Natural Fibers Made Modern: Spin Off Winter 2025

We’re celebrating natural fibers in this winter’s Spin Off!

Alpaca for Life: Get a Herder’s View of the Andean Highlands

Meet Alipio Melo, a young Quechua man from a community high in the Andes, and hear—in his own words—about the joys and challenges of raising his beloved alpaca in the Peruvian highlands.

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A Little Gift: Spin and Knit the Ultimate Icelandic Hiking Socks

With customized yarns for strength and softness, Barbara Kelly-Landry’s Ultimate Icelandic Hiking Socks have it all!

The Equinox Cowl: Perfect for Precious Handspun Leftovers

Transform leftover handspun into a stunning mobius cowl!

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Minor Key Mitts: Blending for the Northman Mittens

Kim McKenna continues the conversation on using value keys to create the perfect blend.

Behind the Scenes at KCL Woods

How did this tool and die maker at Boeing end up producing exquisite spindles using reclaimed wood and embellished with semiprecious stones, glass, and other fine-art materials?

The Spinner’s Guide to Black Friday

There has never been a better time to be a fiber lover on Black Friday. Whatever you’re doing during Thanksgiving week, take some time to enjoy the pleasures of yarn.

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Spinning for the Queenslander Scarf: Using Differential Shrinkage to Your Advantage

Learn to add dimension to your spinning and weaving with differential shrinkage—plus get a bonus article and pattern!

Overtwisted No More: Reconsidering the Possibilities of High-Energy Yarns

Learn how Eileen Hallman harnesses the power of high-twist singles to create stunning low-waste garments.

Spin Off Index 2011–2024

Download the index for issues from Winter 2011 through Fall 2024.

The Nettle Dress: A Tale of Love and Healing

Follow a seven-year labor of love as one man spun and wove his way through years of tragedy and loss, magic and healing—all documented in an enchanting film.

Soft Stripes: A Spinner’s Recipe for Self-Striping Yarn

Kate describes her technique for creating a 3-ply crêpe yarn that’s self striping, resulting in a unifying effect in her finished knitted garment.

Lazy Kate . . . or Clever Kate? A Spinner’s Best Friend

Learn all about the types and uses of this necessary tool for plying your handspun yarn.

Long Thread Podcast: Melvenea Hodges

Season 10, Episode 8: In the whirlwind of modern life, Melvenea Hodges says, celebrate your personal power by protecting your time to create.

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