When spinning becomes a matter of muscle memory, I like to enjoy doing two favorite things together: enjoying my favorite shows and spinning my favorite fibers. Here are 5 favorite things to watch while handspinning.
Benjamin Krudwig began spinning tweed yarn with a vision; to create a yarn for a woven jacket that looked like newsprint. He chose a base blend of 75% alpaca/25% llama, then began experimenting with cotton, alpaca, and silk inclusions.
Josefin Waltin wears many hats producing YouTube videos about handspinning. In this excerpt from her article “Old Techniques & New Technology: A Beautiful Marriage,” featured in the Spring 2018 Spin Off, Josefin gives us the scoop on what it’s like
We have answers to these questions and many other fun fiber facts for spinners, weavers, knitters, crocheters, and all fiber enthusiasts alike!
One's a scary, sexy, expensive way to get from Point A to Point B, and the other's a bike.
Looking at my fiber stash, I sometimes feel a wave of panic rise. How will I ever transform all this fiber into handspun yarn? If I have any hope of finishing the sock spin-along/knit-along I’d better get spinning.
“Geek” used to be a bad thing. Not anymore. What does geekiness mean, anyway?
Whether snagged on a summer vacation, a monthlong holiday abroad, or just a long weekend at the local fiber festival, fiber we buy on vacation holds a special place in our hearts and our fiber stashes. What tokens from your travels do we want to see most?
I was first introduced to Patrick Green in 1978. I wanted a way to prepare fibers faster than I could with handcards. My local yarn store provided me with a solution: a drumcarder from Canada made by a man named Patrick Green.
In this excerpt from Kate Larson’s article “Spinning for Warp-Faced Bands,” get a sneak peek at Spin Off Spring 2018.