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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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With all the great spinning workshops that Interweave kee ps putting out, my video library is outgrowing my bookshelf space. Fortunately, the folks in our online education department have come up with a brilliant sol ution. They've just launched our new Craft Daily site! This means that I can watch...
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Amy Clarke Moore
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May 15, 2013
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Spinning and Dreaming in Color Anita's advancing twill sample with handspun silk handkerchiefs. I started spinning because of color. I visited a spinning shop with a friend and fell in love with a raspberry-colored bump of Lincoln roving, so I rented a wheel, signed up for lessons, and 20+ years...
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Anita Osterhaug
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Apr 29, 2013
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For this alpaca/silk shawl, Sara spun one ply of the warp yarn end to end from a single dyed braid so that the color blocks were maintained. I then plied it with a semi-solid alpaca/silk yarn of oranges and reds that doesn't interfere with the first ply's colors. We recently got an advance copy...
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A love letter to linen Spinning flax into linen isn't something that I do very often—but I've often dreamed of the things I could make with this age-old fiber. I love the qualities of linen. I love that it starts as a spindly, delicate flower that is stronger than it looks; I love that...
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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've invited Anne Merrow, Interweave spinning and knitting video producer and eMag editor, to share some exciting details about our workshop video with Lily Chin. Lily explains the magic length of yarn needed for the long-tail cast-on. As a world-renowned knitter and crocheter, Lily Chin goes through...
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Alaina and Sabrina Richert with some of their beautiful handspun yarns. Gabby Guerra holding her sheep to shawl team's handwoven scarf. Both the warp and weft are handspun. Rachael Moore reading her essay, Last But Not Least, about her first sheep to shawl experience. As I am out on the fiber trail...
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Felted Polar Bear Puppet. Photo courtesy of Susan Prince. Starting a new project can be so exciting and satisfying. Maybe that is why so many of us start more projects than we finish! The Foothill Fibers Guild (California) will tempt and inspire you to dive into your next project with its webpage of...
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Great teachers become a part of our spinning Sara Lamb shares her wisdom from the wheel in her new workshop video, Spin to Weave . Nothing beats watching someone do their craft, except when the craft is also yours. It is no surprise that crafts are such a communal hobby. There is so much to learn by...
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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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What would you do with 4 ounces? Photo: Kate Larson. I have noticed that some of the most popular posts on Spinner's Connection are about guild challenges. The Batts to Hats challenge , for example, is a great way to focus our creativity while working closely with our spinning fellows. I recently...
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Do you know where you're going? In the Spring 2013 issue, Jacey Boggs explores some of the loveliest indie-dyed fiber available through the mail (such as this selection from Fiber Optic). Photo: Jacey Boggs. As a parent I think a lot about choices—the little ones and the big ones. As a spinner...
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Spinner, Weaver, Myth-Buster Sara Lamb, spinner extraordinaire, weaver, and myth-buster . One of the "historical facts" that I have heard at spinning gatherings is that in colonial America it took six spinners to keep one weaver supplied with yarn. This may be a real historical fact: I don't...
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A perfect project for handspun I love knitting scarves. The great thing about scarves is that they can be any size and can be absolutely basic or incredibly intricate. Also, in most cases, one size fits all. I keep an extra knitted scarf project in my car, just in case—you never know when you might...