Spin Off · No. 4

Spin Off Spring 2016

When we hear the term "Arts & Crafts," our minds go to one of two places: William Morris's luxurious textiles and designs, or a little child in grade school making a macaroni picture frame.

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Patterns, stories, and extras printed in Spin Off Spring 2016.

A Lustrous Treasure: Silk in Mexico
Read about the fascinating history of silk arriving in the Americas.
Eric Mindling
Clasped-Weft Shawl
Warp your rigid-heddle loom and try the clasped-weft technique. It's an easy way to achieve an attractive tapestry-like pattern using a single shuttle and two weft colors.
Bobbie Irwin
Sublime Stitches Part 2: Basic Embroidery Stitches
In the Spring 2016 issue of Spin Off, Kate Larson shared tips for embroidering with your handspun yarns. From chain stitch to couching, thread a needle and create beautiful needlework with your handspun.
Kate Larson
Sublime Stitches Part 1: Spinning Wool for Embroidery
In the Spring 2016 issue of Spin Off, Kate Larson shared tips for spinning your own woolly embroidery yarns. From primitive breeds to fine wools, learn how-to design a yarn that shows off your needlework skills.
Kate Larson

What’s inside

Indexed from Spin Off Spring 2016, in page order.

In Memoriam: Aden Amosp. 4
Amos, Alden (Robson)p. 4
In Memoriam (Robson)p. 4
As the Whorl Spins: Fiber Art Flash Mob in Seattle, Washingtonp. 6
As the Whorl Spins: Flax and Linen: Following the Thread from Past to Present in New Englandp. 6
As the Whorl Spins: Addicted to Sheep (documentary)p. 7
As the Whorl Spins: Addicted to Sheepp. 7
Anderson, Sarahp. 8
Outtakesp. 8
Arts & Crafts

p. 22

Your Yarn: Arts & Craftsp. 22

My Story: A Curious Learning Journeyp. 25

Ask a Spinning Teacher: Moving the Mother-of-Allp. 26

Ask a Spinning Teacher: Moving the Mother-of-All (Tyler)p. 26

Moving the Mother-of-All (Tyler)p. 26

William Morris: The Red House Embroideries (MacKenzie)p. 31

William Morris: The Red House Embroideriesp. 31

Sublime Stitches: Spinning Wool for Embroidery (Larson)p. 38

Sublime Stitches: Spinning Wool for Embroideryp. 38

Bay Leaf Bag (Larson)p. 44

Bay Leaf Bagp. 44

Weaving Your Own Project Bag on a Rigid-Heddle Loomp. 47

Pretty Little Punisp. 48

Pretty Little Punis (Stratton)p. 48

Blending Board Tipsp. 54

Blending Board Tips (Held)p. 54

The Joy of Drumcarding (Cutler)p. 60

The Joy of Drumcardingp. 60

Spinning the True Sheep of Chiapas (Gómez)p. 64

Spinning the True Sheep of Chiapasp. 64

Ancient Techniques, New Connections (Hudson)p. 70

Ancient Techniques, New Connectionsp. 70

A Lustrous Treasure: Silk in Mexico (Mindling)p. 72

A Lustrous Treasure: Silk in Mexicop. 72

That's Why They Call It a Drop Spindle . . . Right? (Franquemont)p. 76

That's Why They Call It a Drop Spindle . . . Right?p. 76

Low-Twist Luxury (Moreno)p. 78

Low-Twist Luxuryp. 78

The Erratic Cowl, K (Bourgeois)p. 84

The Erratic Cowl, Kp. 84

Clasped-Weft Shawl, Pw (Irwin)p. 88

Clasped-Weft Shawl, Pwp. 88

Crinkle Pin-Loom Cowl (Hall)p. 92

Crinkle Pin-Loom Cowlp. 92

Woven Art Yarn Spindle Bag, RH (Grace)p. 96

Woven Art Yarn Spindle Bag, RHp. 96

I Am a Spinner: Jean Joo (Berganini)p. 104

I Am a Spinnerp. 104

Joo, Jean (Berganini)p. 104

I Am a Spinner: Jean Joop. 104

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Spin Off Spring 2016

A Lustrous Treasure: Silk in Mexico

Clasped-Weft Shawl

Sublime Stitches Part 2: Basic Embroidery Stitches

Sublime Stitches Part 1: Spinning Wool for Embroidery