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Margaret Stove teaches you how to spin yarn fit for royalty

Interweave will soon release a DVD from Margaret Stove showing you how to spin yarn for lace

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Published Dec 29, 2010 6:00 AM by Linda Ligon

Filed under: Plying, SOAR, How To Spin, Wool Processing, Spinning Wheels, Handspun, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Types of Yarn, Spinning

Spinning Together, Back in the Day

I was cleaning out some piles of stuff in my office the other day (I will say right up front, I probably win the prize for piles), and ran across an oooold copy of Spin-Off advertising our very first Spin-Off Autumn Retreat . That's what we called...

Published Jul 7, 2010 8:34 AM by Linda Ligon

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

What I Would Sign Up For At SOAR If I Had Time

You know, I've never taken a workshop or retreat session at SOAR . That may seem odd, since I launched the event 28 years ago and have attended many, many times. Somehow, though, there's just always too much business to look after. But I do drop...

Published May 19, 2010 10:18 AM by Linda Ligon

Filed under: SOAR, Handspun, Types of Yarn, Spinning

Why Spinners Weave

I'm sitting in Sara Lamb's class at SOAR 2009 in Sun River, Oregon. Outside, the aspens are golden, the sky is hazy blue, the pines are dripping rain from last night's shower. Inside, sixteen would-be weavers are sitting, transfixed. These...

Published Nov 4, 2009 8:35 AM by Linda Ligon

Filed under: handwoven, SOAR, How-To

Rita Buchanan - a woman of parts

I've known Rita Buchanan for many, many years, and she's always surprised me. There was the Peace Corps time working on water projects in Africa. The year in southwestern Colorado, growing and living off native plants. The acknowledgment in her...

Published Sep 2, 2009 8:27 AM by Linda Ligon

Filed under: Worsted, SOAR, Wool Processing, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Spin-Off Magazine, How-To, Types of Yarn, Spinning

How long does it take to spin a scarf?

I’m taking a little break from sharing my ongoing Guatemalan road trip (to resolve some camera problems), and plan a little spinning challenge for myself. Last fall at SOAR, I admired a fine knitted silk lace scarf by Abby Franquemont . In chatting...

Published Mar 12, 2009 10:13 AM by Linda Ligon

Filed under: Plying, SOAR, Spinning

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