A Growing Group Of Handspinners Drawn To The Ancient Craft

For thousands of years, people have used a craft called “spinning” to turn fibers, such as silk, cotton and wool, into thread and yarn.

While today most thread is spun on machines, there is a growing community of handspinners – people who prefer to create it themselves. To learn what’s behind this movement, WABE’s Stephannie Stokes talked with Paula Vester, Deborah Held and Alyssa Gulledge at the Peachtree Handspinners Guild.