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Fulled Bag with Slot Handles by Jana Trent
Jan 27, 2009
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This bag is worked without shaping from the top edge to the center bottom. The tapered shape is entirely due to...
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Hannah's Onesie by Amy Clarke Moore
Jan 27, 2009
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My husband, Kelly, and I decided to turn our heat down by about 10 degrees in response to the increased gas bill...
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Ruffled Legwarmers by Sandi Wiseheart
Jan 27, 2009
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Fun and feminine, these flirty legwarmers made with handpainted yarn are simply to dye for. Knit the ruffled version...
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Quant by Star Athena
May 29, 2009
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Star Athena first published her Quant pattern in the Winter 2007 issue of Knitty.com. Many spinners fell in love...
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Cigar Box Charkha
Jan 14, 2009
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Cigar Box Charkha (751 KB) Using a minimal number of tools and materials you can build your own functional charkha...
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Drafting for Worsted and Woolen Style Yarns on a Spindle...
Jan 15, 2009
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Spinning on a spindle doesn’t mean that you are limited to one type of yarn. It’s the same working...
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What are Roving, Top, and Sliver? by Abby Franquemont
Jan 15, 2009
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It’s common nowadays for a lot of folks in the fiber world to use the word “roving” to refer...
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Plying on a Spindle by Maggie Casey
Jan 15, 2009
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Plying on a spindle is easy! In fact, there are many ways to do it: Andean plying, multiple spindles, center-pull...
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Plying Chained Singles by Dodie Rush
Jan 15, 2009
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Commonly known among spinners as “Navajo-plying,” plying chained singles produces a three-ply yarn...
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Introduction to Spinning Brochure
Jan 29, 2009
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Free Spinning Brochures Spin•Off magazine provides the following two brochures to teach you how to spin, and...
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Low Tech, High Satisfaction Spinning Brochure
Feb 13, 2009
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Free Spinning Brochures Spin•Off magazine provides two brochures to teach you how to spin, and inform you...
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Finding Balance
Mar 10, 2009
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Spinning is a combination of art and science, philosophy and physics, intuition and logic. We’re taught to...
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2009, Fall: Natural Fibers from Scratch Yarns
Aug 25, 2009
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Wool you processed yourself, cotton you prepared from the boll, silk reeled from cocoons, etc. No manufactured...
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The Great Spinning Wheel Round Up!
Jan 16, 2009
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Choosing a spinning wheel is an important decision. The perfect wheel will stay with you for years, loyally supporting...
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Spin-Off Contributor Guidelines
Jan 29, 2009
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Are you interested in submitting an article to Spin-Off for publication? Here are our guidelines for submissions...
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Save the Sheep Project
Jan 29, 2009
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Save the Sheep Project Results Visit our virtual exhibit! 1. Teeswater sheep. What is the Save the Sheep project...
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Nahuala Spinning by Harry and Olive Linder
Feb 5, 2009
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Amy Clarke Moore
Originally published in the 1978 issue of Spin-Off, this article has a great illustration of a Guatemalan spinner...
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Spin-Off 2004-2008 Index
Feb 6, 2009
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Amy Clarke Moore
Download a pdf of the Spin-Off 2004-2008 Index and search for articles published in Spin-Off.
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Handspun Gallery: All Wrapped Up in Natural Fibers
Aug 25, 2009
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To celebrate the International Year of Natural Fibres, we put out a call for entries to Spin.Off readers asking...
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What Are You Doing? And Why? by Abby Franquemont
Jan 15, 2009
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Someone asked me the other day, “What are you doing?” “Oh, I’m cooking food,” I explained...
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All Wrapped Up in Natural Fibers Contest
Mar 4, 2009
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Call for Entries The Fall 2009 issue of Spin-Off will celebrate Natural Fibers in conjunction with the United Nations...
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The Art of Plying by Judith MacKenzie McCuin
Jan 15, 2009
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Why ply? Plying, as many spinning teachers will tell you, covers a multitude of sins—at least of the textile...
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The Effects of Twist in Plying by Abby Franquemont
Jan 15, 2009
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To produce a desired yarn, many factors must be considered. The look and feel of a yarn can be greatly affected...
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Horseshoe Cap
Aug 24, 2009
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Amy Clarke Moore
Enjoy this free pattern by Janet Wray. If you're happy with your handspun version, consider submitting it to...
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CD Spindles
Jan 14, 2009
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Amy Clarke Moore
CD spindles (152 KB) by Melissa Croci. Make a simple spindle using a compact disc, a dowel, a cup hook, and a rubber...
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