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Spin Off’s Top 10 Posts of the Year for 2023

We’ve rounded up a list of your favorite Spin Off posts of 2023—and what a varied list it is!

Spin Off Editorial Staff

Learn tips for making colorful pseudorolags. Photos by Joe Coca unless otherwise noted

On a Roll with Pseudorolags

Surprise! You don’t need a blending board in order to make colorful rolags! Learn to make “pseudorolags” with these helpful tips. Plus, a bonus project to make for subscribers to Spin Off!

Susan Z. Douglas

Norman credits the book, Your Handspinning by Elsie G. Davenport (1953), for teaching him “to start spinning and counting.” Photos from From Wool to Waulking by Long Thread Media unless otherwise noted

Inside the Woolly World of Norman Kennedy

Watch even a few minutes of a Norman Kennedy video and you’ll be charmed and captivated by his singing and anecdotes.

Anne Merrow

Handcarding Tips and Tricks

Are you desiring light and fluffy fiber to spin? Using handcards might be the solution.

Spin Off Editorial Staff

Melvenea Makes: 3 Tips for Handcarding Cotton

Try Spin Off contributor Melvenea Hodges's invaluable tips for handcarding your own cotton.

Melvenea Hodges

Rolags

Finding Inspiration for Stone Soup Carding

Spin Off’s Top 10 Posts of the Year for 2023

On a Roll with Pseudorolags

Inside the Woolly World of Norman Kennedy

Handcarding Tips and Tricks

Melvenea Makes: 3 Tips for Handcarding Cotton