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Chart: Spun 2 Ways - Old Shale Lace Triangle Shawl
Jan 27, 2009
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This is the chart for the Old Shale Lace Triangle Shawl, by Evelyn A. Clark, yarns by Kaye D. Collins and Judith...
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A Conversation Between Judith MacKenzie McCuin and Stephanie...
Jan 27, 2009
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Amanda Berka recorded this conversation between Judith MacKenzie McCuin and Stephanie Pearl-McPhee at Spin.Off...
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Dagmar Klos' Extended Dyeing Book List
Jan 27, 2009
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We’ve decided to depart a bit from our normal review format for this issue. In keeping with the theme of...
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Guanaco and Vicuña Lace Fingerless Gloves
Jan 27, 2009
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Wild guanacos and vicuñas are both beautiful and graceful. They produce some of the finest fibers in the...
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Easy Striped Baby Cap
Jan 27, 2009
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Using unspun rolags to knit is a great introduction to spinning—carding and drafting fiber are some of the...
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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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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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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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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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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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Drumcarding by Robin Russo
Jan 15, 2009
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As a new spinner, I found handcarding for large projects to be a tedious task. I began to purchase roving and top...
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Fiber Optics and Yarn by Diane Mulholland
Jan 15, 2009
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When I was very little, my mother taught me how to spin and knit. She taught me many other skills, but these are...
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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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Finding My Wheel by Linnea Tippett
Jan 15, 2009
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I am, like so many other spinners, a professional. Oh, no—I’m not a professional spinner—that’s...
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The Andean Connection by Amy Clarke Moore
Jan 15, 2009
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We’re just back from our twenty sixth Spin-Off Autumn Retreat (SOAR)—this year it was held at Pocono...
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2008, Spring: Exotic Yarn
Jan 15, 2009
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Exotically beautiful yarns, we should say! Wow. These are yarns you want to bury your face in, roll around in,...
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2008, Fall: New to You Yarn
Jan 15, 2009
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With these yarns, the possibilities are endless! Whether it’s a new fiber or a new technique, these yarns...
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