| Handspun yarn, as the name suggests, is yarn | | | | nature. Many people feel that handspun yarn is |
| which is spun manually, as opposed to the yarn | | | | the best form of yarn to work with and such |
| which is machine made. This is usually made in | | | | people use only handspun yarn for their projects. |
| farms, although there are certain organizations | | | | The price of handspun yarn cannot be generalized |
| which also make handspun yarn along with the | | | | by saying whether it is generally expensive or |
| other kinds of yarns. In addition to spinning the | | | | economical. The price of a particular ball of yarn is |
| yarn, even the washing and dyeing of the yarn is | | | | set according to the fiber which is used to make |
| done by the farms or by the makers of the yarn | | | | that ball of yarn. Handspun yarn made from high |
| themselves. Handspun yarn is very diverse in | | | | quality fiber will be priced higher than the yarn |
| nature, as the spinning fiber differs each time | | | | made from average quality fiber. In addition to |
| when the yarn is made. There are many different | | | | this, the yarn made from fiber which is easily |
| types of handspun yarn including traditional two | | | | available will be priced lower than the yarn made |
| ply handspun yarn, single ply handspun yarn, three | | | | from fiber which is rare and not as easily available. |
| ply yarn and novelty yarn, among others. | | | | There are many shops which offer customers |
| Handspun yarn can be made from a variety of | | | | the advantage of choosing a fiber of their choice |
| fibers, such as alpaca, angora, llama, mohair and | | | | and having the yarn spun from that very fiber. |
| even silk. | | | | Many websites also offer this facility and it has |
| Handspun yarn is very popular with knitters, | | | | grown in popularity over the years. |
| crochet lovers and others, due to its unique | | | | |