Your most important, versatile tools are your own skilled hands. With those 8 fingers and two thumbs, + 6 simple techniques for manipulating the fiber, you can spin a full suite of yarn styles:Worsted,Woolen, Semi-worsted, Semi-woolen, Slub, Boucle

Let Maggie Casey guide you on your spinning journey to a land of big, beautiful yarns—made by you!

Her years of experience will help existing and new Charkha users with discussions of fibers and fiber preparation, advanced and non-traditional Charkha fibers, trouble-shooting, positions, techniques for faster and more consistent throughput,

What’s the difference between woolen and worsted spinning? How do you decide when to use what method? Why should a spinner care? The questions are legion, the answers sometimes confusing.

Learn to spin and ply yarn using a drop spindle and prepared fibers.