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Be enchanted by Judith MacKenzie

In our new eBook, The Judith MacKenzie Collection, you'll find practical articles to improve your spinning—but you'll also find Judith's narrative that connects the mundane with the magical

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Published Apr 24, 2013 6:00 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Spinning Wheels, Plying, How To Spin, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Wool Processing, Your Yarn, Types of Yarn, Spinning

Inspiration to resurrect a failed project

Amy found the inspiration to rescue a long-lingering project when her car broke down on the side of the highway.

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Published Jan 9, 2013 6:00 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Spinning Wheels, Plying, How To Spin, Spinning Silk, Spinning

Hold onto the promise of a New Year

Amy hopes your year is filled with peace and promise.

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Published Jan 2, 2013 6:00 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Natural Fiber, Plying, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning, Processing Fiber

Learn to ply with our new free eBook

A new free eBook from Spinning Daily all about plying.

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Published Jun 27, 2012 6:00 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Spindle Spinning, Spinning Wheels, Drop Spindle, Plying, Spin-Off Magazine, Your Yarn, Types of Yarn, Spinning

Who was the Einstein who invented spinning?

Learning how to spin your own yarn is pretty easy and straight forward, especially if you have access to great teachers. This eBook can help you learn or help you teach others all about spinning wheels.

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Published Apr 25, 2012 6:00 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Spinning Wheels, Plying, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Wool Processing, Spinning

One of many valuable lessons learned from Judith MacKenzie

Amy shares leasons learned from Judith MacKenzie

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Published Sep 7, 2011 6:00 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Plying, Your Yarn, Types of Yarn, Spinning

It isn't technology—it's is pure magic

Technology brings the joys of spinning alive.

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Published Aug 8, 2011 6:00 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Qiviut, Spinning Wheels, Plying, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning

Big shoes to fill

Amy is proud to present our latest spinning workshop DVD on drop spindle spinning.

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Published Aug 3, 2011 6:00 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Handspun, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Plying, How To Spin, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning

How to get distracted without really trying

Amy finds distraction of all kinds on our 2005 Collection CD

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Published Feb 16, 2011 6:00 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Qiviut, Handspun, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Plying, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning

As you sow, so shall you reap

Thankful for Judith MacKenzie's expert spinning guidance.

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Published Nov 24, 2010 6:00 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Worsted, Plying, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Wool Processing, Types of Yarn, Spinning

Is creativity a bad word?

What does creativity mean to you? For some these are tools of torture: coloring pencils and paper. Amy's daughter Hannah making collages at the dining room table. Handspun cotton yarn and weaving tools. Petra didn't like photos of herself—but...

Published Sep 22, 2010 6:06 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: SOAR, Natural Dyes, Dyeing, Handspun, Spindle Spinning, Spinning Wheels, Drop Spindle, Plying, How To Spin, Spinning, Dyeing Yarn

What gets caught in my yarn

Spinning with Judith by my side For the last couple of weeks as I'm winding down for the evening and the kids are in bed, I've been spinning up the lovely handpainted top that I bought at recent festivals while watching Judith MacKenzie's...

Published Jun 30, 2010 8:28 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Plying, Spinning

Green Spinning

If you have ever attended our Spin-Off Autumn Retreat (SOAR), you know the sweet anticipation that precedes the release of the Spring 2010 issue of Spin-Off and the announcement of the workshops and mentors. Of course, now that we have a website, those...

Published Mar 17, 2010 8:23 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: SOAR, Spinning Wheels, Plying, How To Spin, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Wool Processing, Spinning

A Heart For You

I have my Spin-Off 2010 Calendar hanging right next to my desk; the image for February is one I put together for the calendar when we designed it last summer. February is a fun month for our family because we have a lot of birthdays to celebrate—and...

Published Feb 10, 2010 9:26 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Call for Entries, Natural Dyes, Dyeing, Handspun, Spinning Wheels, Plying, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Handwoven, Wool Processing, Types of Yarn, Spinning, Dyeing Yarn

Spin-Off 2008 Compilation CD

There's something wonderful about how a craft as basic and transcendental as spinning flourishes in this age of iPads, Blackberries, and Netbooks—and, in fact, is sometimes enhanced by the technology that often seems the antithesis of spinning...

Published Feb 3, 2010 11:28 AM by Amy Clarke Moore

Filed under: Plying, Spin-Off Magazine, Your Yarn, Types of Yarn, Spinning

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