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ArticleWhere Would We Be Without Yarn?I asked some of my colleagues how they imagined a world without yarn.
Article10 Reasons Why Spinning Yarn Is the BEST CraftIt’s not a contest, they say. Sure, we’re all winners. But in my competitive little heart, I know that spinning yarn is the very best craft, a better way than any other to spend your time.

ArticleNatural Dyes and More: Local Color in Spin OffThe scenery in Teotitlán del Valle, Mexico, is a study in tan, but the color I remember most vividly from my visit is red. The bold scarlet of cochineal insects, one of the world’s most important natural dyes, colors the rugs for which the village near

ArticleYarn Skills Handspinners Need to Know (besides spinning)Most handspinners aren’t just handspinners. Being a spinner is certainly enough, but most of us either come to spinning from another craft or take up another craft to use all that handspun yarn.

Article5 Tips for Managing a Fiber & Yarn Stash from a Professional Fiber CollectorWhen a coworker asked for a photo of my fiber and yarn stash for National Pack Rat Day, I was sorry to disappoint her.

ArticleGreat Scot! The Return of the Scottish SpindleI look for unusual spinning tools at every festival, and Scott Snyder had a table full at Convergence 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Beside his impressive array of Turkish spindles stood a tool I’d never seen before: a Scottish spindle.

ArticleSpinning BingeWe like to say that spinning is meditative—but should we say mesmerizing?

ArticleBegin the Great Aspinneration!Do you know someone whom you want to drag along to a fiber festival? Someone who needs the peace and creativity that spinning can bring? Now’s your chance for total aspinneration.

ArticleSally Fox, Colored Cotton, and Local FiberI was shocked when my friend Phreadde Davis (known by some spinners as “Johnny Cottonseed”) first told me that she grows colored cotton in her yard.

ArticleLordy, Lordy—Spin Off Magazine's 40!With this in mind, I hope you enjoy the Spin Off fortieth-anniversary issue.

ArticleFather’s Day Is for ClothOn Father’s Day, I remember how I learned about cloth from my dad.

ArticleHow I Got My Spinning Groove BackThe #spinoffmittalong was the opportunity I needed to reconnect my hands with making yarn.

ArticleW Is For Warmth (and Wool): Brand-New and Rare Sheep BreedsWhen I count sheep at night, I count off Targhee, Columbia, Montadale . . . and wind up in rare sheep breeds such as Manx Loaghtan and Dorset Down.

ArticleTour de Fleece: Three Tips at the Starting LinePreparing for the start of the Tour de Fleece, I’ve been standing at my bobbin winder, turning the crank as I empty spinning bobbins until my arm feels ready to give out.

ArticleUnboxing the Electric Eel NanoAn electric spinning wheel that fits in the palm of your hand and starts at $80? I couldn't resist trying it for myself.

Article“Will you bring back SOAR?”When Long Thread Media became the new owners of Spin Off, this was the second most frequent question we received (after “Will I get my magazine?”).

ArticleThree Spinners on Washing WoolI hate washing wool. I loved my first spinning class, and I loved spinning handcarded rolags, but the part about washing fleece 2 times in soapy water and rinsing it 2 times wasn’t my favorite.

ArticleHoliday Gifts for My Spinning ToolsWhen I was growing up, my mother told me about the legend of the animals that would talk at the stroke of midnight on Christmas. I never checked what our old horses might say; it was too cold to go to the barn at midnight.

ArticleWhen Spinning Teachers DisagreeMost spinners and spinning teachers are agreeable people, but it doesn’t mean that they always agree. Two famous spinning wheel makers once literally took a disagreement outside, although no blood was spilled.

ArticleSigns You May Be a Spinning GeekWe think spinning geeks are great every day, but on July 13 take particular pride in your passion.

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