into lace
[in which neglected-but-lovely longwools find a place in lace]
Beth Smith

Pattern: Indian Summer
[in which some lace yarn, longwool or otherwise, makes a lovely chill-warder-offer]
Beth Smith

Pattern: Kindly Sheep
[in which you choose the fleece to spin that suits your climate for a pair of layered mittens]
Lisa D. Jacobs