Spin-Off

You’ll discover helpful techniques that are designed to help everyone, from the beginning spinner to the most advanced. Learn how to dye your own fibers, plying basics, fiber preparation and combining colored fibers to make novelty yarns. Plus great patterns to show off your handspun yarns.

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EDITOR’S LETTER

Spin Off • Vol. XLVI No. 2 Summer 2022

It’s a Wonderful Life • Paula Simmons Green

Journeys in Natural Dyeing: Techniques for Creating Color at Home

ashford WHEELS & LOOMS

SUMMER SPINS

Fergus Shrug

Spinning Fiber from Hair Sheep: Adding Texture with Rare Breeds

From Plume Moss to Luna Moths • Nature-Inspired Carding

Aimee Lee Makes Hanji • Excerpted from The Long Thread (2020), edited by Linda Ligon. longthreadmedia.com

I Can See Your Halo, Halo!

Through Thick and Thin Spinning to Reveal New Knitting Effects

Through Thick and Thin A Stitch Guide

Adding Beads to Bulky Singles

Pro Tips

Full Your Beaded Yarn

The Many Twists and Turns of Textured Cables

Classic Cable Recipe

Mod Handspun Pillow

Heavy Handspun, Fine Cloth

Betty’s Wrap in the Patina Colorway

Stories of Cloth, Thread, and Their Makers • Long Thread Media Cofounder Anne Merrow interviews your favorite needleworkers and fiber artists from across the globe.

Betty’s Wrap

Turning Back Time Cordage by Hand

Searching for the Perfect Slub Yarn

Learn to use a drumcarder • Learn the basics and beyond of drumcarding including fiber preparation, color blending, texture and more.

Making Slubs & Removing Them, Too Beginner Basics

Explore the Beauty of Silk • Learn practical skills and techniques to help you fall in love with spinning silk. From marling to carding to tweed effects, a world of exceptional silk awaits.

Ginned Cotton Embracing the Slubs

More Spinning to Love • Find more spinning resources and get exclusive perks with an All Access subscription.

My Fiber Journey: A Road to Recovery

Discover our S10 Concept • Our upgraded version for 2022