Amy's Blog

Ramblings and interesting tidbits from Amy Clarke Moore, the Editor of Spin-Off magazine. Contact her at aclarkemoore@interweave.com

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Technology to the rescue

Alden Amos saves Amy's peaceful spinning....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Sep 12, 2012
Filed under: Spinning Wheels, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning
Always something unexpected from our workshop DVDs

Always learning something new and unexpected from our workshop DVDs....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Sep 10, 2012
Filed under: Spinning
A free guide to types of handspun yarn

Get our new free eBook and learn about different yarn types....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Aug 29, 2012
Filed under: Worsted, Handspun, How To Spin, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Wool Processing, Types of Yarn, Spinning
Create a learning space

Amy explores the connections between editing a magazine and developing a curriculum....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Aug 22, 2012
Filed under: Natural Dyes, Dyeing, Spinning Wheels, Spin-Off Magazine, Dyeing Yarn
Pulleys and whorls and ratios, oh my!

You never know what will happen when you sit down with Judith MacKenzie...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Aug 8, 2012
Filed under: Spindle Spinning, Spinning Wheels, Drop Spindle, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning
When being a wizard would be really handy . . .

How do you balance having resources at hand and living in an uncluttered space?...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Jul 25, 2012
Filed under: Spinning Wheels, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning
Sharing what you love with people you love

The joy of your passion sharing with others....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Jul 18, 2012
Filed under: Natural Dyes, Dyeing, Spin-Off Magazine, Dyeing Yarn
Where will your mistakes lead you?

Amy shares an insight she learned about twist energy from Kathryn Alexander....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Jul 4, 2012
Filed under: Handspun, Spinning Wheels, Types of Yarn, Spinning
Learn to ply with our new free eBook

A new free eBook from Spinning Daily all about plying....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Jun 27, 2012
Filed under: Spindle Spinning, Spinning Wheels, Drop Spindle, Plying, Spin-Off Magazine, Your Yarn, Types of Yarn, Spinning
Spinning for the future

The power of sharing spinning with others....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Jun 13, 2012
Filed under: Handspun, Spinning Wheels, Drum Carder, Wool Processing, Carding and Combing, Processing Fiber
Wooly connections through spinning

Amy and Kathryn Alexander muse on connections made through spinning....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on May 23, 2012
Filed under: Spinning Wheels, How To Spin, Spinning
Telling narratives in yarn

Amy sings the praises of patterns in the latest edition of Jane Austen Knits that were inspired by Fanny Price....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on May 16, 2012
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...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Apr 25, 2012
Filed under: Spinning Wheels, Plying, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Wool Processing, Spinning
The Story Behind the Wacky Blanket

How a Magazine Article is Born Avedan Raggio's Wacky Blanket in the SOAR 2010 Handspun Gallery. Fresh copies of the 2011 Spin-Off Collection CD just landed on my desk, and inside the case is a lovely...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Mar 26, 2012
Filed under: SOAR, Handspun, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Spin-Off Magazine
This is going to make you feel a whole lot better about your own failed projects

Amy shares the ins and outs of an epic project....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Mar 21, 2012
Filed under: Natural Dyes, Dyeing, Spinning Wheels, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning, Dyeing Yarn

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Amy's Blog

Technology to the rescue

Always something unexpected from our workshop DVDs

A free guide to types of handspun yarn

Create a learning space

Pulleys and whorls and ratios, oh my!

When being a wizard would be really handy . . .

Sharing what you love with people you love

Where will your mistakes lead you?

Learn to ply with our new free eBook

Spinning for the future

Wooly connections through spinning

Telling narratives in yarn

Who was the Einstein who invented spinning?

The Story Behind the Wacky Blanket

This is going to make you feel a whole lot better about your own failed projects