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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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Congratulations to our five winners: kimberlymarie420@hotmail.com, forrestwife, mitoticspindle, RobertaC@6, and mymacedo! Copies of Abby Franquemont's book Respect the Spindle will soon be on their way to you. Thanks for everyone who shared what they are thankful for. We've enjoyed reading each...
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What I wish history class had been like Norman Kennedy demonstrating breaking up the husk of the retted flax plant to harvest the fiber. Thank goodness for those in our community who keep traditional techniques alive. Norman Kennedy is one of these treasures. We were lucky to record some of his vast...
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Congratulations to our five winners: VictoriaS@10, MistyH, VictoriaB@6, sunflower.farmgirl, anglicanmystic! Copies of Abby Franquemont's book Respect the Spindle will soon be on their way to these lucky spinners. Thanks for everyone who shared why they respect the spindle. We've enjoyed reading...
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Galina Khmeleva demonstrates combing on a traditional Orenburg combing device. The proper spinning hand position. Proper hand position for drafting. Our ambassador of Orenburg spinning Imagine a world where a handspun, handknitted shawl is the ultimate status symbol worn by movie stars and politicians...
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When I was little, I remember sitting on the couch listening to the whirl of the wheel as my mom spun. She let me try my hand at the wheel and patiently helped me keep my drop spindle going. The spinning bug didn't really bite though until many years later when I came to work at Interweave. Again...
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Here's an invitation no spinner would pass up: Learn a craft that is both ancient and modern, create yarns that are perfect for your special projects, spend time instead of money, and enjoy every minute of it! These are the guidelines for members of the Hollow Tree Spinners , based in the Woodstock...
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Maggie Casey teaching Spinning 101 at SOAR 2011 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Judith MacKenzie teaching her Spinning for Color workshop at SOAR 2011 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Deb Menz teaching her From Swatch to Scarf workshop at SOAR 2011 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Bringing the Spin-Off Autumn...
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Nov 23, 2011
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I have quickly become addicted to spinning. On cool evenings, you can find me excitedly watching the magic of twist convert fluffy fiber into sturdy yarn. I am still fascinated with the transformation. But spinning has been a home-based-only hobby. My spinning wheel is not portable. It doesn't fit...
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Aug 24, 2011
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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...
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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...
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On the Cover: Undulating Scarf, page 50. 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 Get Loopy: Experiment with boucle by Jacey Boggs Drafting Techniques: The long and...
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This past June, the Spin-Off office had a special treat. Abby Franquemont flew out to Colorado from her fiber-filled house in Ohio to spend a couple days filming footage for two videos ( the first one is already available ). Stefanie Berganini and I were asked to be the audience—to give Abby someone...
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Winter might be my favorite season—snowmen, cuddling up with a book and some hot chocolate, lots of time with family and friends, and, of course, holiday gift making! The Winter 2009 issue of Spin-Off is on its way to mailboxes and newsstands right now, and I think it's a pretty exciting one...
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On the Cover: Coils: Adding to Your Art Yarn Repertoire, page 44. 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 Armchair Traveler: Vilnius, Lithuania by Donna Druchunas...