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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.

12 More Handspinning Tips from 40 Years of Spin Off

Looking back at the abundance of handspinning tips published in the pages of Spin Off over the last 40 years, it became challenging to narrow it down.

Nature’s Take on the Pantone Color of the Year 2018: The Murex Snail

The Pantone Color of the Year 2018, Ultra Violet, takes a new look at an ancient color. Purple has been a royal color for thousands of years, and once it was derived from a mollusk.

Trading Spindles: 3 Drop Spindle Spinning Lessons from the Andes

Most of the weavers I met take drop spindle spinning for granted, the way that many of us take potable tap water for granted.

Maggie Casey's Trick for Easier Spinning: Predrafting

A fiber-spinning technique that is not as popular lately is predrafting. Read on for the controversial game-changer that helped Maggie become a spinner.

Yarns On Lockdown! How to Avoid Clothes Moth Larvae

Keeping wool moths out of your stash takes as much persistence as avoiding the flu, and moths are harder to get rid of.

Bobbin Boy to the Rescue!

Meet Alan and Milissa Dewey, the fiber-tool restoration duo behind Bobbin Boy.We had to know more about these superheroes of the spinning world.

Roving Reporter: Fresh Fall Fleeces? Sheep Shearing in Autumn

The fall harvest is finally finished: the crops are in, barn is full of hay, and the last group of woolly ewes was shorn.