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Want more color control? Try spinning from the fold.

Keep your colors clear by controlling which color and part of the fiber you are drafting.

Pouches, Pockets, and Drawstring Bags: Cardboard Looms for Little Hands

Looking for a craft project for your child's first handspun yarn? Get them weaving on a homemade little loom!

Her Handspun Habit: How I Wind a Cop on My Supported Spindle

Learn all about the temporary-cop method and tips for building a better cop.

How SOAR Changed My Life (and other good advice)

Is it understanding new-to-me fibers, or learning a new spindle trick, or sitting around telling stories with kindred spirits? Here are a half-dozen ways.

Spin-Along 2023 Gallery: Part 2

This year’s Lace-along resulted in so many wonderful projects that we couldn’t fit them all in one article. Here, we present Part 2 of the gallery of lace projects using handspun.

6 Tips for Taking a Handspinning Vacation

Planning a handspinning vacation this summer? Cherie Cornick discovered that you may have luck finding fiber experiences on vacation through serendipity alone, but a few tips can make your fiber vacation dreams come true.

Tour de Fleece: Get Ready for Your Ride

Spinning along with Tour de Fleece is great fun whether you take it very seriously or not so much! We have tips to get you ready for the tour however you choose to participate.

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Horseshoe Cap to Spin and Knit

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.

Spinning Training: Building Blocks & Novelty Yarns

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.

Summer Indulgence: 3 Tips for Spinning Luxury Blends

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