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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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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Maggie Casey teaching Spinning 101 at SOAR 2011 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Judith MacKenzie teaching her Spinning for Color workshop at SOAR 2011 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Deb Menz teaching her From Swatch to Scarf workshop at SOAR 2011 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Bringing the Spin-Off Autumn...
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I used to fight wildfires many years ago, when I was younger and more fit. And although the memories of muscle aches and pains and soot and ash in every crack and crevice of my body have faded (somewhat), I still vividly remember the training prior to my first wildfire. We hauled hose and dug line. We...
Hello, and welcome to Spin-Off's new and improved home on the web! We've been working on this new site for quite a while, and we hope you like it! I'm feeling a lot of pressure while I sit here trying to write my first blog post - I'm not going to be witty or smart enough and no one will...
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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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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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...
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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