Spin Off · No. 1018

Spin Off Winter 2024

Trace the history of rare-breed sheep and flax, get modern with climate-beneficial wool, and pro tips for spinning suri.

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Patterns, stories, and extras printed in Spin Off Winter 2024.

(Half) Hitch in Your Drop-Spindle Technique? Try Two Methods
Low-whorl drop spindles often have a simple, straight shaft without a hook to secure the yarn.
Kate Larson
Your Finished Object: Bowls of Linen
From seed to yarn to woven cloth—see how this textile conservator in Sweden explores the boundaries of linen to create three-dimensional woven objects.
Kirsi Manni
Flax How-To: 4 Quick Tips
Whether spinning flax for the first time, or the hundredth, these great tips will help smooth the way.
Spin Off Editorial Staff
Finnish Woven Waves: Hannele Köngäs Explores High-Twist Yarns
Find out how Finnish weaver Hannele Köngäs combines Finnish wool, traditional textile inspiration, and the power of twist to create three-dimensional cloth that dances and moves and is as light as it is drapey.
Kate Larson

What’s inside

Indexed from Spin Off Winter 2024, in page order.

Letters: Colcha Connections (Hector)p. 8
Letters: Teasels through Time (Gilchrist)p. 8
Lettersp. 8
Letters: Healing Fibers (Plummer)p. 10
I Spy Spindlesp. 10
Lettersp. 10
The Sheepspot (Torres)p. 14
Modern Wool (Christiansen)p. 14
The Long Thread (Merrow)p. 14
A Fiber Life (Mitchell)p. 14

The Fiber Artist (Bokser)

p. 14

Reviewsp. 14

Finnish Woven Weaves (Köngäs)p. 16

Finnish Woven Weavesp. 16

Bowl of Linen, Pw (Manni)p. 20

Your Finished Object: Bowl of Linen, Pwp. 20

Your Finished Object: Bowl of Linen, Pw (Manni)p. 20

Desi Oon: Spinning India's Indigenous Wool (Balasubramaniam)p. 24

Desi Oon: Spinning India's Indigenous Woolp. 24

East Prussian Skudden: The World of Woolp. 30

East Prussian Skudden: The World of Wool (Schröder-Gravendyck)p. 30

The Endlessly Adaptable Woolly Casep. 36

The Endlessly Adaptable Woolly Case (Schröder-Gravendyck, Larson, Schneider, and Stopple)p. 36

Tunisian Simple Stitch (Schröder-Gravendyck)p. 36

Samantha's Navajo-Churro iPad Bagp. 40

Samantha's Navajo-Churro iPad Bag (Stopple)p. 40

Kate's Lincoln Sketchbook Bag (Larson)p. 41

Kate's Lincoln Sketchbook Bagp. 41

Angela's Cotswold iPad Sleevep. 42

Angela's Cotswold iPad Sleeve (Schneider)p. 42

T'aa dibé (The First Sheep): A Diné Shepherd's History of the Navajo-Churro (Begay)p. 44

T'aa dibé (The First Sheep): A Diné Shepherd's History of the Navajo-Churrop. 44

Unspun: Exploring Traditional Asia-Pacific Textiles through Foraged Fibers (Robison)p. 50

Unspun: Exploring Traditional Asia-Pacific Textiles through Foraged Fibersp. 50

Plant-Based Spinning: Back to the Basicsp. 58

Plant-Based Spinning: Back to the Basics (Hatcher)p. 58

Flax How-To: 4 Quick Tipsp. 64

The Atlantic Shawl, K (Kelly-Landry)p. 66

The Atlantic Shawl, Kp. 66

Makers Space: Daniel Kromski: Artist and Designer, Kromski and Sonsp. 72

Daniel Kromski: Artist and Designer, Kromski and Sonsp. 72

Makers Space: Artist and Designer, Kromski and Sonsp. 72

Spirit of Cooperation: Twiza in the Mountains of Morocco (Brock)p. 74

Spirit of Cooperation: Twiza in the Mountains of Moroccop. 74

(Half) Hitch in Your Drop-Spindle Technique? Try Two Methods (Larson)p. 80

(Half) Hitch in Your Drop-Spindle Technique? Try Two Methodsp. 80

Shaniko Woolp. 82

Shaniko Wool: From the Ground Up, A Sustainable Future for Traditional Woolsp. 82

Suri Alpaca: Select, Prep, and Spin a Silken Fleece (Harp)p. 88

Suri Alpaca: Select, Prep, and Spin a Silken Fleecep. 88

On the Web: Small Change Scarfp. 96

Spin Off Winter 2024

(Half) Hitch in Your Drop-Spindle Technique? Try Two Methods

Your Finished Object: Bowls of Linen

Flax How-To: 4 Quick Tips

Finnish Woven Waves: Hannele Köngäs Explores High-Twist Yarns