I'm surprised by the crispness in the air in the mornings and the smatterings of autumn leaves on walkways. Fall sneaked up on me, and I really have no excuse since I work on the Fall issue all summer long, but there it is. Can you believe that the Fall 2009 issue of Spin-Off is already winging its...
The Great Spinning Wheel Roundup ; Handspun Gallery of Baby Surprise Jackets ; Spinning Basics: Drumcarding by Robin Russo; On Washing Fleece by Judith MacKenzie McCuin; The Cloisters Sweater by Sarah Swett. On the Cover: Sarah Swett designed a sweater for next-to-the-skin, everyday use, page 52. Departments...
Fiber Basics: Cotswold by Deborah Pulliam; Fiber Basics: Bactrian Camel by Carol Rhoades; Handspun for a Circular Sock Knitting Machine by Susan Forsyth; Spun 2 Ways: Socks at Any Size and Any Gauge by Ann Budd. On the Cover: Mohair and wool yarn from “Carded Color Socks,” page 100. Departments...
On the cover : Susan Douglas spins a loft yarn to make doubly warm, reversible, and colorful hats. Features Behind the Scenes: At Wyatt Wheels by Amanda Berka Spinning Basics: Spinning on a Wheel by Maggie Casey (159 KB) The Fingerlakes Fiber Festival by Donna Howland Fiber Basics: Bison by Judith MacKenzie...
Features Behind the Scenes: At Strauch Fiber Equipment by Cindy Ellen Hill Lustrous Lincoln by Sara Lamb, Sarah Swett, Kim Miller, Mary Spanos, Pia Cusick, and Carolyn D’Agostino Lincoln Longwool Gallery Fiber Basics: Hemp by Janet Szabo Handspun Gallery of SOAR Scholarship Recipients’ Work...
Features A Colonial Twist to Spinning in Schools by Jane Piller-Wilson and Laura Schickli The Watkins Woolen Mill by Beth Morimoto Choosing a Fleece by Judith MacKenzie McCuin A Handspun Gallery of Precious Things A Yarn to Remember by Clairelis Baxter Projects & How To Hook a Flock of Sheep by Judy...
Features Spin•Off Hits the Road by Liz Gipson “Socks,” an excerpt from The Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns by Ann Budd James Hargreaves’s Spinning Jenny by David Bryant Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild’s Sheep-to-Shawl Demonstration by Jannelle Durant Handspun...
Spinner's Question: Measuring Fibers by Rita Buchanan Spinner Profile: Ann Klinect by Jude Daurelle Turkish Supriz by Meghan Nuttall Sayres Silk Ribbons by Mary Spanos Making the Most of Variegated Yarns Beware the Painted Roving by Kerstin Nelson Topflappen Vest by Charlene Schurch Cardwoven Chatelaine...