Tips for handspinning cotton on a spinning wheel

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It's officially summer and what better time to learn to handspin cotton then now!!! I share with you some of my tips from cotton type to processing type to how to adjust your spinning wheel.

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Mentions in this episode:

Joan Ruane is the queen of spinning cotton. You can find several old videos from her on YouTube.
Julie Drogsvold is her mentee. She is teaching a cotton spinning class at BSG. She also has a website you can visit.
Sally Fox is the farmer growing the organic cotton in CA. She has lint, carded sliver (basically top), yarns and other lovely products. https://www.vreseis.com/shop
Hipstrings is another good resource from cottons.
My cotton cards are from Clemes and Clemes.

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