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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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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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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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Saving a PDF File to Your Computer
Jan 29, 2009
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Saving a PDF File to Your Computer Use the following instructions (either Windows or Macintosh) to save a PDF file...
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Help with Adobe Reader Files
Jan 29, 2009
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Help with Adobe PDF Files Some of the files on this website are saved as Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) files...
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Fiber Basics: Bactrian Camel
Jan 28, 2009
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THE FIRST TIME a box of camel fiber arrived in the mail for me, I opened the box, stuck my hand into the middle...
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Making Dreams Come True: Building a Little Great Wheel by...
Jan 27, 2009
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For the members of the Peachtree Handspinners Guild, our dreams of owning a great wheel were fulfilled when we...
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Twists Per Inch by Amanda Berka
Jan 27, 2009
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Twist is what holds fiber together. We use it every time we spin, and still twist perplexes us. Some (or maybe...
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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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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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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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How to Use a McMorran Balance by Amy Clarke Moore
Jan 15, 2009
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Most spinners spin yarn and use it without measuring it—and there is nothing wrong with that. But you may...
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Wraps per Inch by Amanda Berka
Jan 15, 2009
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Regardless of how you spin or what equipment you use, wraps per inch (wpi) can be measured for most yarns. Wpi...
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Worsted, Woolen, or Semi-something by Rudy Amann
Jan 15, 2009
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Do you spin worsted or woolen yarn? Don’t worry if you don’t know—many spinners do not know what...
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Tying a 2-Yard Skein by Pat Noah
Jan 15, 2009
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I’m often asked, “What is the proper way to tie a skein?” It is a good question—because...
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Blending Colors at the Wheel by Amy Tyler
Jan 15, 2009
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With the current multitude of fiber arts events and access to fibers on the Internet, it is an easy task to find...
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Managing Your Yarn by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
Jan 15, 2009
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After you’ve spun a singles yarn onto a bobbin or spindle, you have to decide how to manage it so that you...
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Working with Silk Hankies by Amanda Berka and Amy Clarke...
Jan 15, 2009
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Chances are you already have a couple of dyed silk hankies tucked away in your stash—perhaps they were too...
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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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The Long Draw by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
Jan 15, 2009
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Woolen spinning makes a lofty, insulating yarn, with long and short fibers intersecting randomly to create air...
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Flick Carding by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
Jan 15, 2009
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A flick card (sometimes called a flicker) looks like a small flat-back handcard with a smaller surface for the...
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Spindle Spinning by Maggie Casey
Jan 15, 2009
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Several years ago at Spin-Off Autumn Retreat (SOAR), a friend and I took Rita Buchanan’s drop spindle retreat...
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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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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 Short Draw by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
Jan 15, 2009
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Worsted spinning makes a smooth, dense, and lustrous yarn, with the fibers lying parallel to each other along the...
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