Spin-Off, Spring 1998 Digital Edition

Learn how to use space-dyed roving. Knit a very warm hat with Qiviut. Read two response to a previous article about double treadles--A visual rejoinder from Barry Schacht and one called "Treadle Dee and Treadle Dum, Version 2.0" from Robert Koffsky. Read Amy Clarke's handspun thesis "When The Bough Breaks." Learn about Hampshire in the Fiber Basics section. Make Kate Barber's Coreopsis Crescent vest. Discover the colored cottons of Peru. Find history on the streets of Brittan with the Lamb and Flag. Deb Menz starts you on using a drumcarder as a color design tool for your spinning. Learn how to buy an antique great wheel. Make an adorable animal cardigan for a child.

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!

This issue was scanned from an original print issue.