Spin Off · No. 4

Spin Off Winter 2010

The Winter 2010 issue of Spin-Off is so full of fiber that if you snuggled up next to it, it will keep you warm.

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Patterns, stories, and extras printed in Spin Off Winter 2010.

What Are Natural Fibers?
We gathered some fibers we had on hand for this introduction to natural fibers. The list is nowhere near exhaustive, but it provides examples of common plant and animal spinning fibers.
Amy Clarke Moore
Spinning Basics: How to Spin Top
Teacher Maggie Casey guides you step-by-step through a few basic ways to spin top.
Maggie Casey

What’s inside

Indexed from Spin Off Winter 2010, in page order.

The Difference between a Tahkli and a Bead- Whorl Spindle (Gaustad)p. 5
In Praise of Natural Dyes (Ferrier)p. 5
As the Whorl Spins: FeltUnited: The International Day of Felt (Good)p. 11
FeltUnitedp. 11
Campaign for Woolp. 11
As the Whorl Spins: International Day of Feltp. 11
As the Whorl Spins: Campaign for Wool/ Wool Week (United Kingdom)p. 11
As the Whorl Spins: Sheep in the Street Campaign for Wool (Good)p. 11
Spin Dye Stitch: How to Create and Use Your Own Yarns (Claydon)p. 12

Knit Socks! 17 Classic Patterns for Cozy Feet (McCarthy)p. 12

Book Review. Spin Dye Stitch: How to Create and Use Your Own Yarns (Claydon)p. 12

Book Review. Knit Socks! 17 Classic Patterns for Cozy Feet (McCarthy)p. 12

New Zealand Spinning Wheels and Their Makers (Knox)p. 17

Book Review. New Zealand Spinning Wheels and Their Makers (Knox)p. 17

Book Review. The Ohio Knitting Mills Book: 26 Patterns Celebrating Four Decades of American Sweater Style (Tatar and Grollmus)p. 18

What Are Natural Fibers? (Moore)p. 24

What Are Natural Fibers?p. 24

Behind the Scenes: At Cotton Cloudsp. 28

Behind the Scenes: At Cotton Couds (Ordall)p. 28

Behind the Scenes: At Cotton Clouds (Ordall)p. 28

At Cotton Clouds (Ordall)p. 28

Armchair Traveler: Beatrix Potter’s English Lake District (Druchunas)p. 34

Beatrix Potter’s English Lake District (Druchunas)p. 34

Armchair Traveler: Beatrix Potter’s English Lake Districtp. 34

Spinning Top (Casey)p. 36

Spinning Basics: Spinning Top (Casey)p. 36

Spinning Basics: Spinning Topp. 36

Fine as Frog Hair: Spinning Indumentum (Ligon)p. 44

Fine as Frog Hair: Spinning Indumentump. 44

Did Priscilla Mullins Spin? (Hall)p. 46

Did Priscilla Mullins Spin?p. 46

Simply Suri (Collins)p. 50

Simply Surip. 50

Norwegian-Inspired Headband and Gloves, K (Kappeler)p. 58

Norwegian-Inspired Headband and Gloves, Kp. 58

Bunny Love: Raising Angora Rabbits (Daniels)p. 64

Bunny Love: Raising Angora Rabbitsp. 64

A Qiviut Shawlette, K (Wiseheart)p. 72

A Qiviut Shawlette, Kp. 72

Fiber Basics: Polypay (Rhoades and Prose)p. 82

Polypay (Rhoades and Prose)p. 82

Fiber Basics: Polypayp. 82

Polypay “Water Bearer” Cuffs, K (Rhoades)p. 88

Polypay “Water Bearer” Cuffs, Kp. 88

Jane’s Half Gloves, K (Dymond)p. 92

Jane’s Half Glovesp. 92

Handspun Gallery of Jane’s Half Glovesp. 92

Jane’s Half Gloves, Kp. 92

Jane’s Half Gloves, K (Becker)p. 94

Jane’s Half Gloves, Kp. 94

Jane’s Half Gloves, K (Nelson)p. 95

Jane’s Half Gloves, Kp. 95

Jane’s Half Gloves, K (Pierce)p. 96

Jane’s Half Gloves, Kp. 96

Jane’s Half Gloves, K (Prose)p. 98

Jane’s Half Gloves, Kp. 98

Jane’s Half Gloves, Cr, Kp. 100

Spinning Memories (Baker)p. 112

Spinning Memoriesp. 112

Spin Off Winter 2010

What Are Natural Fibers?

Spinning Basics: How to Spin Top