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Graceful, curved lines are the foundation of the horseshoe pattern in knitting, one of the basic Shetland lace stitches featured here in the popular Horseshoe Cap—a bonus for current Spin Off subscribers.

Getting ready to participate in the Tour de Fleece? Well, you may need to do a little “spinning training” to get ready! Author Sarah Anderson teaches us the building blocks of spinning, and then shows us how to create a variety of fun novelty yarns.

Finding time to feed our creativity can be hard. Working with delicious fiber can help give us a nudge!

From bookmarks and socks, to hand towels and shawls, the results of this year’s Lace-along are as unique and varied as there are types of lace.

Recognized as one of the best cultural festivals in the world, Idaho’s annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival aims to celebrate and preserve the history and cultures of sheepherding in Idaho and the western United States.

Are you ready for the next level in your natural dyeing journey? Our new eBook will show you how three experienced natural dyers create brilliant palettes from single dyestuffs.

Watch even a few minutes of a Norman Kennedy video and you’ll be charmed and captivated by his singing and anecdotes.

Learn about the resilient and silky-fleeced Navajo Churro from Diné shepherd Nikyle Begay.

Season 7, Episode 1: First-time farmers Lisa and Greg began their new life with some of the world's rarest fiber animals. In managing guanacos, they have lived lessons about presence, caring for the herd, and the incomparable rewards of hand work.

I look for unusual spinning tools at every festival, and Scott Snyder had a table full at Convergence 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Beside his impressive array of Turkish spindles stood a tool I’d never seen before: a Scottish spindle.