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Your Yarns: Spin Local from Spin Off Fall 2017

Inspired by our Winter 2017 “Local” issue, we asked readers to send Your Yarns from their fibershed. We received a tremendous response from spinners in North America and as far away as Spain and Sweden—more yarns than we could feature in the magazine!

Spin Off Editorial Staff Aug 25, 2017 - 5 min read

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Check out these yarns from your neighbors and spinners thousands of miles away.

Spin Off Your Yarns Feature - From Canada, Spain, and Sweden

Canada

Charlene Quevillon of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Icelandic-Romney cross (black) and Texel fleece (white) 1. 2-ply, 8 wpi, about 422 ypp (black) 2. 2-ply, 7 wpi, about 440 ypp (white)

Spain

Birte Kurth of San Sebastian, Spain Manech (or Laxta) fleece 3. 2-ply, 5 wpi, about 220 ypp

Sweden

Irene Andersson of Ljungskile, Sweden Local Rya fleece 4. 3-ply, 15 wpi, about 538 ypp

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Spin Off Your Yarns Feature - From Alaska, California, and Illinois

United States

Alaska

Carol Johnson of Wasilla, Alaska Pygora fleece 5. 2-ply, 12 wpi, about 970 ypp

California

Anne Shyjan of San Rafael, California Corriedale cross from Windrush Farms, Petaluma, California 6. 2-ply, 8 wpi, about 686 ypp

Illinois

Stefanie Johnson of Blandinsville, Illinois (mother of Samantha) Samantha Johnson of Blandinsville, Illinois (10 years old) Fiber from their pet French angora rabbit 7. 2-ply, 8 wpi, about 848 ypp 8. 2-ply, 4 wpi, about 274 ypp

Spin Off Your Yarns Feature - From Massachusetts and Michigan

Massachusetts

Elizabeth Newton of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts Cotswold from Case Mill Farm of Westport, Massachusetts 9. 2-ply, 8wpi, about 600 ypp

Sally Bond of Acton, Massachusetts Llama from a nursing home in Massachusetts 10. 2-ply, 15 wpi, about 725 ypp (white) 11. 2-ply, 15 wpi, about 1,024 ypp (brown) 12. 2-ply, 14 wpi, about 691 ypp (dk brown)

Michigan

Betsy Erickson of Tustin, Michigan Icelandic cross from her own flock 13. 2-ply, 12 wpi, about 650 ypp

Spin Off Your Yarns Feature - From Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, and Nevada

Minnesota

Kate Hanna of Saint Paul, Minnesota Cormo (white) and CVM (brown) purchased at Shepherd's Harvest Festival 14. 2-ply, 12 wpi, about 1,280 ypp

Montana

Judie Overbeek of Kalispell, Montana Rocky Mountain goat fiber (wild cashmere) from near Glacier National Park, Montana 15. 2-ply, 20 wpi, about 2,388 ypp

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Nebraska

Amy Hineline of South Sioux City, Nebraska Columbia from Northridge Farms Columbias of Omaha, Nebraska 16. 3-ply, 7 wpi, about 288 ypp

Nevada

Sheree Ashapa of Minden, Nevada Icelandic from Bitterbrush Icelandic Sheep of Carson Valley, Nevada 17. thel: 2-ply, 11 wpi, about 380 ypp (lt gray) 18. thel and tog: 2-ply, about 20 wpi, 1,025 ypp (med gray) 19. tog: 2-ply, 12 wpi, about 600 ypp (dk gray)

Spin Off Your Yarns Feature - From New York and Pennsylvania

New York

Dale Jackson of Waterloo, New York Pet fur from Sophia, the family dog (lt gray), and Romney (dk brown) from Nevada, Missouri 20. 2-ply, 8wpi, about 850 ypp (lt gray) 21. 2-ply, 5 wpi, about 450ypp (dk brown)

Christine Sitterly of Colonie, NY Local Romney/Shetland cross (gray/brown) and Romney (white) 22. 2-ply, 13 wpi, about 1,152 ypp (gray/brown) 23. single, 12 wpi, about 912 ypp (white)

Pennsylvania

Victoria Dow of West Chester, Pennsylvania Romney from Prado de Lana farm Chester County, Pennsylvania 24. 3-ply, 16 wpi, about 1,184 ypp

Kris Peters of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania Shetland from her own flock 25. 2-ply, 8 wpi, about 888 ypp

Spin Off Your Yarns Feature - From Washington and Wisconsin

Washington

Selah Barling of Seattle, Washington Romney (multi-colored) from the Pines in Maple Valley, Washington; Gotland (gray) from Granite Falls, Washington; Clun Forest and Mohair blend (two white) from Isis Yarns in Bremerton, Washington 26. chain ply, 11 wpi, about 528 ypp (multi) 27. 2-ply, 10 wpi, about 863 ypp (multi) (gray) 28. bouclé, 9 wpi, about 569 ypp (multi) (crêpe white) 29. 2-ply, 16 wpi, about 1,606 ypp (multi) (thin white)

Roxie Rochat of Camano Island, Washington Alpaca from Sentinel Ranch of Camano Island, Washington 30. 2-ply, 20 wpi, about 1,650 ypp

Wisconsin

Louise Young of South Range, Wisconsin Stinging nettle and common milkweed from the backyard 31. 2-ply, 11 wpi, about 1,039 ypp

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