Spin-Off Magazine (Making Yarn By Hand) 1998 Collection Issues on CD

Set of 4 magazines on CD. Enjoy all four issues of Spin-Off Magazine exactly as they were printed in 1998. The full-color electronic versions of these magazines allow you to explore making yarn by hand with easy-to-navigate tabs and printable articles. With this CD, you’ll have spinning inspiration at your fingertips. You can also search each issue by keywords of your choosing such as: Names of masters of spinning; Specific or general techniques; Favorite projects; Products or equipment such as spindle, wheel, yarns, etc. ; Challenges and results; and Keywords like color, wheel mechanics, cashmere or any other areas of interest. Table of Contents … Spring 1998: Learn how to buy an antique great wheel. Deb Menz walks you through the basics of adding color to your spinning. Learn how to use space-dyed roving. There’s a special focus on fibers from Hampshire sheep and Peruvian colored cotton. Get knitting patterns for a Qiviut hat, the Bohus Crescent Vest, and a child’s animal cardigan. Summer 1998: Decide between double drive and scotch tension. Use the McMorran balance to help you spin predictable yarns. Get an introduction to bobbin lace and make some of your own. Enjoy a special fiber focus on cashmere. Knit a spring scarf. Make a bobbin lace spider mat and a bobbin lace scarf. Knit three different hats — the NBK Rolled Brim hat, the Zigzag hat, and an alpaca, Coopworth, and Border Leicester hat. Fall 1998: Admire the Handspun Gallery of Autumn Vests. Learn how to knit stripes with Carol Huebscher Rhoades. Discover spinning in the Aztec world. There’s a whole section dedicated to Jacob and projects you can weave, n?lbind, crochet, felt, and knit with its fleece. Knit an entrelac vest. Learn a carding trick for striped socks. Knit a thinking cap. Crochet a shawl. Knit a sweater with fans. Winter 1998: Learn a