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Actually, north of Pittsburgh, PA in Evans City. Drop spinner for since July 21, 2004 (learned at booth @ Weatherbury Farm's 3rd Annual Sheepfest), wheel spinner since May 20, 2005, a teacher of spinning since summer of 2007 and a paid teacher of spinning and knitting since October 16, 2008! A huge...
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Hi, my name is Clare and I live in the LA area (South Pasadena.) Anyone else live in the general area? I'll be going to the next meeting of the Roving Spinners in Pasadena, in April, but I'd really like to meet some other local spinners. I know you're out there! I'm an intermediate spindle...
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Hello everyone, My girlfriend wants me to spin her Samoyed hair and make something out of it. I have processed many different fibers but not dog. Do you keep the guard hair and spin that too? The dog is going to the groomers in a couple weeks is there anything I should have her tell the groomer. I am...
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Hi, We are in Amana, Iowa. We are the current occupants of one of the Amana Colony houses. Ours was bult in ~ 1855 and shows it's charm every day. We raise Angora Rabbits, and are a family of Fiber Artists!
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I have been knitting since I was a kid, and spinning since the early 80's. For about 20 years I spun almost every piece of yarn that I knit. Now I do more dying and knitting than anything else, but I bought some dyed fiber at Stitches West a couple weeks ago, every bit of that is spun up, and I am...
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Hello, I'm new to spinning but was a weaver in my late teens. Trying to figure out a small business with goat & sheep fiber. Taking a Cornell Extension Service "Beginning Farmer" course online right now. I'm happy to be part of this community. Patty
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Hello everyone from North Dakota. I'm excited to be here. I'm a spinner and been spinning for about 2 years but still consider myself a beginner. I'm looking forward to sharing new ideas and learning practical tips on spinning. One of my goals is to sell my handspun wool and my knits from...
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So glad to get this newsletter! I was introduced to Spin-Off by Rick Reeves several years ago---long story, but I have loved this resource ever since. I anxiously await each issue and am delighted that I will be getting weekly notes from you. Please advise me of the status of my subscription. I don't...
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Hi Ellen, I'm a long-time spinner from north central Pennsylvania. I notice that you have an alpaca cria in your photo space. Do you raise alpacas? I'm a breeder of these spectacularly fleeced animals, so am usually spinning their fiber. However I do love to spin all natural, usually undyed,...
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Hello, my name is Mary Lou Ricci aka the obsessed spinner. I have been spinning since 1993. I am currently president of the North Country Spinners, Inc. in northwest NJ. I have completed a spinning certificate with the Ontario Handweavers and Spinners in 2006 from St. Lawrence College in Kingston, ON...