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AAFind out why you should try spinning for bandweaving—plus get a handpicked collection of articles and projects to inspire your next band.
Everybody's got an opinion, but the verdict is clear—the more ways you know how to secure a drive band, the more options you have!
Learn how to twist cordage, plus find two projects for your garden cordage!
Working with silk? Take your skills up a notch with these handy resources.
Her journey began with stricks of Austrian flax and culminated with an exquisite lace shawl, knitted during a train ride from Sweden to Austria while tracing her roots. Josefin shares what she learned about spinning and knitting with linen along the way.
A reversible cowl is a fine thing. Read how Katrina created a colorful gradient, and get the pattern, too!
Meet Galina and watch as she spins exquisitely fine yarn for her Orenburg lace shawls. Then, knit your own with two bonus patterns.
This year’s Lace-along resulted in so many wonderful projects that we couldn’t fit them all in one article. Here, we present Part 2 of the gallery of lace projects using handspun.
Graceful, curved lines are the foundation of the horseshoe pattern in knitting, one of the basic Shetland lace stitches featured here in the popular Horseshoe Cap—a bonus for current Spin Off subscribers.
From bookmarks and socks, to hand towels and shawls, the results of this year’s Lace-along are as unique and varied as there are types of lace.
Let us introduce you to a collection of some of our favorite projects that combine the joys of spinning and knitting.
Underplied yarn is often achieved by beginning spinners because they ply stale singles and then look for balance in the ply when twist is dormant in the singles. But sometimes, underplying is desirable. Well-known spinner Amelia Garripoli makes her case.
Trying a new fiber or technique for this year’s spin-along? See what Stefanie has on her bobbins!
