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Spinning the Wild by Judith MacKenzie McCuin; Fiber Basics: Polwarth by Robin Russo; Swatching and Sampling for the Oatmeal Cardigan by Amy King; Coils: Adding to Your Art Yarn Repertoire by Jacey Boggs. On the Cover: Coils: Adding to Your Art Yarn Repertoire, page 44. Departments Editor's Page Letters...
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Fiber Basics: Gutefår by Judith MacKenzie McCuin; Spinning Locally: Finding local sources for sustainably produced fiber by Kate Larson; A Very Accurate Scotch Tension by Peter Teal; Silk and Angora: A cactus lace scarf by Cheryl Riniker. On the Cover: What are Roving,Top, and Sliver? page 34 Departments...
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Making Dreams Come True: Building a Little Great Wheel by Margaret Heathman; Linen Spinning for the Shroud of Turin by Tanya Swegler; Fiber Basics: Cheviot by Carol Huebscher Rhoades. On the Cover: Kating Bright doodles with yarn on her crocheted and fulled llama hats. Photograph by Joe Coca. Departments...
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On the cover : Loom Blooms can add a festive quality to anything—from hair barrettes to flip flops! Features Behind the Scenes: At Vermont Spindle Company by Cindy Ellen Hill Spinning True to Oneself by Randy Chelsey In Hot Water by Glenna Dean Handspun Gallery of Ponchos A Passion for Fiber by...
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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...
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Features Why Keep Sheep? by Laura Ten Eyck Spinning Soft Yarn with a Handspindle by Mary Spanos Milkweed Stalk Fiber by Carol Johnson Collins and Elizabeth Dyak Fiber Basics: Natural Colored Mohair by Carol H. Rhoades A Handspun Gallery of Sweaters Hands by Randy Chelsey Projects & How To Basic Soumak...
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Features Spin•Off Hits the Road by Liz Gipson Dyeing with the Twisted Sisters by Lynne Vogel How CD Spindles Can Be Seeds for Spinners by Susan Sullivan Maynard A Qiviut Nachaq by Helen Griffiths Howard Spinning Flax into Linen by Jude Daurelle Spinning in Southern Madagascar by Sarah Fee Handspun...
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Features Pest Problems and Fiber Storage: An Excerpt from The Spinner’s Companion by Bobbie Irwin American Romney by Rita Buchanan A Profile of Norman Kennedy by Gika Rector Andean Adventures—Visiting Nilda Callañaupa’s Village by Kaye Collins Handspun Gallery 911 b.c. by Linda...
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The Ugly Sweater Project by Helen Von Ammon A Guild Color Study Project by Mary Spanos Needlepoint Color Wheel by Mary Spanos A Woven Vest of Many Colors by Carol Timkovich An Artistic Bag by Terry Martin Color Study Fabric by Pia Cusick Confetti Socks by Karen Ford A Knitted Rainbow Vest by Mary Geier...
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Spinner's Question: Combing Wool and the Matter of Waste Fiber by Rita Buchanan Spinner Profile: Walter Bright Ashford as told to Elizabeth Ashford New Spinner's Sweater by Nancy Oakes Spanish Moss and Southern "Belles" by Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer Knitted Merino Scarf by Erda Kappeler...