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How to Wash Sweaters with Love (and Efficiency)

Are you afraid to wash handmade sweaters? Deb is here to share her best tips and her secret weapon: the washing machine.

Flock of Wheels: A Spinner’s Approach to Collecting and Dispersing

Love the one you’re with or let them go? Devin believes we should welcome new wheels into our flock and say good-bye when it’s time.

Tea and a Pound of Cotton

In these long, hot days of summer, I’ve carved out a morning ritual: spinning a bit of cotton while I drink my morning tea.

Wool Basics: What is Grease?

Have you ever stopped to wonder what is grease? Spinning terms can often lead to confusion, even for the seasoned handspinner.

Long Thread Podcast: Brooke Sinnes, Sincere Sheep

Season 5, Episode 3: What do algae blooms and homemade biodiesel have to do with running a yarn company? For an independent natural dyer, there may be no greater creative challenge than the local environment.

Charkha Love: How I Turned Frustration into Joy

Sometimes our tools need a tune up and extra care to run well.

Nålbinding Basics: Oslo Stitch

Nålbinding is the craft of making a textile from loops of yarn; it is a craft for mavericks. Learn it, and you’ll be forever free from the tyranny of patterns and rules.

A Shepherd’s Perspective: Romney and Romney Cross

Beginning her flock with Romney and fine wools, a shepherd finds she likes to keep strong wools in the mix.

The Wheel Reinvented: Spin Off Fall 2022

The fall issue takes a new spin on the tools we love.

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The Kitchen Cast-Off Cowl

Do you have precious leftover yarns that deserve a project that lets them shine? Madeline’s dye samples inspired this great cowl pattern—a bonus for current Spin Off subscribers!