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The Lorain County Spinners and Weavers Guild is introducing a new event called Membership Skills Sampler Night, also dubbed Speed Dating for Fiberistas. Members of the guild represent a wide range of fiber crafts and talents, and they will gather to share their skills with other members. Demonstrations...
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When I was little, I remember sitting on the couch listening to the whirl of the wheel as my mom spun. She let me try my hand at the wheel and patiently helped me keep my drop spindle going. The spinning bug didn't really bite though until many years later when I came to work at Interweave. Again...
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Traditional spinning and combing in Russia. Galina Khmeleva demonstrating traditional Russian combing in her video. Galina Khmeleva spinning an exquisitely fine yarn on her efficient whorl-less spindle. What you learn on the way to an eclipse I went to Mongolia with my husband a few years ago to see...
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St. Distaff's Day is a spinner's holiday frequently observed in our modern-day guilds. The Scottish author Robert Chambers's Book of Days , published in 1864, lists January 7th as St. Distaff's Day. For those who observed the day in medieval times, St. Distaff's Day, or Rock Day,...
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Working toward our common goal How often do you spin in public? I find myself doing it more and more as I have spinning that I want to do, but fewer blocks of time in which to do it. I've been hauling my spinning wheel to the local coffee shop when I meet up with my knitting group because I've...
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Northwest Pennsylvania Spinners and Weavers Guild worked with Camp Stone, an Orthodox Jewish summer camp, to introduce 680 campers to an array of fiber arts. Campers saw a sheep shearing demonstration and learned to card and spin wool using either a drop spindle or a wheel. The newly created yarns were...
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Here's an invitation no spinner would pass up: Learn a craft that is both ancient and modern, create yarns that are perfect for your special projects, spend time instead of money, and enjoy every minute of it! These are the guidelines for members of the Hollow Tree Spinners , based in the Woodstock...
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A trip down memory lane I just received a copy of the Spin-Off 2000 Collection CD, and seeing it brought back a flood of memories—it is the year I transitioned from assistant editor to guest editor, to editor, represented in the Spring, Summer, and Fall issues. It was all so new to me—every...
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The Foothill Fibers Guild (California) has joined fourteen other countries participating in the Peace Felt Project to connect the world in a circle of unconditional love and gratitude as peace is felt in hearts across continents. The guild is creating a wall hanging from felted wool roving in various...
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The busy kitchen at the Moore's. Yak fiber and a tahkli—Amy's key to finding more time for spinning. Hannah wove on while Sarah's quick tantrum played itself out--the result of having her nap interrupted. Spinning is yoga for my fingers and brain Do you follow in the tradition of setting...
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The fabric of our lives Most spinners learn how to spin with wool—it is easy to learn with and is widely available as a spinning fiber. Sometimes not knowing that something is challenging can be a good thing. For instance, I learned how to spin by spinning cotton. I was a college student studying...
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Dec 29, 2011
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Liz demonstrates spinning unsuccessfully at the Estes Park Wool Market in 2004. Ed Franquemont skillfully demonstrates Andean spinning in his 1983 article. Sarah Natani deftly demonstrates Navajo spinning in Donna Muller's 1995 article. On the shoulders of giants When I learned to spin it was, as...
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It comes as no surprise that food can be an incentive to stay for the whole meeting according to members of the Spindle and Dyepot Guild (Wisconsin) . Bringing a dish to pass or a snack to share encourages everyone to remain, while increasing the number of ideas expressed and answers to questions raised...
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These symbols painted on a wall told me I'd arrived at the textile destination I sought: the silk factory. Using this low-tech equipment, workers reel silk from cocoons. The spinners, knitters, and weavers of the Andes come to life in the first issue of SpinKnit, now available on DVD. Traveling for...
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On the Cover: Locks of Romney, Lincoln, and Merino wool, which are the subjects of Beth Smith's article on spinning with the crimp in mind. DEPARTMENTS Editor's Page Letters Reviews As the Whorl Spins Get This! Abbreviations Classified Ads Advertiser's Index Autowrap by Jacey Boggs The Molo...
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Nov 25, 2011
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Filed under: Natural Fiber, Calendar of Events, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Call for Entries, Spin-Off Magazine, Wool Processing, Handspun, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Spinning, Processing Fiber