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Free eBook of Scarf Patterns

We've pulled together five scarf knitting patterns from past issues of Spin-Off that will show off your handspun yarn to best effect....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Feb 13, 2013
Filed under: Handspun, Spin-Off Magazine, Types of Yarn, Spinning
What did Jane Austen do with a spinning wheel?

She refused it. Spinners may wonder what Jane Austen Knits has to do with spinning—note that the project on the cover is made with handspun yarn. Reading and knitting are natural companions—especially...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Nov 9, 2011
Filed under: Call for Entries, Handspun, Spinning Wheels, Spin-Off Magazine, Types of Yarn
Fire at Judith MacKenzie's Studio in Forks, Washington

We've just received the sad news that there was a fire early Monday morning in the building that housed Judith MacKenzie's spinning and weaving studio. I've heard from Judith and she is okay...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Oct 30, 2012
Filed under: SOAR, Spinning Wheels, Spinning
What is it about hats?

Exploring the spinner's love of hats....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Jul 18, 2011
Filed under: Call for Entries, Handspun, Spin-Off Magazine, Types of Yarn
Star Athena's Quant Pattern

Star Athena first published her Quant pattern in the Winter 2007 issue of Knitty.com . Many spinners fell in love with this entrelac pattern that uses about 2 ounces and about 200 yards of yarn. It is...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on May 29, 2009
Filed under: Handspun, Types of Yarn
Going to Festivals

Are you marking your calendar for upcoming festivals? The Spinning and Weaving Association has a great list of spinning and weaving events. What's your favorite fiber festival? I missed going to the...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on May 26, 2010
Filed under: Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle
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...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Jun 30, 2010
Filed under: Plying, Spinning
Who is your spinning fairy godmother?

Lace knitting "fairy godmothers" Margaret Stove and Nancy Bush....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Nov 17, 2010
Filed under: SOAR, Spinning Wheels, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Wool Processing, Spinning
Can you make a handspun hat in an hour?

Wrap-up report from the Spin-Off Autumn Retreat including highlights from the batt to hat contest held during the final spin-in....

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Nov 2, 2010
Filed under: Qiviut, SOAR, Handspun, Spindle Spinning, Spinning Wheels, Drop Spindle, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning
Call for Entries--Neck ties!

With nearly a year to create and submit your handspun neck ties, I imagine you'll come up with some pretty amazing entries. The guidelines are posted here . As long as the entry is made with your 100...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Jun 24, 2010
Filed under: Call for Entries, Handspun, Spin-Off Magazine, Types of Yarn
Call for Entries—Helix Scarf

I've just posted Stephenie Gaustad's "Helix Scarf" pattern in Free Stuff, and invite you to spin and knit your own version and submit it to be considered for the Spin-Off Spring 2011...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Oct 14, 2010
Filed under: Call for Entries, Handspun, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning
Spin-Off Presents: Spin Your Socks

Spinning for socks is one of my favorite things to do. I love that you can spin up the yarn for socks in a couple of evenings after work, or better yet, on a quiet Saturday with a couple of Jane Austen...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on May 20, 2009
Filed under: Natural Dyes, Dyeing, Handspun, How To Spin, Spin-Off Magazine, Types of Yarn, Spinning, Dyeing Yarn
What would a world overrun by spinners look like?

We've created a great new free downloadable eBook Drop Spindle Spinning: Learn How to Spin with Drop Spindles...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on May 4, 2011
Filed under: Spindle Spinning, Spinning Wheels, Drop Spindle, How To Spin, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Wool Processing, Spinning
Summer Spinning

Spinning Across Spain I started my summer off with a trip to Sitges, Spain (just south of Barcelona), to visit my parents who are there for a year while my Dad works on a Fulbright research grant. Traveling...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Jun 9, 2010
Filed under: Handspun, Spinning Cotton, Spindle Spinning, How-To, Drop Spindle, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Wool Processing
A spinning eMag just for you

Fusing the old with the new Our newest eMag Spin-Knit will be available in late October, 2010. Things are popping in the Interweave offices. We've just launched two new eMags (electronic magazines...

Posted to Amy's Blog by Amy Clarke Moore on Sep 1, 2010
Filed under: Handspun, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Spin-Off Magazine, Handwoven, Spinning

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