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Grateful to be surrounded by warm woolies Bobbins of yarn for Amy's Painted Silk Cardigan ready for plying to see if that stops it from growing in the blocking stage. Do you ever have moments when you're eternally grateful that you've made a life for yourself surrounded by warm woolies? I...
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Worthy of hard-earned shelf space Anne Merrow is editor of Interweave's spinning and knitting eMags. We've invited her here to share some of the treasures she's discovered in the pages of Spin-Off while researching for future interactive articles. Charlene Schurch's Topflappen Vest from...
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Silk is one of the luxury fibers that new spinners are likely to try first after they've mastered wool—it is so seductively beautiful with its incredible luster and ability to take color. There are many different characteristics of yarn spun from bombyx silk and tussah silk fibers and the steps...
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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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A trip down memory lane I just received a copy of the Spin-Off 2000 Collection CD, and seeing it brought back a flood of memories—it is the year I transitioned from assistant editor to guest editor, to editor, represented in the Spring, Summer, and Fall issues. It was all so new to me—every...
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The Winter 2011 SpinKnit eMag. The Fall 2011 SpinKnit eMag. The 2010 SpinKnit eMag. Brave new media I have issues with the word "digital". This goes all the way back to high school Latin, one of my all-time favorite learning experiences, where digitus was finger or toe, period. Counting systems...
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What better way to say "thanks" than with handspun silk? I love this time of year—I love crisp air, frosty window panes, and steaming cups of tea. I love rolling out dough and cutting out cookies with my girls. I love taking a bit of time to relax, make things, and be thankful. And I'm...
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Woolly comfort or implements of the unknown? Discover new uses for handcards and tahklis. Photo by Jason Reid. Michael Cook walks you through a traditional Lao method of reeling silk. Photo by Michael Cook. The Columbia Mitts by Star Athena are the essence of winter comfort. Photo by Joe Coca. Finding...
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When it comes to waiting for the next issue of Spin-Off , I have been accused of lacking patience. The actual hours of spinning pass all too quickly, but time spent waiting for a new magazine to arrive passes agonizingly slow. I want the satisfaction of immediately beginning a new project or delving...
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FEATURES The Ways of Wool Take our challenge: see what fibers you can spin on a tahkli. Break the handcarding rules and spin great yarn. Learn how Imperial Stock Ranch keeps Columbia sheep grazing on the Oregon high desert. Silk Past, Present, and Future Discover an unexpected history in the Oaxacan...
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On the Cover: A nineteenth-century upright Swiss table wheel DEPARTMENTS Editor's Page Letters Reviews As the Whorl Spins Get This! Abbreviations Classified Ads Advertiser's Index Jonathan Bosworth's Spinning Wheel Time Machine by Julia Farwell-Clay A Wine-Cork Orifice Hook by Jeannine Glaves...
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Illustration by Benjamin S. Clarke Thrums from Lullingstone Silk Farm, used to make one of the four identical wedding dresses for Princess Diana when she wedded Prince Charles in 1981. How cloth transforms us Princesses and spinning—it’s a theme that comes up a lot in fairy tales. I’m...
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Spiders are frequent travelers after the Ides of March. When the eggs hatch, the tiny offspring are caught by the slightest breeze in their miniwebs, launching them into space. Many nights as a teenager were spent patrolling the pine trees, looking for orb weavers spinning webs in the branches. For a...
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When we learned that 2009 was to be the United Nations’ Year of Natural Fiber , our first thought was, “Wow! What can we do that’s really special?” Our second thought was, “Wait a minute—we’re about natural fiber EVERY year! What’s special about that?”...
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Linda Ligon
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May 27, 2009
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On the Cover: Handpainted bombyx silk, 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 Swoopy Skirts by Kathryn Alexander Fiber Basics: South America’s Wild...
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Filed under: Dyeing, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Spin-Off Magazine, Handspun, Plying, Natural Dyes, Spinning Fiber, Spinning Wheels, Spinning Silk, Spinning, Dyeing Yarn