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ArticleRelated by meaningI Am a Spinner: David Kortier, Harp MakerThe Spin Off Spring 2017 issue’s “I am a Spinner” featured a Q&A with spinner and harp maker David Kortier.
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Spin Off Spring 20112 pages
- Page 13hate spinning with sweaty hands and work mostly in the winter. 75.5% No, I am a constant spinner all times of the year. 6.1% No, the seasons don’t change where I live.
- Page 114seen many, many a yarn trend come and go in my years as a spinner, am more a member of the “to every season, turn, turn, there is a reason”
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A Spinner's Toolbox

As a spinner, your most important, versatile tools are your own skilled hands. With those eight fingers and two opposable thumbs, plus a half-dozen simple techniques for manipulating the fiber supply, you can spin a full suite of yarn styles.

VideoRelated by meaningFor All Access membersDrop Spinning 102Whether you’re a new spinner or have years of experience with spinning wheels, you’ll enjoy learning to spin on a drop spindle.

VideoRelated by meaningFor All Access membersDrop Spinning 101In Drop Spinning 101 spinner and teacher Anita Osterhaug will teach you how to spin using this method.

VideoRelated by meaningFor All Access membersThe New Spinner’s Guide to TroubleshootingLove spinning, but have persistent problems you can't seem to solve? Abby Franquemont answers your questions, shows examples, and demonstrates why these things happen and how to address them.

VideoRelated by meaningFor All Access membersPower Spinning: The Modern Spinner's Guide to Electric Spinning WheelsDo you get a jolt from spinning on an e-spinner? Want to ditch the ratios and whorls and spin like the wind? Sarah Anderson’s video explores the ins and outs (and ons and offs) of the new generation of electric spinning wheels.

VideoRelated by meaningFor All Access membersSpinning Wheel Mechanics: 2-Part SeriesExplore the science of motion and how you, your fiber, and your wheel can work together in harmony.

VideoRelated by meaningFor All Access membersStart SpinningIn Start Spinning the talented Maggie Casey guides Eunny Jang through the basic techniques and common problems of spinning yarn. Maggie will show you how to pre-draft your fiber, adjust your spinning wheel, ply and finish a good skein and much more.

VideoRelated by meaningFor All Access membersSpinning to Get Even: How to Spin Consistent YarnImprove your spinning from first drafts to finishing with step-by-step spinning instructions from Beth Smith. Learn to make even, uniform yarns with 52 minutes of watch-and-learn instruction.

eBookRelated by meaningSpinning for Beginners: An Introduction to Spinning | Free eBookWhether it's for yourself or to help someone else learn, you've come to the right place for a resource to help you get started spinning.

eBookRelated by meaningFor All Access membersA Handspindle Treasury: Spindle Spinning eBookLearn how to master the handspindle, from the basic hooked stick to supported spindles, and everything between.

MagazineRelated by meaningFor subscribersSpin Off Fall 2025Discover spinning traditions, essential tools, and a new-to-you fiber preparation technique to elevate your next spin.

Page 3Editor’s Page 7 As the Whorl Spins 10 Reviews 14 Get This 104 I Am a Spinner: Erin Dillard DEPARTMENTS 20 Rediscovering the Scottish Spindle by Kiersten Flannery 24 Scottish Spinning

Page 114Photos by Dan Colon DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE whom we should feature in “I Am a Spinner”? We’re especially interested in spinners with unusual careers, locations, and perspectives. Drop us a line at spinoff@interweave.com. If we

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Page 3As the Whorl Spins 14 Reviews 18 Get This 22 Your Yarns 104 I Am a Spinner: Anne Hanson DEPARTMENTS
Page 106Naked Wools at www.knitspot.com. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE whom we should feature in “I Am a Spinner”? We’re especially interested in spinners with unusual careers, locations, and perspectives. Drop us a line at spinoff@interweave.com. If we

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Page 4Get This 18 Reviews 20 Your Yarns 22 As the Whorl Spins 104 I Am a Spinner Terri Drouin-Guerette 7 2 94 The Curious and Adventurous Mr. Lindsay by Julia Farwell-Clay
Page 106DROUIN-GUERETTE Certified Public Accountant DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE whom we should feature in “I Am a Spinner”? We’re especially interested in spinners with unusual careers, locations, and perspectives. Drop us a line at spinoff@interweave.com. If we

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Page 49 Letters 12 Get This 16 Reviews 18 As the Whorl Spins 96 I Am a Spinner Stefanie Johnson 5 4 86 Podcast! Creating a Fiber Community by Emily Straw Podcasts
Page 106STEFANIE JOHNSON Health Inspector DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE whom we should feature in “I Am a Spinner”? We’re especially interested in spinners with unusual careers, locations, and perspectives. Drop us a line at spinoff@interweave.com. If we

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Page 3Editor’s Page 7 As the Whorl Spins 14 Get This 20 Reviews 96 I Am a Spinner: Pat Maley D E PA R T M E N T S
Page 98and ham radio operator DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE whom we should feature in “I Am a Spinner”? We’re especially interested in spinners with unusual careers, locations, and perspectives. Drop us a line at spinoff@interweave.com. If we

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