Spin-Off Magazine - All Comments

re: Spin-Off Winter 2009

Korora — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:13:11 GMT

I looked forward to this issue and found a lot of great information (Carol Huebscher Rhoades, Robin Russo, Judith MacKenzie McCuin, Debbie Grale, thank you), but also some things that suggested that editorial oversight wasn't quite up to Spin-Off's usual standard in this issue.

--Plying on a spindle. Abby Franquemont is a great writer and teacher, but lifted straight out of the book with no explanatory context, these instructions on Andean plying make no sense--and I think she would agree. What is Andean plying? Why is it called that? Why would you choose that technique? What do you need to get started? What sort of yarn does it produce? (And do you think readers really want to pay for the same content twice?)

--Similar problems with the piece on different drafting techniques. So a bunch of people got together at SOAR and identified different styles. Again, what's the context? Why would you choose one of these techniques over the others? What effect does each one have on the yarn? What are the pros and cons?

--The Tahoe hat. You made it yourself? Out of random leftovers? In a big hurry? On a plane? No kidding.

re: Spin-Off Winter 2009

Korora — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:12:55 GMT

--The Tahoe hat. You made it yourself? Out of random leftovers? In a big hurry? On a plane? No kidding.

re: Spin-Off Winter 2009

purplespinner — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:13:17 GMT

I must be really dense. But, I do not see any link for the survey in the Winter 2009 Table of Contents. What am I missing?

re: Spin-Off Winter 2009

destiknit — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:48:31 GMT

Just arrived in my mailbox... I am loving this issue and going over it again and again... great articles :) Thanks!

re: Spin-Off Fall 2009

gramd — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:16:35 GMT

Spin-Off Magazine my favorite of all my magazines. I just can"t wait until the next issue. I look forward to the spinning challenges. I have been a subscriber since the 1980's.

re: Spin-Off Spring 2009

chrisinoz — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:13:55 GMT

Hi Spin off

I'm wondering if you got my last email which I posted last Monday. I joined on March 10th this year so its 8 months since I've joined and still I have not received a single magazine. Last week I requested that you reimburse me to cost of two years subscription but got absolutely no reply. I wonder whether I'll ever get a spin off or my money back? Or maybe I'll be spun off into the world of cyber space- never to be sent a spin off again. I've been a customer since 1998- a long time for loyalty. So I'm really disappointed that things have gone so pear shaped. I've sent four emails to you about this. I wonder would you do me the courtesy of replying with a solution to this problem by the end of this week please?

thanks

Chris

re: Spin-Off Fall 2002

pigpen — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:28:59 GMT

I am looking for a copy of the articicle "Dying with Avocados" by Carol Lee from the Fall 2002 issue of Spin-off

Thank you

re: Spin-Off Summer 2009

hippochic — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:26:58 GMT

I still haven't received my first issue of Spun-off. It should be this issue! :(

re: Spin-Off Summer 2009

Diane H K — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:15:29 GMT

My husband's recent ancestors were Lithuanian immigrants to the US, and I've thus become interested in handspinning traditions in Lithuania. Thank you for the piece on this topic.

re: Spin-Off Summer 2009

LindaS@40 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:16:30 GMT

Very excited about this issue. Hope mine arrives soon. I have a fiber cruise planned to Scandanavia and Estonia this fall and anxious to learn all I can. Plus Gwen's bag looks cool.

re: Spin-Off Spring 2009

ElizabethD@25 — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:24:48 GMT

What happened to the "coming next issue" thingy that gave us clues about the next one???

re: Spin-Off Spring 2009

Haarmke — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:38:12 GMT

My issue hasn't arrived yet. Mailservice to the Netherlands has been changed from TNT to a local service called Sand. They allow their "postmen" to hold on to the mail untill they have enough to make the run worthwile.

I'm sure it hasn't been delayed by shipping to Europe because last sunday I spoke to someone in Germany that had it weeks ago.

Will you please, please look into this and change back to TNT mail. Last year every issue arrived around the official On Sale date and I loved that.

re: Spin-Off Spring 2009

Amy Clarke Moore — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:05:32 GMT

Hi Jerry,

I think your subscription will start with the Spring 2009 issue, but if I'm wrong, you can purchase the Spring issue by clicking on the buy this issue button above.

Best wishes,

Amy

re: Spin-Off Spring 2009

zigspider2 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:01:22 GMT

Hi,

I subscribed on March 19th. Does that mean that the first edition I will get will be the summer one? Or will the free trial issue be the spring issue ?

If not, is it possible to buy back issues?

Jerry

re: Spin-Off Spring 2009

Amy Clarke Moore — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:04:02 GMT

Hi! The Spring Issue has been mailed to subscribers (the mail date was March 13th) and we've heard from readers who have received it. It'll be On Sale on the newsstands March 31st.