Spin-Off Magazine (Making Yarn By Hand) 2001 Collection Issues Digitized on CD

Enjoy all four issues of Spin-Off Magazine exactly as they were printed in 2001. 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
• Keywords like color, wheel mechanics, cashmere or any other areas of interest

Spring 2001 
Techniques: How to use the computer to design tapestry, restore an antique spinning wheel, and how to spin cashmere. 
Fiber Focus: Cashmere, silk, cotton, and wool. 
Projects: Cotton pillowcases, handwoven silk vest, cashmere gloves, handspun sweaters, and knitted wrist cuffs. 

Summer 2001
Techniques: Old-World crochet techniques, and how to find the right drumcarder. 
Fiber Focus: Silk, Merino, and pita leaves. 
Projects: Spindle-spun tunic, three different Ombre handspun scarves, checara, and bags using Old-World crochet techniques. 

Fall 2001
Techniques: Handcard with a light touch and handspin and weave silk. 
Fiber Focus: Shetland wool and Sheltie fur, Merino, silk, and cotton. 
Projects: Spin-Off anniversary sweater, chiengora shawl, cotton drawstring bag, silk sampler vest, and unique sweaters. 

Winter 2001
Techniques: Latch-hook a rug, weaving with singles, and how to knit a fleece lining in mittens. 
Fiber Focus: American Romney. 
Projects: A knitted pig, fleece-lined mittens, a Fair Isle sweater, tropical-weight blouse, a kaleidoscope hearth rug, and a special shawl based on Empress Josephine Bonaparte’s shawls.