Spin-Off

You’ll discover helpful techniques that are designed to help everyone, from the beginning spinner to the most advanced. Learn how to dye your own fibers, plying basics, fiber preparation and combining colored fibers to make novelty yarns. Plus great patterns to show off your handspun yarns.

EDITOR’S LETTER

Spin-Off

ON THE GO

Kirsten Grell • JK Fiber Arts + Looped In Fiber Arts

YOUR FINISHED OBJECT

The Spinning Substitute

Making and Moving • Accessible 3D-Printed Drop Spindles

The Search for Spinning On the Go

Packing Wool • You Can Take It with You

Easy & Beautiful Repurposed Spindle Cases

Portable Power • A Guide to E-Spinner Batteries

One-Braid Modular Crochet Cowl

Anatomy of a Turkish Spindle

How to Hit the Road with Just One Spinning Tool

The Turkish Spindle • An All-Purpose Travel Tool

Don’t Hurt Yourself (Or Anyone Else)

Chronic Spinning

Marled, Heathered & Flecked • Handcarded Blends

An Ode to the Unsung Fleece

Backyard Fingerless Mitts

Scrap Pile Spindles • Quick and Easy Whittled Spindles

EDITOR’S PICKS • Have you explored spinoffmagazine.com yet? It’s a continuation of all the best the magazine has to offer, plus find web-only patterns, tutorials, podcasts, and videos. Here are just a few of the things I’m excited to share with you—and try for myself!