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Margaret Radcliffe
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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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News update! Just confirmed that I'll be teaching my popular online weekend intensive "Fiber to Fabric for Knitters" April 18-19. Many thanks to YarnSmarts.com for sponsoring this class.
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#knitting #yarn #fiberarts #wool #handspun #handspunyarn
Short sleeved silver 100% silk top with dragon skin scales textured pattern. A variety of knitting needles, swatches worked in 100% linen, 100% wool, and wool/mohair blend, locks from a variety of sheep breeds, and a ruler, displayed on a black background.
February 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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Knitting up some new samples for my class “If You Can Knit a Triangle, You Can Make Anything” (starts February 18) with a set of miniskeins I dyed when I taught “Intentional Dyeing for Knitters.” You can learn to make both!
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#knitting #dyeing #dyeingyarn #fiberarts
five small balls of yarn in varying shades of raspberry and a knitted swatch made up of raspberry and white triangles and squares
February 11, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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The Central Virginia Fiberarts Guild is sponsoring this virtual workshop February 28th. Carson is a physical therapist, fiber artist, and the author of the book Knitting Comfortably.
February 28th, 1-4 pm ET. Non-members welcome.
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#knitting #fiberarts #spinning #handspinning
Ergonomics for Fiber Enthusiasts – Virtual via Zoom – Central Virginia Fiberarts Guild
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February 11, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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Experimenting with dye techniques, developing an online course for home dyers. Amazing variations using just 4 colors of PROChemical & Dye One Shot dyes. Turkey Red, Turquoise, Pumpkin, and Key Lime (no Key Lime on the dark roving).
#dyeing #dyeingwool #homedyeing #fiberarts #handspunyarn
Wool roving laid out in a zigzag in a black metal tray with dye in rainbow stripes across Rainbow wool roving chained to make a braid and curled into a circle Roving laid out in a vertical zigzag on a drying rack with turquoise, purple, red and orange painted horizontally across, leaving some white areas Turquoise, red, deep purple, orange and white handpainted wool roving braided by chaining and bent into a U-shape.
January 23, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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Playing with dye and roving, developing a home dyeing class to be offered online. Love the way the colors sing in this one.
#justfourcolors #dyeingwool #wool #spinning #handdpinning #color #fiberart
White wool roving zigzagged in a tray with stripes of dye poured on it in blue, green, orange, and red. White wool roving zigzagged in a tray with stripes of dye blended to make a rainbow of blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. Braided wool roving dyed in rainbow of colors and bent into a circle
January 21, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Do you ever wish you could work ribbing without purling? Work brioche rib without YOs and K2togs? The Lazy Knitter's Guide to Pattern Stitches, February 4, 2026.
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#knittingclass #knittingworkshop #knittingtechniques #knitbelow
Knitted fabric - brioche or fisherman's rib in variegated lavender, purple, blue wool yarn knitted fabric with columns of single-stitch knit ribs alternating with two stitches of garter stitch in antique rose cotton yarn
January 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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I like to substitute Rose Fabric for seed stitch, worked by "knitting below" with no purling at all. Learn how in The Lazy Knitter's Guide to Pattern Stitches, online, February 4th.

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#knit #knitting #yarn #knittingworkshop #knittingpatterns #fiberart #fiaberarts
Natural oatmeal-colored gansey-style sweater, hanging against a wooden trellis
January 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Do you only know one cast on? It’s time to branch out! Learn all the basic cast ons and what situations they’re best for. Then advance to decorative variations. Online March 4, 2026.

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#knitting #handknitting #colorknitting #fiberarts #yarn
Close-up photos of the edges of 6 pieces of knitting illustrating different cast ons.
January 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Heat setting some wool in preparation for a dyeing class I’m developing. I hope to offer Minimalist Dyeing in late 2026 or in 2027. It will focus on dyeing small amounts of wool safely, at home, with minimal equipment, and minimal expense. Would you be interested?

#wool #dyeing #spinning #fiberarts
Purple wool, held in stainless steel tongs, suspended over a sink
January 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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Registration open now! If You Can Knit a Triangle You Can Knit Anything! February 18 & 25, 2026. Simple approach to designing on the needles, starting with a triangle and progressing to modular structures with NO sewing.

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#knit #knitting #yarn #colorknitting
progressively smaller knitted squares, each rotated 45 degrees and set inside each other, in a variety of colors
January 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Creative energy focused on food, not fiber. GF pecan pie for New Year’s Eve. What do you want to learn in 2026 ? I’ll post more about my 2026 knitting and dyeing workshops in the coming days.

#pie #pecanpie #fiberarts #fiberartsworkshops #glutenfree #knittingworkshops #dyeingworkshops
pecan pie on top of a baking sheet on a gas stove top
January 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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Need a quick gift for the fiber artist in your life? Find the perfect online knitting class on Lessonface. Everything from cast ons to finishing techniques.

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#knitting #knittingtechniques #knittingclass #knittingworkshop
December 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Need a tiny gift or ornament? It's not too late! Try these quick-to-knit Mini Mittens.

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#yarn #knitting #christmastornament #knittedchristmasornament #miniatures
Pair of tiny red mittens with black cuffs hanging on an evergreen bough from braided yarn cords
December 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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This is the time of year when my creative energy tends to turn from fiber to food. Always a good idea to start the day with something bright and tasty: pickled red cabbage. A perfect companion to the Christmas ham.

#food #pickledfood #christmasfood #fiber
Jar of pickled red cabbage in foreground, on top of folded green and white kitchen towel, with paper towel roll and kitchen utensils in background
December 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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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