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Margaret Radcliffe
@knitmag.bsky.social
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Knitter, spinner, designer, author, teacher, dancer. Check out my books, workshops, and lectures at http://www.maggiesrags.com. There are even a few free knitting patterns.
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Handspun Shetland from Baize Shetlands skeined, soaked, and drying. Once dry, I'll get a final weight and yardage and check yards per pound for each skein to see if they are consistent.
#yarn #handspunyarn #shetlandwool #wool
Six skeins natural brown wool yarn hanging over a shower curtain rod
October 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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A few days ago I taught the last session of my class Color Blending and Spinning Gradient Yarns to a delightful, creative, thoughtful group of students. Isn't their work amazing?
#fiberart #handspinning #yarn #colorblending #fiberprep #handspunyarn #gradientyarn #spinningwool #spinningandfiberprep
Screenshot of slides in a Powerpoint presentation showing color blending and gradient yarn samples of 11 students.
October 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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At the John C. Campbell Folk School last weekend for a cotton spinning class. Hand picked the fiber off the seed, whacked and fluffed it with a pair of bamboo skewers, & spun it on a spindle made from a skewer and a chunk of potato!
#fiberart #handspinning #handspunyarn #spinningcotton #yarn
June 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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I’ve moved on from two colors to drafting three colors together. I like the subtler interactions.

#yarn #handspunyarn #handspinning #fiberarts
Small skein of blue and green yarn next to top-whorl spindle with spinning of three colors of blue and greens in progress.
May 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Playing with color combinations. 4 solids of vintage top from my stash and am “dual drafting” them, holding two colors together at a time, then making a 2-ply from those singles. So interesting to see how the colors interact.
#handspunyarn #handspinning #fiberarts #spindlespinning #yarn
Ropes of dark green, deep blue, bright green, and turquoise wool top on a table Five mini skeins of yarn spun in combinations of dark green, fed to blue, bright green, and turquoise. A wooden top-whorl spindle partially filled with bright green and turquoise single-ply yarn lies on top.
May 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Coffee and fiber outside. I’m indulging in “slow spinning,” using a single Bosworth Spindle for the entire project (~21 oz in 5 different colors). This is the last color.
#handspinning #yarn #handspunyarn #spindlespinning #bosworthspindles
Niddynoddy, spindle full of yarn, pile of small skeins of yarn, and a coffee cup on a patio table with potted plants, garden shed, and garden bed in the background.
April 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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These are the first two of a five-color sequence. The keystone of this arch is a transitional skein with one ply of each color. Vintage fiber from my stash, blended by David Simpson.

#yarn #handspun #handspunyarn #wool #spinningwool #spindlespinning #spinningyarn
Mini skeins of several shades of dark red yarn, two balls of roving in orange and dark red, and a top whorl drop spindle, lying on a Longwool sheepskin
April 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Day 4 of Deborah Robson’s Explore 4 Retreat: Dorset Horn

#yarn 🧶 #wool #handspinning #spinningyarn #fiberarts #handspun #dorsethorn #deborahrobson #explore4
Three record cards with samples of wool and yarns attached, on top of a Dorset Horn handout.
March 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Day 4 of Deborah Robson’s Explore 4 -Merino. 21.5 micron top in superwash & natural, then 18.5 top and a 14.5 micron top. Wool as fine as 14.5 microns is very expensive and rarely available to spinners.

#yarn 🧶 #wool #handspinning #spinningyarn #fiberarts #handspun #merino #deborahrobson #explore4
Record cards with wool and yarn samples attached on top of a handout on merino sheep and wool. Turkish spindle on top of a record card with wool and yarn samples attached, next to a nest of prepared top.
March 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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The lamps here are really great for drying samples of yarn.
Small skeins of natural white wool yarn hanging from the protruding branches of a metal floor lamp in the shape of a pine tree.
March 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Really exciting news!! Registration is now open for my new online class Color Blending and Spinning Gradient Yarns. Starts September 30.
Sponsored by MidAtlantic Fiber Association on Lessonface.
#yarn 🧶 #wool #handspinning #spinningyarn #fiberarts #handspun #color #colorblending #mafa #lessonface
Two bobbins of multicolor yarn Rainbow skein of yarn on a floor-standing swift Rainbow gradient center-pull ball of yarn Center of knitted square blanket in process with rainbow ball of yarn.
March 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Day 2 of Deborah Robson’s Explore 4 Retreat. A “range” Merino and two colored Merinos. The colored fleeces were long, silky and luscious, not the cottony feel I expect from Merino.

