Judith MacKenzie explains that being able to make yarns to fit a project is the basis of the spinner's toolbox. Judith demonstrates worsted spinning. Judith demonstrates semi-worsted spinning. What do you have in your toolbox? I have to admit that, as a spinner, I have a weakness for tools. How could...
Spinning Across Spain I started my summer off with a trip to Sitges, Spain (just south of Barcelona), to visit my parents who are there for a year while my Dad works on a Fulbright research grant. Traveling with my husband and two daughters, Hannah (five years) and Sarah (eight months), I knew that it...
I was looking back, waaay back, the other day, at the second issue of Spin-Off (Fall 1978). This popped out at me: a short article written by Harry and Olive Linder, one of the shining lights and great teachers of the spinning community back in the day. Harry and his wife, Olive, had just traveled in...
Posted to
Linda Ligon's Blog
by
Linda Ligon
on
Jan 22, 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: Wool Processing, Spinning Wheels, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Handspun, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Spin-Off Magazine, How-To, Spinning
On the cover : Loom Blooms can add a festive quality to anything—from hair barrettes to flip flops! Features Behind the Scenes: At Vermont Spindle Company by Cindy Ellen Hill Spinning True to Oneself by Randy Chelsey In Hot Water by Glenna Dean Handspun Gallery of Ponchos A Passion for Fiber by...
Posted to
Spin-Off Magazine
by
Spin-Off
on
Nov 28, 2005
Filed under:
Filed under: Spindle Spinning, How-To, Drop Spindle, Spin-Off Magazine, Wool Processing, Handspun, Spinning Wool, Worsted, Merino Wool, Your Yarn, Types of Yarn, Spinning