Distaff

Spinning Yarn on a Supported Spindle

Amelia Garripoli demonstrates that there is much more available than just drop spindles and spinning wheels. Explore a supported spindle for the first time.

Is Norman Watching Over Your Shoulder? Spinning Flax and Cotton

This summer, I’ve spent more time working with and reading about cotton and flax than I typically do in my spinning life.

Kate Larson

Felting Fiber Free Guide: How to Prepare and Felt Fiber and Yarn

Learn everything you need to know about felting fiber in this exclusive, FREE eBook that includes expert tips on preparing and felting fiber and yarn.

Amy Clarke Moore

What Is a Hackle?

Hackles come in two types: a flax hackle has square tines clustered in several rows, and a wool hackle has cylindrical tines in only one or two rows.

Elizabeth Prose

What do a vacation, a sweater pattern, and a llama named Uncle Larry have in common?

Spin Off Editorial Staff

Explore flax and cotton history hands-on

Liz Good

The Practical Magic of Plant Fibers

A day to celebrate spinning, past and present

An Education in Wool with Norman Kennedy