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Inspired by our Winter 2017 “Local” issue, we asked readers to send Your Yarns from their fibershed. We received a tremendous response from spinners in North America and as far away as Spain and Sweden—more yarns than we could feature in the magazine!
Spin Off Editorial Staff2 min read
Check out these yarns from your neighbors and spinners thousands of miles away.
Charlene Quevillon of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Icelandic-Romney cross (black) and Texel fleece (white) 1. 2-ply, 8 wpi, about 422 ypp (black) 2. 2-ply, 7 wpi, about 440 ypp (white)
Birte Kurth of San Sebastian, Spain Manech (or Laxta) fleece 3. 2-ply, 5 wpi, about 220 ypp
Irene Andersson of Ljungskile, Sweden Local Rya fleece 4. 3-ply, 15 wpi, about 538 ypp
Carol Johnson of Wasilla, Alaska Pygora fleece 5. 2-ply, 12 wpi, about 970 ypp
Anne Shyjan of San Rafael, California Corriedale cross from Windrush Farms, Petaluma, California 6. 2-ply, 8 wpi, about 686 ypp
Stefanie Johnson of Blandinsville, Illinois (mother of Samantha) Samantha Johnson of Blandinsville, Illinois (10 years old) Fiber from their pet French angora rabbit 7. 2-ply, 8 wpi, about 848 ypp 8. 2-ply, 4 wpi, about 274 ypp
Elizabeth Newton of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts Cotswold from Case Mill Farm of Westport, Massachusetts 9. 2-ply, 8wpi, about 600 ypp
Sally Bond of Acton, Massachusetts Llama from a nursing home in Massachusetts 10. 2-ply, 15 wpi, about 725 ypp (white) 11. 2-ply, 15 wpi, about 1,024 ypp (brown) 12. 2-ply, 14 wpi, about 691 ypp (dk brown)
Betsy Erickson of Tustin, Michigan Icelandic cross from her own flock 13. 2-ply, 12 wpi, about 650 ypp
Kate Hanna of Saint Paul, Minnesota Cormo (white) and CVM (brown) purchased at Shepherd's Harvest Festival 14. 2-ply, 12 wpi, about 1,280 ypp
Judie Overbeek of Kalispell, Montana Rocky Mountain goat fiber (wild cashmere) from near Glacier National Park, Montana 15. 2-ply, 20 wpi, about 2,388 ypp
Amy Hineline of South Sioux City, Nebraska Columbia from Northridge Farms Columbias of Omaha, Nebraska 16. 3-ply, 7 wpi, about 288 ypp
Sheree Ashapa of Minden, Nevada Icelandic from Bitterbrush Icelandic Sheep of Carson Valley, Nevada 17. thel: 2-ply, 11 wpi, about 380 ypp (lt gray) 18. thel and tog: 2-ply, about 20 wpi, 1,025 ypp (med gray) 19. tog: 2-ply, 12 wpi, about 600 ypp (dk gray)
Dale Jackson of Waterloo, New York Pet fur from Sophia, the family dog (lt gray), and Romney (dk brown) from Nevada, Missouri 20. 2-ply, 8wpi, about 850 ypp (lt gray) 21. 2-ply, 5 wpi, about 450ypp (dk brown)
Christine Sitterly of Colonie, NY Local Romney/Shetland cross (gray/brown) and Romney (white) 22. 2-ply, 13 wpi, about 1,152 ypp (gray/brown) 23. single, 12 wpi, about 912 ypp (white)
Victoria Dow of West Chester, Pennsylvania Romney from Prado de Lana farm Chester County, Pennsylvania 24. 3-ply, 16 wpi, about 1,184 ypp
Kris Peters of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania Shetland from her own flock 25. 2-ply, 8 wpi, about 888 ypp
Selah Barling of Seattle, Washington Romney (multi-colored) from the Pines in Maple Valley, Washington; Gotland (gray) from Granite Falls, Washington; Clun Forest and Mohair blend (two white) from Isis Yarns in Bremerton, Washington 26. chain ply, 11 wpi, about 528 ypp (multi) 27. 2-ply, 10 wpi, about 863 ypp (multi) (gray) 28. bouclé, 9 wpi, about 569 ypp (multi) (crêpe white) 29. 2-ply, 16 wpi, about 1,606 ypp (multi) (thin white)
Roxie Rochat of Camano Island, Washington Alpaca from Sentinel Ranch of Camano Island, Washington 30. 2-ply, 20 wpi, about 1,650 ypp
Louise Young of South Range, Wisconsin Stinging nettle and common milkweed from the backyard 31. 2-ply, 11 wpi, about 1,039 ypp
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