Fusing the old with the new Our newest eMag Spin-Knit will be available in late October, 2010. Things are popping in the Interweave offices. We've just launched two new eMags (electronic magazines) and more are on the way. The Quilting Arts eMag In...

Meet a Natural Spinner DeAnna Dailey came to spinning in a very normal way (through the accumulation of hair from a pet)—though the direction she's taken her spinning is not very common (spinning is part of her daily life as a nature skills...

Spinning with Rita Buchanan Imagine this: you sit down for dinner at a table set with your handspun, handwoven table runner and napkins. You clean up the kitchen wearing your handspun, handwoven apron, and dry dishes with your—you guessed it—HS...

Adventures in Weaving with Handspun When I first started working at Interweave, I had the extreme fortune and good timing to be able to acquire a loom from a co-worker who was in the process of moving. It's a 12-shaft Leclerc floor loom, and sadly...

Announcing our new readership survey As you continue to receive our e-newsletters and read things that we've posted on the website, we hope you're getting to know the members of the Spin-Off staff a little better. Through our talk about spinning...

I'm not sure if these are national commercials or not, but there are some Stanley Steemer commercials running in Northern Colorado right now that always make me laugh. Hooray for our camelid friends getting some appreciation! :) This is the one I...

Spinning with Judith by my side For the last couple of weeks as I'm winding down for the evening and the kids are in bed, I've been spinning up the lovely handpainted top that I bought at recent festivals while watching Judith MacKenzie's...

Color galore at the Black Sheep Gathering When the plane set down outside of Eugene, Oregon, on Friday night, I knew I was in for a treat. Verdant rolling hills were illuminated and painted golden by the setting sun peeking out from dark clouds. The soft...