On the cover: Kaye D. Collins explores a new fiber available to handspinners—–paco-vicuña.

Features

Behind the Scenes: At Schacht Spindle Company
by Linda Noble and Kaye D. Collins

An Online Guild
by Susan Landis-Steward

Materials That Speak
by Erika Navarrete              

Random Connections
by Randy Chelsey

Fiber Basics: Paco-Vicuña
by Kaye D. Collins

Spinning Basics: The Long Draw  
by Carol H. Rhoades

Alexandra Ivanovna’s Distaff
by Sharon Hudgins

Handspun Gallery of Wraps

Spinning a Cautionary Tale
by Deborah Free

Projects & How To

Spinning Cotton for a Mimbres Tee
by Jill Holbrook

Three-Ply Cabled Yarn for Socks
by Susan Crawford

Twisted Scarves by Sigrid Carey
Sleigh Blanket
by Linda Heinrich

A Paco-Vicuña Scarf
by Kaye D. Collins

Departments

Editor's Page
As the Whorl Spins by Liz Gipson
What’s Going On Here? by Marilyn Murphy
Your Yarn: Bulky!
Letters
Reviews
Spinner's Connection by Peg Coffey
Calendar
Classified Ads
Product News by Vicki Yost
Advertisers' Index
Abbreviations and Glossary