Unspun & Upcycled: Yarn Deconstruction 101
Heavenly shares her budget-friendly method for keeping your pocketbook happy and your wheel and spindles spinning.
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Heavenly shares her budget-friendly method for keeping your pocketbook happy and your wheel and spindles spinning.
Emonieiesha shares three methods for finishing handspun yarn in a flash with steam and explains why steaming is a good choice for textured yarns.
We dedicate the Summer 2021 issue of Spin Off to one of the fundamental components of yarn: twist. Help us explore angle, balance, direction, and more!
Rudy Amann shares his tips for spinning a yarn to match the commercial yarn used in a project.
One handspinner’s experiment to answer the question.
When we demonstrate handspinning, it’s not always feasible to let children try our wheels or spindles. So, how do we teach children about spinning?
Twist direction can be used to highlight or strengthen a special technique. As spinners, we can create a wide spectrum of qualities just by making changes in twist.
In the Winter 2019 issue of Spin Off, editor Kate Larson explored the literal ground beneath a sheep’s fleece (um, feet).
Next time you’re spinning, stop and take a look at your drafting method. Twist holds both woolen and worsted yarn together.
If 2017 was the year I fell in love with cotton, 2018 was the year I fell in love with indigo, saxon blue, and all things overdyeing.
Traveling the country to fiber events is my favorite way to try to spinning tools, fall in love with new fibers, and meet other wool-obsessed folk.
As Miriam shows, even if the handspun yarn has lingered in “time out” for years, it is not too late to reimagine it into a favorite project.