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Spin Off Spring 2020
As temperatures begin to rise, embrace the bounty of the warmer seasons with Spin Off Spring 2020, The Botanical Issue.
Ramie: Blending, Plying, and Natural Dyeing
Learn tips for working with the queen of bast fibers—ramie—whether you’re spinning, knitting, weaving, or dyeing. Plus, discover how and why to blend ramie with other fibers.
Gayle Vallance
The Study in Pink Scarf
Make your own avocado-dyed, ikat-style scarf—no complex treadling or weaving patterns required. Based on traditional ikat resist-dyeing techniques, a modern, geometric design gets revealed in this soft and striking scarf.
Rachel Simmons
Seeing Green: Palo Verde and Sea Green Cotton Sliver
At first glance, these slivers from Sally Fox appear to be rather more yellow, almost a manila color. However, color in the sliver is deceptive.
Stephenie Gaustad
A Sea Island Cotton Tale
Spinning Sea Island cotton is literally touching the past.
Stephenie Gaustad
Your Finished Object: Handspun Morning Glory Plummy Cowl and Mitts
My favorite part of this project was unquestionably the spinning.
Susanna Rosamofsky
Meet a Shepherd: Carol Wagner
As the Wagners state on their website, “The Coopworth is more than a breed; it is a philosophy.”
Elizabeth Prose
I Am a Spinner: Janet Metzger
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- Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool (Parkes)p. 8
- Economy (Burgess and White)p. 8
- A Quick Spin: Meet a Shepherd: Carol Wagner (Prose)p. 14
- Meet a Shepherd: Carol Wagner (Prose)p. 14
- A Quick Spin: Meet a Shepherd: Carol Wagnerp. 14
- As the Whorl Spins: Meet a Shepherd: Carol Wagnerp. 14
- A Quick Spin: "Will You Bring Back SOAR?" (Merrow)p. 16
- "Will You Bring Back SOAR?" (Merrow)p. 16
- A Quick Spin: "Will You Bring Back SOAR?."p. 16
Handspun Morning Glory Plummy Cowl and Mitts (Rosamofsky)
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Your Finished Object: Handspun Morning Glory Plummy Cowl and Mitts (Rosamofsky)p. 18Something from Nothing: Making Cordage from the Gardenp. 20Something from Nothing: Making Cordage from the Garden (Helmen)p. 20Unraveling Tradition: Coast Salish Spinning and Weaving (Campbell and Miller)p. 24Unraveling Tradition: Coast Salish Spinning and Weavingp. 24Lichen Dyeing: Umbilicaria and Beyond (Ellevseth)p. 30Lichen Dyeing: Umbilicaria and Beyondp. 30A Sea Island Cotton Tale (Gaustad)p. 36The Making of Sea Green Cottonp. 38The Making of Sea Green Cotton (Fox)p. 38Seeing Green: Palo Verde and Sea Green Cotton Sliver (Gaustad)p. 43Spinning Cotton for Knitting (Hodges)p. 44Spinning Cotton for Knittingp. 44Avocado Ikat: A Spinner Explores Resist Dyeing and Botanical Colorp. 52Avocado Ikat: A Spinner Explores Resist Dyeing and Botanical Color (Simmons)p. 52The Study in Pink Scarf, RHp. 58The Study in Pink Scarf, RH (Simmons)p. 58Ramie: Blending, Plying, and Natural Dyeing (Vallance)p. 62Paper Threadmaking for Shifu (Byrd)p. 70Paper Threadmaking for Shifup. 70Getting to the Root of the Madderp. 78Getting to the Root of the Madder (Woodhouse)p. 78Plant and Protein: Spinning Schiaparelli's Shawl, Kp. 86I Am a Spinnerp. 96Metzger, Janetp. 96
