Spin Off, 1977 Digital Edition

Spin Off kicks off its first issue with an examination of the physical characteristics of wool, spinning on a two-flyer wheel, felt making, production spinning, and more.

Table of Contents:

• History and Sociology Spinning in the Southwest — Prehistoric, Historic and Contemporary by Ramona Sakiestewa Lawrence
• Looming Thoughts by Allen Fannin
• The Legend of Spider Woman
• Fibers: A Guide to Spinning Other Fibers by Bette Hochberg
• Pet Yarns by Carol Kroll
• Spinning Down Under: What Are You Going to Do With the Fleece? by Janet De Boer
• Some Physical Characteristics of Wool of Interest to Handspinners by Brucie Adams
• Notes on Wool Preparation
• Silk
• Teaching
• Your Spinning Teacher by Virginia Ericson
• Equipment
• Spinning on the Two-Flyer Wheel by Col. J. A. Ronin, ret.
• Techniques and Use
• A Shepherd Jacket by Paula Simmons
• Feltmaking by Pat Boutin Wald
• Production Handspinning by Lee Carlin
• Spinning for Survival — Making Twine
• Behind the Wheel by Anne Bliss
• Yarn Counts
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• The Three Spinsters — a folktale