A Spinner’s Manifesto: Standing Up for Singles Yarn
When it comes to spinning techniques, it’s no secret that spinners often disagree.
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When it comes to spinning techniques, it’s no secret that spinners often disagree.
How do you spell stash? Is it “s-h-a-m-e,” by chance, or more along the lines of “g-u-i-l-t?” Well, today I’m here to argue in favor of the fiber stash and the wealth of opportunities it can bring to your spinning life.
High Meadows School is a small primary school north of Atlanta that promotes kindness to animals as a way of teaching general good stewardship to others.
This week I finished my handspun socks, which I knitted for Spin Off’s Second Annual Spin and Knitalong.
I’m not all that particular about measurements, but I know that I prefer the viscosity of using a 3:1 ratio of oil to beeswax. Start with 1 ounce of beeswax and 3 ounces of oil to see how you like your first batch of natural spinning wheel conditioner.
How can a mesa be transformed into a hank of handspun? My favorite tool is my spinner’s notebook, a sort of handspun yarn journal.
Do you have a sheepish project in your fiber closet that needs some love—or is it time to start frogging knitting?
For many of us, learning to spin yarn can be a life-changing event! In the Fall 2017 issue of Spin Off, Kathy Augustine took a brief and very unscientific survey of some of Spin Off’s contributors. Here’s what they had to say about learning.
There are many ways to begin a new knitting with handspun project and work through the process of designing yarn, estimating fiber needed, choosing pattern and gauge, and staying consistent. I’ll share my approach with you step-by-step in a post series.
The last thing you may be thinking of on these hot summer days is school, and maybe you thought your classroom days were long gone. But what if you could go back to school and study only your favorite subject—fiber? The Harveyville Project has a fresh l
Before the invention of the first synthetic dye, every color of yarn or fabric got its hue from natural dyes—vegetable, mineral, and yes, even animal. Here are a few favorites that are easy for home dyers to find and use.
There is a special holiday for everything these days: donuts, ketchup, even—I kid you not—punctuation. Today is National Splurge Day, which means, on the surface, that you should go out and treat yourself.