Spin Off, Spring 1988 Digital Edition

The advice keeps coming with this issue of Spin Off. Learn about production dyeing with natural fibers, have a look at traditional wool combing techniques, experience a felting revival, and learn to rug hook with your handspun.

Table of Contents:

• Know Your Sheep Breeds: Scottish Blackface by Linda Berry Walker
• My Beautiful Unwearable Sweater by Rebecca Kobos
• Handspun Gallery
• Odds to Ends by Sue Lehman, Mary Berent, Linda Mercer, & Peggy Dwyer
• Traditional Rug Hooking with Handspun Yarn by Mary B. Lacey
• Woolcombing in the Peasant Way by Priscilla A. Gibson-Roberts
• Reviving the Old Art of Feltmaking by Robin Mayo
• Production Dyeing with Natural Dyes, Part II by Trudy Van Stralen
• Australian Sizing for American Knitters by Leslie Lingley

Departments:

• Advertisers' Index
• Books
• Calendar
• Classified Ads
• Editor's Desk
• Guild Registry
• Letters
• Product News
• Spinning Guild News & Views
• Tips & Techniques
• 1987 Index

Projects:

• Afghan, natural-colored
• Angel ornament
• Doll, big
• Doll, worry
• Embellished sweater
• Felting ideas
• Fleece-stuffed mittens
• Hand-hooked chair pad
• Heart hat
• Llama legs
• Navy "lice" mittens
• Pillows
• Plaid jacket
• Scrap-ghan
• Small woven scarf
• Sweater vest
• Thai bag