Spin Off · No. 109

Spin Off Fall 2021

Accessorize your spinning with the Fall 2021 issue of Spin Off!

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Patterns, stories, and extras printed in Spin Off Fall 2021.

Color Tools, Part 2: Developing Your Color Skills
Find tips for improving your perception and use of color in your handspun projects.
Ellen McKean
Color Tools, Part 1: A Spinner Explores
Add depth and complexity to your spinning by learning to see the ways in which colors interact.
Ellen McKean
Spinning Arts, Education, and Economy in India
Learn about the Chalo Charkho Ramiye program and the revival of handspinning in India
Avani Varia
Your Finished Object: The 2021 Spin Off Cowl-Along
Highlights from this year's group spin-along!
Spin Off Editorial Staff
Lazy Kates: Beginner Basics
Learn how the orientation of your lazy kates can affect the outcome of plying your handspun yarn.
Amy Tyler
On Becoming a Handspinner During the Pandemic
How crafters have immersed themselves in both new and familiar crafts during the pandemic.
Erika Zambello
Yes, Antique Spinning Wheels Do Talk
Learning the language spoken by older tools that have lasted for generations.
Betsy Burnham Alspach

What’s inside

Indexed from Spin Off Fall 2021, in page order.

Chalo Charkho Ramiye: A Contemporary Charkha Movement (Varia)p. 6
Book Review. Nature's Colorways: Conjuring the Chemistry and Culture of Natural Dyes (Ligon and Merrow, eds.)p. 6
Book Review. Chalo Charkho Ramiye: A Contemporary Charkha Movement (Varia)p. 6
A Quick Spin: Spinning Arts, Education, and Economy in Indiap. 10
Spinning Arts, Education, and Economy in India (Varia)p. 10
A Quick Spin: Spinning Arts, Education, and Economy in India (Varia)p. 10
A Quick Spin: On Becoming a Handspinner During the Pandemicp. 12
On Becoming a Handspinner During the Pandemic (Zambello)p. 12

A Quick Spin: On Becoming a Handspinner During the Pandemic (Zambello)p. 12

The 2021 Spin Off Cowl-Alongp. 16

Your Finished Object: The 2021 Spin Off Cowl-Alongp. 16

Your Finished Object: The 2021 Spin Off Cowl-Alongp. 17

Unwinding the Nøstepinne (Bresser)p. 18

Unwinding the Nøstepinnep. 18

Color Tools: A Spinner Exploresp. 26

Color Tools: A Spinner Explores (McKean)p. 26

Hand-Ginning Cotton: A Practical Guidep. 30

Hand-Ginning Cotton: A Practical Guide (Hodges)p. 30

Spinning in Color for Pin-Loom Weaving (Keller-King)p. 34

Spinning in Color for Pin-Loom Weavingp. 34

Stormy Seas Scarf, Pw (Helmen and Mullarkey)p. 38

Stormy Seas Scarf, Pwp. 38

The Mighty Magnet: A Supported Spindle Aid (Mawdsley)p. 42

The Mighty Magnet: A Supported Spindle Aidp. 42

Stranded Gradient Fingerless Mitts, K (Burgie)p. 48

Stranded Gradient Fingerless Mitts, Kp. 48

Slow Prep: Making the Most of Hog Island Fleece (Callahan-Kasmala)p. 56

Slow Prep: Making the Most of Hog Island Fleecep. 56

How Were Kilt Stockings Spun?p. 58

Spinning and the Sarakatsani (Seyferth)p. 62

Spinning and the Sarakatsanip. 62

Wool and Wood: Natural Storage Bobbinsp. 68

Wool and Wood: Natural Storage Bobbins (Schröder-Gravendyck)p. 68

Lazy Kates: Beginner Basicsp. 74

Lazy Kates: Beginner Basics (Tyler)p. 74

Lazy Kates (Tyler)p. 74

Coming Full Circle: A Golden Anniversary (Druding and Ligon)p. 78

Coming Full Circle: A Golden Anniversaryp. 78

Yes, Antique Spinning Wheels Do Talk (Alspach)p. 88

Yes, Antique Spinning Wheels Do Talkp. 88

Spin Off Fall 2021

Color Tools, Part 2: Developing Your Color Skills

Color Tools, Part 1: A Spinner Explores

Spinning Arts, Education, and Economy in India

Your Finished Object: The 2021 Spin Off Cowl-Along

Lazy Kates: Beginner Basics

On Becoming a Handspinner During the Pandemic

Yes, Antique Spinning Wheels Do Talk