SOAR scholars are asked to submit a report sharing their experiences as recipients and the impact the opportunity has had on their lives. Marianne Guckelsberger from Reykjavík, Iceland, tells us about SOAR 2012 in Lake Tahoe, California. Now that registration is open for SOAR 2013 my mind goes...
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Kate Larson
on May 23, 2013
Filed under: Dyeing, SOAR, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Spinning Wheels, Natural Dyes, Dyeing Yarn, Wool Processing
The right designs, the right yarn We've invited Lisa Shroyer, the new editor of Interweave Knits magazine, to introduce herself and share her plans for upcoming issues. The Midsummer Aran by Ginevra Martin is featured in the Summer 2013 issue of Interweave Knits. Publishing a single magazine issue...
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Amy Clarke Moore
on May 8, 2013
Filed under: Wool Processing, Spinning Wool, Dyeing, Merino Wool, Natural Dyes, Spinning, Dyeing Yarn
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
on Apr 29, 2013
Filed under: How To Spin, Spinning Wheels, Wool Processing, Plying, Handspun, Spinning Wool, Handwoven, Mohair, Types of Yarn, Spinning
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
on Apr 24, 2013
Filed under: Spinning Wheels, Plying, How To Spin, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Wool Processing, Your Yarn, Types of Yarn, Spinning
Reconsider cotton The lovely natural dyed cotton of Ella Baker. Cotton is an amazing fiber—great for keeping us cool and dry when it is hot and humid out. Cotton is the fiber of the ages. It is the fiber the ancient Egyptians cultivated to clothe themselves and also to wrap their dead in to ensure...
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Amy Clarke Moore
on Mar 20, 2013
Filed under: Spinning Cotton, Spindle Spinning, Drop Spindle, How To Spin, Spin-Off Magazine, Spinning Wool, Merino Wool, Wool Processing, Spinning