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How do you finish finishing and care for pieces made from yarns that are a blend of fibers with different properties, such as a blend made of cellulose-based and protein-based fibers?
It is true that if you unwind from a yarn package (cone or spool) with the package on a horizontal spindle of some kind that you won’t be adding or subtracting twist to the yarn as it unwinds. How do you manage that?
You may be surprised by the fibers that are available to you locally, in your own fibershed.
Read a weaving book or a good article, visit a weaving exhibit at a museum or gallery, hang out with your guild or study group, in person or online. Wind a warp and pick up a shuttle when you can.