We’re already busy making plans for SOAR 2024! Won’t you join us?
I’ve made dozens of pairs of handknitted socks, and I live by the motto, “Always have a pair on the needles.” But I have a confession: I’ve never knit a pair of handspun socks.
Our Winter issue gets to the heart of handspinning, exploring how natural fibers connect global communities.
See what spinners and weavers—from novice to more advanced and everyone in between—have been up to at our 40th anniversary SOAR event!
Calling all spindle-lovers! Share your tips, techniques, and historical deep-dives with Spin Off.
The same properties that turn wool into yarn make felting possible. Explore needlefelting with five sweet projects to make this fall.
Kate shares her notes on spinning and dyeing Llanwenog wool.
Retreats let us step away from the world and be surrounded with fiber folk, immersed in learning, meeting, and making. Welcome, weavers!
Spinning for weaving is a hot topic, and one of our favorite spinner/weavers is John Mullarkey, who’s known for card weaving incredible silk bands, his clear and comfortable teaching, and good humor. Here are John’s top tips for spinning for bands.
Knitting with gradient yarn keeps your needles clicking as you race for the next color in the yarn.