Do knitting spools look familiar? If so, it is likely that
you had one as a child. You may have had a wooden knitting spool with nails hammered
into the top. Perhaps it was a gift from an industrious grandfather that loved carpentry
and working with wood. If you are younger, you may have been gifted a plastic knitting
spool from a big box store. Yarn was a good option with these knitting…
An Obsessive's Guide to the Wrapped Loop!
A well-made wrapped loop is one of the most useful and common ways to make connections in jewelry work. Indeed, you will find at least one basic tutorial in almost every bead website, magazine, and book. It would seem then, given the abundance of instructions and simplicity of design, that every wrapped loop would be done with perfection, yet this is…
