About Arts and Crafts

A wool roving is a piece of wool which has been combed, then drawn into a clump, and twisted slightly to hold the fibers together and to prepare them for spinning. Spinners who start with their own raw yarns can create rovings themselves. Rovings are also available commercially from companies which specialize in providing tools [...]

Rug hooking is an old craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as rug warp, burlap, or linen. The loops are pulled through the backing material by using a crochet-type hook, that is mounted in a handle (usually made of wood) for leverage. In [...]