Spin Off · No. 1

Spin Off Summer 2019

Spinning can take us on epic adventures across continents or help us explore our own backyards. The Summer 2019 issue of Spin Off, our annual travel issue, is all about our fiber journeys.

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Patterns, stories, and extras printed in Spin Off Summer 2019.

Nålbinding: A Short History of an Ancient Craft
Nålbinding is one of the oldest textile arts. It’s so old, in fact, that the specifics of its origins are unknown.
Penelope Hemingway
Nålbinding Basics: Oslo Stitch
Nålbinding is the craft of making a textile from loops of yarn; it is a craft for mavericks. Learn it, and you’ll be forever free from the tyranny of patterns and rules.
Penelope Hemingway
Sara Lamb: Honest Cloth
Sara Lamb is a textile teacher and mentor who has been fundamental to Devin Helmen's success in weaving and spinning for weaving.
Sara Lamb
Kristin Merritt: Honest Cloth
When you spin yarn for a weaving project, it has a different quality than machine-spun yarn. It is an outward display of every moment you spend spinning, every breath, including all the flaws and inconsistencies of being human.
Kristin Merritt

What’s inside

Indexed from Spin Off Summer 2019, in page order.

Weaving with Linen (Knisely)p. 8
Deeper Than Indigo: Tracing Thomas Machell, Forgotten Explorer (Paul)p. 8
As the Whorl Spins: Making the Grade: The University of Wyoming's Wool-Judging Team (Prose)p. 14
As the Whorl Spins: Making the Grade: The University of Wyoming's Wool-Judging Teamp. 14
As the Whorl Spins: Joyful Conclusions and New Beginnings: 20th Madrona Winter Fibers Arts Retreat (Larson)p. 18
As the Whorl Spins: Joyful Conclusions and New Beginnings: 20th Madrona Winter Fibers Arts Retreatp. 18
Honest Cloth: Spinners on Weaving with Handspun (Helmen)p. 20

Honest Cloth: Spinners on Weaving with Handspun

p. 20

Honest Cloth: Spinners on Weaving with Handspunp. 22

Honest Cloth: Spinners on Weaving with Handspunp. 23

Honest Cloth: Spinners on Weaving with Handspunp. 24

Ed Jenkins Sees the Forest through His Trees (Held)p. 26

Ed Jenkins Sees the Forest through His Treesp. 26

Trekking with Turkish Spindles (Garripoli)p. 30

Trekking with Turkish Spindlesp. 30

Donegal Tweed: The Magic of Color (Dunning)p. 38

Donegal Tweed: The Magic of Colorp. 38

Traveler's Secret Pocket Cowl, RH (Simmons)p. 44

Traveler's Secret Pocket Cowl, RHp. 44

Teaching in Tibet (Hannaford)p. 48

Teaching in Tibetp. 48

Sheep on the Move: Why Can't We Have Valais Blacknose Right Now? (Robson)p. 54

Sheep on the Move: Why Can't We Have Valais Blacknose Right Now?p. 54

Colonial Williamsburg: Giving a Historic Sheep Breed a Bright Future (Manko)p. 62

Colonial Williamsburg: Giving a Historic Sheep Breed a Bright Futurep. 62

Melton Vale Mitts, Kp. 66

Melton Vale Mitts, K (Manko)p. 66

Tales of an Alpaca Graderp. 70

Tales of an Alpaca Grader (Taylor)p. 70

Spinning Flax (No Distaff Required) (Knisely)p. 74

Spinning Flax (No Distaff Required)p. 74

Nålbinding: A Short History of an Ancient Craft (Hemingway)p. 80

Nålbinding: A Short History of an Ancient Craftp. 80

Nålbinding Basics: Oslo Stitch (Hemingway)p. 84

Nålbinding Basics: Oslo Stitchp. 84

I Am a Spinnerp. 96

I Am a Spinner: Alexandria Warep. 96

Ware, Alexandriap. 96

Spin Off Summer 2019

Nålbinding: A Short History of an Ancient Craft

Nålbinding Basics: Oslo Stitch

Sara Lamb: Honest Cloth

Kristin Merritt: Honest Cloth