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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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Liz Good
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Apr 3, 2013
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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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We have invited Louise Young of South Range, Wisconsin, to share her vivid essay about the magic, frustrations, and joys of natural dyes. Color Louise Young enjoying a crisp autumn day. On a clear autumn morning, a strong wind blows from the north, and the sky glows with the blue worshipped by long-ago...
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Spinning the Edges Spinning connects me in those moments when I feel alone, when I wonder who I am, where I fit in and in what direction I should go. When I feel lost, I spin. At first it’s subtle. I find the way the colors are working together interesting, then slowly I become those colors intertwining...
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aa.thorstenson
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Nov 27, 2012
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We've invited Anita Osterhaug, editor of Handwoven magazine, to share with us some weaving projects from the next couple of issues that are perfect for handspun. Cei Lambert's plaid shawl would be a great project to make with handspun bamboo yarn. Anita: To my mind, handspinners are ultimate...
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Anita Osterhaug
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Jul 2, 2012
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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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"Weaving our past, spinning our present, creating our future" is the motto of the Weavers Guild of Minnesota . The guild's thirty-sixth annual sale was held in conjunction with the November Fiber Fair. Proceeds from the annual event support local fiber artists as well as the guild. Handmade...
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The Twenty-Ninth Annual Spin-In held by the Bishop Hill Fiber Guild (Illinois) went green to feature eco-friendly home décor in the guild projects exhibited at Black Hawk College. Their own member Suzanne Tietjen , author of The Sheep of His Hand , held a book signing. A Spin, Knit, and Whatever...
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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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My favorite color is brown Elizabeth Fahey's walnut-dyed socks in the Fall 2010 issue of Spin-Off reminded Linda of her bike ride past two black walnut trees in Loveland, Colorado. The Handspun Gallery of Natural Dyes features swatches by readers, like this one by Joanna Taylor. One of my favorite...
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On the Cover: Examples from the Natural Dye section, starting on page 42. 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 Fiber Basics: Corriedale by Carol Huebscher Rhoades...
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Spin-Off
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Sep 2, 2010
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Share your photos and stories I am admiring the results of my experiments of applying mashed berries to scraps of cloth. My sister Julia (left) and our friend Francine joined in the fun. We went to press yesterday with the Fall 2010 issue of Spin-Off (it'll take a few weeks for it to be printed and...
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I have my Spin-Off 2010 Calendar hanging right next to my desk; the image for February is one I put together for the calendar when we designed it last summer. February is a fun month for our family because we have a lot of birthdays to celebrate—and to top it off, my mom's birthday is on Valentine's...
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Amy Clarke Moore
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Feb 10, 2010
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