Spin Off, Winter 1985 Digital Edition

Discover fibers from ordinary to exotic in this issue. There’s a look at exotic fiber blends, cashmere, cashgora, line flax, and more. Plus, learn more about the wool industry. Projects include a turquoise angora pullover.

Table of Contents:

• Show & Tell
• Gray Topcoat—Rita & Steve Buchanan
• Variations on a Midnight Rainbow—Lee Raven
• "Ice in Shadow" Sweater—Liz Kluth
• Silk Shawl —Jeannine Glaves & Ruth Morrison
• The Emergence of a Specialty Wool Industry in the U.S by Robert Donnelly
• Wool on a Small Scale: A Large Success by Catherine Jacinta de la Cruz
• Christmas Tree Dye—A Natural! by Phyllis Rossiter
• Fine, Finer, Finest by Lee Raven
• Another Look at Wool Scouring: Ingredients, Problems and Techniques by Lee Raven
• Using the Fibers of Native Plants by Rita Buchanan
• Angora Fiber Spinning by Diane Betts
• Winter Elegance by olive Linder
• Spinning Australian Cashmere and Cashgora by Florence Feldman-Wood
• Exotic Fiber Blends by Beverly Royce
• Fiber Foray: Getting Started with Line Flax by Celia Quinn
• Profile: My friend, Mrs. Olds by Irene Barker
• Dementia by Fran Rogers
• A Spinner's Knot by Lee Raven

Departments:

• The Editor's Desk
• Letters
• Spinning Guild News & Views by Ann W. Kinect
• Calendar
• Tips & Techniques
• Product News by Sharon Altergott
• PROJECT: Turquoise Angora Pullover by Diane Betts