Spin-Off, Fall 2000 Digital Edition

Now available for individual download!

Revist the last issue Deborah Robson edited. Learn how to use spinning and weaving as healing arts. Go to wool classing school with Carol Rhoades. Learn about fisherman's ganseys, then spin and knit your own version that will keep you so warm you can brave a Wyoming winter. Meet Ella "Babe" Riley and admire her handspun doily. Learn how to spin suri alpaca fiber. Make a Ccatca cap with your handspun suri alpaca yarn and dyed in your favorite colors. Knit with unspun roving and make a Möbius strip scarf. Knit a vest with unspun roving. Space-dye some fiber and knit a pair of colorful striped socks. Get tips for spinning silk to make braids. Make your own yardstick umbrella swift.

In every issue, you will be amazed at the amount of information packed into these pages:

• Be inspired by spinners from all over the world. In each issue, you'll meet spinners with unique stories to tell.
• Explore a variety of spinning techniques. Get an up-close look at piles of gorgeous handspun yarns and learn how to make them for yourself.
• Test your spinning skills with projects that use your handspun yarns.
• And so much more!