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What’s True Cost of a Sheep’s Fleece?

A well-skirted sheep’s fleece that has been raised with a handspinner in mind saves precious time in preparation, so that we can get to the good part—spinning! But do you know the true cost of a sheep’s fleece?

Three Tips for Plying Yarn

Here are three reasons why—and three ways to do it better.

Monster Battle: 4 Ways to Combat A Wool Moth Invasion

Guarding your stash from a wool moth invasion doesn’t have to be a monstrous battle.

5 Tips to Keep Your Handspinning Resolutions

For some reason, I have no trouble keeping handspinning resolutions. Need motivation? Here are my top 5 tips for jumpstarting your spinning practice.

Roving Reviews: Color and Yarn Design with Deb Menz

Deb Menz has been one of my most important color resources for more than a decade. I took a three-day dyeing workshop with her that laid the groundwork for my own understanding of color in fiber arts.

Where’s Kate? Top 5 Roving Reporter Blog Posts of 2017

It’s no wonder that we look forward to Kate Larson’s latest Roving Reporter—we can’t wait to see what she’s been up to!

Shetland Handspun: Meet Elizabeth Johnston

When I visited Shetland several years ago, I met one of its most famous handspinners.

11 Yarn Structure Handspinning Tips from 40 Years of Spin Off

Since we are celebrating our birthday, we just had to share some of the coolest handspinning tips from the first 40 years of Spin Off magazine.