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.

EDITOR’S LETTER

Spin-Off • Vol. XLVIII No. 2 Summer 2024

LETTERS

Yoga of Yarn: A Knitter’s Handbook for Self-Discovery

SUMMER FUN • Wild Hand is a LYS (local yarn store) that’s a self-proclaimed “community that believes in the magic of fiber craft … nestled in Philadelphia’s Mt. Airy neighborhood.” We reached out to the Wild Hand staff and posed the question, “What are a few things in your shop that you love for knitting spinners?” Here are some of their top picks.

Knit 2 Socks in 1: Discover the Easy Magic of Turning One Long Sock into a Pair!

Lamb Mowers • Babydoll Southdowns in the City

MAKERS SPACE • Exciting things are happening in Quebec’s fiber community! We reached out to four makers creating and selling beautiful fibers for spinners in Canada and beyond.

A Stocking Study • Spinning Cotton for Knitting

Magdalena de Cao Viejo Stockings

Knitting with Linen

Treasures from a Ragpile • Norway’s Knitted Heritage

On the Edge • A Pick-Up Band to Weave

Roundabout Shawl

Introducing A New Source for Knitting • Your new magazine for farm-to-needle knitting, featuring farm-fresh stories and 10 patterns perfect for natural fibers and handspun yarns.

Soft Stripes • A Spinner’s Recipe for Self-Striping Yarn

Bari Tee

The Finish Line • Wool Wet-Finishing from Soaking to Thwacking

Fly Away • Spinning for Your On-the-Go Knitting Projects

Ooh La La Ombré • Blend, Spin & Knit Your Fade

Au Lait Scarf

Woolgrowers Hat & Cowl

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