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…and everything in its place My home studio with fiber buffet on the left. I've mentioned before that I live in a small house. There are two of us and a dog, albeit a small dog, in 640 square feet. Being an editor, and a spinner, and a weaver, and a knitter, there is a constant battle for...
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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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The Zen of Spinning Silk Sara Lamb shares the wide variety of silk available to handspinners. The first time I tried to spin silk, I made a mess. It was a silk brick, which is basically a long, long thick batt. I didn't know to pull it into strips, or pre-draft, or anything else. I just started feeding...
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De-cluttering versus Being Prepared Accio The Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning! I've been on a mission to de-clutter my house. This desire to de-clutter is at constant odds with a desire to keep things in case I need it one day—the Girl Scout in me wants to be prepared, and the environmentalist...
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Sharing what you love with people you love Hannah and the results of her dyeing experiments. It would please me to no end if my seven-year-old daughter, Hannah, was as excited about making things fibery as I am (or even as I was when I was her age). But I also remember my mom encouraging me to do things...
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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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Filed under: Dyeing, Natural Dyes, Processing Fiber, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Handspun, How To Spin, Drum Carder, Spin-Off Magazine, SOAR, Types of Yarn, Carding and Combing, Spinning, Dyeing Yarn
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We've received a lot of notes from readers who are concerned about all the fires around us in Colorado--thank you for your concern. We know many people who are near the fire areas and been evacuated. We're thankful for the amazing firefighters and the people who support them in their efforts...
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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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Transform your stash into gifts for others Handwoven magazine's former managing editor Pattie Graver is an accomplished weaver and spinner to boot. In her retirement, she has been offering invaluable help around the Spin-Off office . We have invited her to share with you about our latest eBook as...
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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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Spider Hat by Nancy Roberts from All New Homespun Handknit. HOMESPUN HANDKNIT, OLD AND NEW The original Homespun Handknit came about in a serendipitous way. Spin-Off magazine had a little contest back in 1986: send in your handspun caps, socks, mittens, and gloves. Our readers did, by the score. As we...
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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...
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Some of you have been waiting with bated breath for Spin-Off Autumn Retreat (SOAR) registration to open. (And we've been looking forward to finding out who will be joining us this fall at Lake Tahoe!) Well, breathe deeply and go register at www.interweavesoar.com . Make sure to refresh your browser...
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Lynn DeRose shares the basics of spinning on a supported spindle in A Handspindle Treasury: Spindle Spinning. Elise Cohen shares the basics of supported spinning on Russian-type spindles in the Summer 2012 issue of Spin-Off. Simple tools for making yarn We are currently hard at work putting the final...
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How a Magazine Article is Born Avedan Raggio's Wacky Blanket in the SOAR 2010 Handspun Gallery. Fresh copies of the 2011 Spin-Off Collection CD just landed on my desk, and inside the case is a lovely large photo of Avedan Raggio’s Wacky Blanket from the Summer 2011 issue—I instantly flashed...