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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.

What Do You Serve With a Nice Alpaca Blend?

Sip-n-knit gatherings have become increasingly popular as we look for more ways to create community and connect with other knitters offline.

How to Use a Drumcarder: 3 Things You Need to Know

Here are 3 things to know for happy carding, blending, and spinning. If you know how to use a drumcarder well, it will serve you for decades.

How to Knit Handspun Socks in Any Language

I love wearing handspun socks in the Minnesota winters. I have encountered many people who think that there is some magic to making sock yarn.

Kissed by the Sun: The Art of Solar Dyeing

Solar dyeing is an easy, natural, and fun way to give yarn color and character that requires little work and results in non-repeatable, beautiful colors!

Weaving Tricks of the Trade: One Weaver's Approach to Spinning

But I’ve gotten a lot of pleasure from making yarn this way. However you think about spinning and weaving, here is this weaver's approach to spinning:

Spinning My Way Through National Craft Month

March is the month when we celebrate making all kinds of things with our hands. To me, that’s the meaning of National Craft Month.

Why Spin Off Matters

Spin Off magazine is turning 40! We’ll observe it officially with the Fall 2017 issue, but at this age, you should never wait to celebrate.

Handspinning Textured Yarns: Art Yarns for Practical People

Since cabled sweaters dominate my knitting queue, they don’t offer much incentive for handspinning textured yarns.

Roving Reporter: Navigating Neps and Noils in Roving

Unexpected texture? Here are a few ways to deal.