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With all the great spinning workshops that Interweave kee ps putting out, my video library is outgrowing my bookshelf space. Fortunately, the folks in our online education department have come up with a brilliant sol ution. They've just launched our new Craft Daily site! This means that I can watch...
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Amy Clarke Moore
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May 15, 2013
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Spinning and Dreaming in Color Anita's advancing twill sample with handspun silk handkerchiefs. I started spinning because of color. I visited a spinning shop with a friend and fell in love with a raspberry-colored bump of Lincoln roving, so I rented a wheel, signed up for lessons, and 20+ years...
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Anita Osterhaug
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Apr 29, 2013
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Be enchanted by Judith MacKenzie In our new eBook, Judith MacKenzie explains plying and cabling yarn. Judith MacKenzie has been enthralling us for decades with her soothing voice and storytelling magic via many a medium—classes, video, and the written word. You don't have to be a spinner to...
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Amy Clarke Moore
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Apr 24, 2013
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For this alpaca/silk shawl, Sara spun one ply of the warp yarn end to end from a single dyed braid so that the color blocks were maintained. I then plied it with a semi-solid alpaca/silk yarn of oranges and reds that doesn't interfere with the first ply's colors. We recently got an advance copy...
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What would you do with 4 ounces? Photo: Kate Larson. I have noticed that some of the most popular posts on Spinner's Connection are about guild challenges. The Batts to Hats challenge , for example, is a great way to focus our creativity while working closely with our spinning fellows. I recently...
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On the Cover: Lyme Regis Scarf by Kirsti Johanson DEPARTMENTS Editor's Page Letters As the Whorl Spins Get This! Your Yarn: Green Yarns Abbreviations Advertisers' Index Classified Ads So You Want To Start a Business by Liz Gipson Your Yarn: Green Yarns Swatch Mitts by Kate Larson FEATURES Behind...
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Do you know where you're going? In the Spring 2013 issue, Jacey Boggs explores some of the loveliest indie-dyed fiber available through the mail (such as this selection from Fiber Optic). Photo: Jacey Boggs. As a parent I think a lot about choices—the little ones and the big ones. As a spinner...
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Spinner, Weaver, Myth-Buster Sara Lamb, spinner extraordinaire, weaver, and myth-buster . One of the "historical facts" that I have heard at spinning gatherings is that in colonial America it took six spinners to keep one weaver supplied with yarn. This may be a real historical fact: I don't...
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A perfect project for handspun I love knitting scarves. The great thing about scarves is that they can be any size and can be absolutely basic or incredibly intricate. Also, in most cases, one size fits all. I keep an extra knitted scarf project in my car, just in case—you never know when you might...
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We've invited Annie Hartman Bakken, associate producer of Knitting Daily TV, to share about the newest season of the Public Television show. A sneak peek at the new season of Knitting Daily TV Join host Eunny Jang and experts Kristin Omdahl and Clara Parkes for the 10th season of Knitting Daily TV...
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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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Liz Good
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Dec 5, 2012
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Wool Combing and Carding: How to Use Hand Carders, Wool Combs, and Drum Carders I'll always remember the day I learned about wool combing. I was attending my first wool festival—the Estes Park Wool Market up in Estes Park, Colorado. Mesmerized by the booths overflowing with fiber and yarn,...
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Spinners of Oldenburg, Germany. Pictures courtesy of Renate Strempel. The spinning circle’s pennant with the icon of the Ollnborger Kring. Renate Strempel and her spinning circle in Northern Germany have been reading Spin-Off magazine for about four years and want to share a bit about their group...
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Wouldn't this purse be great in a handspun, handpainted yarn? Eds.—Weaving is a great way to put handspun to work. There is so much variation in the yarn we spin, it opens unlimited possibilities for woven cloth. We have invited Anita Osterhaug, editor of Handwoven, to share some of the magic...
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Once you've basked in the absolute joy that comes from learning how to spin, you might start casting around for other equally satisfying pursuits. One of those is dyeing your yarn with natural dyes. Just as ancient people learned that they could infuse their textiles with the colors of the earth...