Terry Mattison's job is very fast-paced and highly technical. At the end of the day, her brain is tired, and spinning helps her relax and clear her head.
Here’s a list of my favorite, thrifty “spinning tools” that I absolutely cannot do without!
Dream of starting your own Kickstarter campaign? Denise Frame Harlan offers some valuable tips.
From steampunk to delicate floral displays, spinners embellish and personalize their wheels, burning, painting, and stamping them.
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I like BFL for socks as I find it wears nicely, and the addition of the silk also adds some wearability as well as a nice sheen to the finished yarn
When Long Thread Media became the new owners of Spin Off, this was the second most frequent question we received (after “Will I get my magazine?”).
If you’ve been wanting to turn some handspun into a suitable pair of handcoverings for your own mitts, I offer up these pointers gleaned from the group’s knitting experiences.
Fiber from horses has been used in textile production for centuries, but generally only the long and coarse fibers from the mane and tail.
Debbie Held has been told on several occasions that she has more close friends who spin than the average handspinner. Here are her tips for meeting other people who spin.
The Spin Off Winter 2021 issue, our annual fiber issue, explores the elements of structure. Whether in a lock, yarn, or garment, what does structure mean to you?