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Spin Off Summer 2010 The Summer 2010 issue of Spin-Off magazine is filled with beautiful yarns, intriguing fibers, and great tips and techniques for spinning the yarn you want to spin.
Creative Spinning (Risley) p. 6 The Ashford Book of Hand Spinning: The Art of Making Beautiful Yarn (Reeve) p. 12 Book Review. The Ashford Book of Hand Spinning: The Art of Making Beautiful Yarn (Reeve) p. 12 Book Review. Toe-Up Socks for Every Body (Johnson) p. 12 The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and Online (Chapin) p. 17 Book Review. The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and Online (Chapin) p. 17 Sleepy Eyes Knits: Dreamscape (House) p. 18 Book Review. Sleepy Eyes Knits: Dreamscape (House) p. 18
As the Whorl Spins: Socks: Between You and Your Feet p. 20
Beal, Stephen M p. 20
Obituary p. 20
Staple Length (Garripoli) p. 22
Spinning Tips: Staple Length (Garripoli) p. 22
Spinning Tips: Staple Length p. 22
Behind the Scenes: At SpindleWood (Seiff) p. 24
At SpindleWood (Seiff) p. 24
Behind the Scenes: At SpindleWood p. 24
Armchair Traveler: Spokane, Washington (Cubley) p. 28
Spokane, Washington (Cubley) p. 28
Armchair Traveler: Spokane, Washington p. 28
Spinning Basics: Light and Smooth Yarns from Worsted Preparations (Rhoades) p. 34
Light and Smooth Yarns from Worsted Preparations (Rhoades) p. 34
Spinning Basics: Light and Smooth Yarns from Worsted Preparations p. 34
Making Shells—Using Up Small Bits of Handspun Yarn with Modular Knitting, K (Brundin) p. 38
Making Shells—Using Up Small Bits of Handspun Yarn with Modular Knitting, K p. 38
Get Loopy: Experiment with Bouclé (Boggs) p. 44
Get Loopy: Experiment with Bouclé p. 44
Undulating Scarf, K (Schoenberg) p. 50
Undulating Scarf, K p. 50
Summer Scarf—Very Easy Lace, K (Zawistoski) p. 54
Summer Scarf—Very Easy Lace, K p. 54
Tahkli Spindles: Beyond Cotton (Gaustad) p. 58
Tahkli Spindles: Beyond Cotton p. 58
Drafting Techniques: The Long and Short of It (Bakriges) p. 64
Drafting Techniques: The Long and Short of It p. 64
Teaching Spinning (Casey) p. 70
Teaching Spinning p. 70
How to Finish Manufactured Fibers: Viscose, Lyocell, and Azlon (Smith) p. 72
How to Finish Manufactured Fibers: Viscose, Lyocell, and Azlon p. 72
A Bamboo Scarf on a Rigid-Heddle Loom, RH, Pw (Smith) p. 76
A Bamboo Scarf on a Rigid-Heddle Loom, Pw, RH p. 76
Technique: Simple Hemstitching p. 78
Technique: Designing Pick-Up for Warp- Float Patterns, Pw p. 79
Technique: Weaving with a Supplementary Warp p. 80
Singles Warp? Yes, You Can, Pw (Ligon) p. 82
Singles Warp? Yes, You Can, Pw p. 82
Horseshoe Cap, K (Wray) p. 86
Handspun Gallery of Horseshoe Caps p. 86
Horseshoe Caps p. 86
Horseshoe Cap, K p. 86
My Fond Memory Horseshoe Cap, K (Barry) p. 87
Fireball Horseshoe Cap, K p. 88
Scalloped Edge Cap, K (Mudloff) p. 90
Scalloped Edge Cap, K p. 90
The Lace Yarmulke, K (Rebman) p. 91
The Lace Yarmulke, K p. 91
Hoarfrost Morning, K (Drysdale) p. 92
Hoarfrost Morning, K p. 92
Of Hands and Hope (Erikson) p. 112
Of Hands and Hope p. 112