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On the Cover: Hyde Park Stole by Anne Podlesak DEPARTMENTS Editor's Page Letters As the Whorl Spins Reviews Get This! Abbreviations Advertisers' Index Classified Ads Seasons Collars by Joan Sheridan A Link to Spinners Past by Ercil Howard-Wroth Restoring the Jane Austen House Museum Spinning...
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We know what it means to pour your heart and soul into a functional piece Unknown Navajo Artist, Blanket, Chief’s Style–Third Phase, 1860s. Wool and dye. Denver Art Museum; Native Arts acquisition funds. The textile community in Colorado has been buzzing for the last several months about...
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New access to timeless information Sarah Natani demonstrates spinning on a Navajo spindle in the Spring 1995 issue of Spin-Off. Spin-Off's managing editor, Liz Good, and I were just talking about what the digital age was like when I was in college and she was in high school—almost twenty years...
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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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Reconsider cotton The lovely natural dyed cotton of Ella Baker. Cotton is an amazing fiber—great for keeping us cool and dry when it is hot and humid out. Cotton is the fiber of the ages. It is the fiber the ancient Egyptians cultivated to clothe themselves and also to wrap their dead in to ensure...
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Inspired by the Illinois Prairie Spinners, I am finally spinning this merino top. It was dyed with natural dyestuffs by Earthly Hues in Granville, Ohio. Photo: Kate Larson. Like most spinners, I keep a stash of fiber. When I have a blissful hour to look through my favorite stash, kept in an oak cabinet...
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Where to buy your first wheel There are a daunting number of spinning wheels for sale online . My New Year's post received a lovely note and inquiry in the comments—with a question that I'm asked pretty regularly: "Where can I buy a spinning wheel online? I am just beginning and…"...
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Congratulations to our five winners: fibonicci, Knitty Kittty, MaureenH@7, PhylE, and TheYarnMarm ! The Spin Art Puzzle will soon be on its way to you. Thanks for everyone who shared words that start with "Spin." We've enjoyed reading each and every one of your entries (and learned a few...
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The urge to make things Managing Editor Liz Good and Photostylist Ann Swanson look at photos on Joe Coca's laptop as we shoot images for the Spring 2013 issue in Joe's backyard. At a recent visit to the junior high classroom where I volunteer, the guide, Bekah, was discussing textiles and technology...
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Start with the right tools, it makes a big difference Maggie Casey showing Eunny Jang how best to insert twist in Start Spinning: The Video. It is starting to feel like I've always been able to spin. What a wonderful feeling! When I sit down at my wheel my default yarn comes naturally. And, well...
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You never know where a second look will lead you An image of spindles (with whorls) from the Intentional Spinner. One of the many great things about being the editor of a magazine on a topic that I love is that every time I turn around, I learn something I actually want to know. In working on our latest...
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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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Are you ready to ply? You've mastered spinning a singles yarn and now it is time to ply it. The concept is simple enough—just take two (or three, or four, or more) singles, hold them together, and ply them by twisting them in the opposite direction they were originally spun. Simple, but the...
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On the Cover: Tenney Park Scarf DEPARTMENTS Editor's Page Letters Reviews As the Whorl Spins Get This! Abbreviations Classified Ads Advertiser's Index Supported Spinning on Russian-Type Spindles by Elise Cohen A Second Look: Handspun socks by Ann Budd Fiber Basics: Portland by Carol Huebscher...
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In the Summer issue, Elise Cohen takes a look at supported spinning on Russian-type spindles. Making a magazine is like spinning yarn As we finish our work on the Summer 2012 issue of Spin-Off (which will be mailing out the end of May and on newsstands mid-June), I can't help but think about how...