#yarn 🧶 #sheep #wool #handspinning #spinningyarn #fiberarts #handspun #merino #deborahrobson #explore4
Three record cards with wool lock and yarn samples on top of Merinomsheep handouts.
March 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Day 1 of Deborah Robson’s Explore 4 Retreat. The very elusive Panama sheep.

#yarn 🧶 #sheep #wool #handspinning #spinningyarn #fiberarts #panama #panamasheep
Three record cards with sheep wool and yarn samples on top of Panama sheep breed handout.
March 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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I’m on the road right now, on the way to one of Deborah Robson ’s retreats. Still sleeping on eastern time. What do you do when the rest of the world is asleep? Spin while catching up on Clara Parkes’ monthly Wool Channel Flock Talks.

#yarn #handspunyarn #spinningyarn #wool #woolchannel #fiberarts
Drop spindle in process of spinning yarn, dangling in front of laptop computer showing video of Clara Parkes.
March 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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All set up for my Stripe Tricks workshop that starts this evening (7pm US Eastern Time). It's not too late to register!
www.lessonface.com/apply/Stripe...

@lessonface.bsky.social
#knitting
#knittingworkshop #knittingclass #colorknitting #knittingtips #KnittingClass #johnccampbellfolkschool
Head shot of Margaret Radcliffe fiber artist with striped knitted garments hanging behind her Overhead shot of class handout, books by Margaret Radcliffe, knitting needles, yarn, and striped swatch
March 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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I'm opening the tips on this Shetland fleece with my Clemes & Clemes Lock Pop before combing. Less waste and easier on my hands. What are you working on today?

#clemesandclemes
#shetlandwool #shetlandfleece #fiberprep #fiberpreparation #wool #handspining #spinningyarn
Wool lick with tip on carding cloth block Wool licks mounted on wool comb Combed @bird nests@ of wool
March 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Do you have a go bag with a carry-around project? I have a stash of breed-specific wool braids that I spin when I have no other priorities. This is Dorset Horn, spun on a Bosworth Spindles top whorl spindle.

#handspun #spinningyarn #dorsethorn #SE2SE #heritagesheepbreeds #spinningwool #fiberarts
Open zipper bag with prepared fiber, skeins of yarn, and a drop spindle full of plied fiber
March 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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I’m teaching a workshop on knitting and designing striped fabrics. Two sessions, March 5th & March 12th. Sponsored by the John C Campbell Folk School on Lessonface.

www.lessonface.com/apply/Stripe...

#knit #knittechnique #colorwork #colorknitting #fiberart #folkschool #lessonface #johnccampbell
February 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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I’ve been working my way through a Shetland fleece. I carded some sections and am combing some. Which prep do you prefer?

#spinning #spinningyarn #spinningprep #woolprep #handspinning #shetlandwool 🧶
Hand combed nests of Shetland top
February 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Discover the joy of Tunisian crochet! My virtual class will teach you the Tunisian Simple Stitch, Tunisian Knit Stitch, and more. Sign up today! 🧶 shop.edieeckman.com/b/eUbxR

#edieeckman
February 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Secured the long floats with ladderback jacquard. Anybody else tried it? I thought it would be complicated, but it turned out to be straight forward. And it keeps the tension of the stitches in the contrasting color nice and even.
#knitting #strandedknitting #handknitting #colorknitting
Wrong side of stranded knitting showing long floats between stitches Right side of stranded knitting showing potholder and chart for the color pattern
February 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Looking for fiber artists interested in heritage sheep breeds and the Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em program of The Livestock Conservancy.
#knit #spin
February 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM