Spinning the New Fibers: Adventures in Soy, Bamboo, Banana, Steel, and More
What are you spinning right now? We'll bet it's not bananas!
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What are you spinning right now? We'll bet it's not bananas!
Learn everything you need to know about spinning flax with this FREE expert guide that provides tips on using, harvesting, and preparing your flax fibers.
With a share of precious vintage flax, Devin has a kinship with spinners worldwide—and the chance to spin some extraordinary fiber.
One fiber artist found a woman’s treasured chest of flax strick and used its contents to connect spinners from around the globe.
When I connected with the Spin Off community in the early 2000s, I was amazed to meet so many like-minded fiber fellows. Spinners are often deeply curious about flora and fauna, traditions and cultures, creativity and technique.
The new issue of Spin Off magazine is almost here. Spring 2019 brings fresh energy, new inspirations, and of course, lambs!
A trip to learn about how Tom Knisely grows and spins flax narrowly avoids catastrophe and ends with some amazing yarns (of all kinds).
Have you tried spinning flax? I love opening a new strick and imagining all of the textile possibilities for the long, lustrous fibers.
Christina Oliveri interviewed Milissa Dewey who decided spin exclusively on antique spinning equipment during 2017’s Spinzilla event.
There is a curiosity in the fiber arts; regardless of age, skill level, or purpose, we want to understand how yarn behaves in our knitted, woven, or crocheted projects. In the last few years, my curiosity has led me to bast fibers and the process it takes
In many parts of the world today, spindle-and-distaff spinning is a regular and substantial part of fiber processing and textile production, even after spinning wheels have been available for quite some time.
Meet Alan and Milissa Dewey, the fiber-tool restoration duo behind Bobbin Boy.We had to know more about these superheroes of the spinning world.