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The nuances of Andean spinning Nilda shows how yarn from two spindles is wound into a ball to be skeined for washing and dyeing before plying. It looks so simple, making yarn on a spindle. I've watched spinners in the Andes make yarn while herding sheep, climbing steep mountain paths, chasing children...
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How an issue of Spin-Off is created Falkland wool, in the Hello Yarn September 2012 club colorway, Critter. We start planning each issue of Spin-Off over a year in advance. Many parts and pieces must come together to make a successful issue and it is always fascinating to see how the initial idea changes...
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We invited Lory Widmer Hess of Chestnut Ridge, New York, to share her insights as she learned to spin on her second attempt. Lory is the Managing Editor for the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America . Realizing the potential of spinning Lory Widmer Hess My first attempt to learn to spin...
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Amy Clarke Moore
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Feb 27, 2013
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Donna Towell helping 4-H members learn to spin. Wisconsin Spindle and Dyepot Guild. Spinning demonstrations at the county fair. Wisconsin Spindle and Dyepot Guild. Learning to spin llama. Wisconsin Spindle and Dyepot Guild. What was your first handspinning experience? Many people are inspired to learn...
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Kate Larson
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Jun 29, 2012
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Lydia van Gelder at the Oakland Museum of California, at their Samplings textile festival 2006. Photo: Susan Sullivan Maynard. Susan's ikat vest made from a scrap fabric, left over from an upholstery job that attracted Lydia's attention. Lydia's ninetieth birthday party where we all wore...
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Amy Clarke Moore
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Oct 5, 2011
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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 Alice, whom Petra was teaching how to weave...
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Amy Clarke Moore
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Sep 22, 2010
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On the Cover: Handpainted bombyx silk, page 44. Departments Editor's Page Letters As the Whorl Spins by Stefanie Berganini Reviews Get This! by Stefanie Berganini Abbreviations Calendar Classified Ads Advertiser's Index Swoopy Skirts by Kathryn Alexander Fiber Basics: South America’s Wild...
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Dec 9, 2008
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The Spindle & Dyepot Guild (Wisconsin) took a field trip to The Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill to view the process of taking raw fiber through the steps of finished spinning, plying, and dyeing of the yarn. Of special interest was the washing procedure used with skirted but dirty wool. A top-loading...
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Oct 20, 2008
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The Pinellas Weavers’ Guild (Florida) annually enters the International Spin-In contest in Tasmania, Australia, and two members placed in last summer’s competitions. Lucy Parks won for the United States with a thread of 144.21 meters and Marlys Collier placed in the top ten for hand-propelled...
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On the cover: Active twist! Lynne Vogel's crocheted granny square vest puts a new twist on the granny square. Features Behind the Scenes: At Howard Brush by Carol Huebscher Rhoades Time Warp by Stephenie Gaustad Spinning Basics: Spindle Spinning by Maggie Casey Fiber Basics: Finnsheep by Grace Hatton...
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Spin-Off
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Jun 28, 2005
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Features Behind the Scenes: At Majacraft The Spindle Guy by Cindy Hill New Zealand by Larissa Gibson Sheep in My Genes by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Ontario Handweavers and Spinners (OHS) Spinning Certificate by Lorraine Smith Making Dolls by Kathryn G. Carras Fiber Basics: Maine Island Sheep by Gemma Huntress...
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Features Spin•Off Hits the Road by Liz Gipson Dyeing with the Twisted Sisters by Lynne Vogel How CD Spindles Can Be Seeds for Spinners by Susan Sullivan Maynard A Qiviut Nachaq by Helen Griffiths Howard Spinning Flax into Linen by Jude Daurelle Spinning in Southern Madagascar by Sarah Fee Handspun...
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Nov 28, 2002
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