A love letter to linen Spinning flax into linen isn't something that I do very often—but I've often dreamed of the things I could make with this age-old fiber. I love the qualities of linen. I love that it starts as a spindly, delicate flower that is stronger than it looks; I love that...
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Amy Clarke Moore
on Apr 10, 2013
Filed under: Natural Fiber, Handspun, Spin-Off Magazine, Flax Spinning, Processing Fiber
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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Liz Good
on Apr 3, 2013
Filed under: Dyeing, Spin-Off Magazine, Handspun, Spinning Wheels, Natural Fiber, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Handwoven, Natural Dyes, Dyeing Yarn, Spinning, Processing Fiber
We invited Lory Widmer Hess of Chestnut Ridge, New York, to share her insights as she learned to spin on her second attempt. Lory is the Managing Editor for the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America . Realizing the potential of spinning Lory Widmer Hess My first attempt to learn to spin...
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Amy Clarke Moore
on Feb 27, 2013
Filed under: How To Spin, Wool Processing, Natural Fiber, Handspun, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, Dyeing, Carding and Combing, Natural Dyes, Dyeing Yarn
The future blooms in warm soapy water What spinning treasure does the year ahead hold for you? I so enjoy this time of year—it holds so much promise. As the New Year starts, I embrace it as chance to start fresh and experience renewal after working hard. The end of the year is always busy around...
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Amy Clarke Moore
on Jan 2, 2013
Filed under: Natural Fiber, Plying, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning, Processing Fiber
Please don't squish the sheep Liz Good under the yarn-bombed deer form at the Fancy Tiger in Denver. Over the Thanksgiving holiday I enjoyed some time off. I played with my kids (puzzles, reading, and science experiments were high on the list), spun some beautifully dyed Polwarth, knitted on my Barton...