Colour Play for hand-spinners in this issue of Spin Off magazine Spring 2026
Articles
- Before the Lazy Kate: A Six-Spouted Plying Vessel from Germany. Irene Waggener delves into an intriguing archaeological find
- Yagaa: Reviving Sericulture in Southern Mexico by Elise Young
- Telling Your Colour Story: Find Colour Inspiration in Your Photo Album by Ladianne Henderson
- Primary Shift: A Simple Method to Make Complex Colour by Pamela K. Schultz
- Dyeing in the Baking Aisle. Katherine Augustine shows us easy ways to dye with food-safe dyes
- Spinning the Right Way – and the Left by Linda Ligon
- The Woodworker’s Daughter. Andrea Deck introduces us to dyeing with wood chips including Osage orange, logwood, and walnut!
- Using Invasive Plants as Natural Dyes. Theresa Hornstein explores new and unusual sources for natural dye materials
- Revisiting the Combo Spin. Deborah Held reveals new tips for a successful spin.
- Mock Fractal: Controlling Colour with Drafting Choices by Stephanie Daugherty.
Projects
- Crocheted Silk Drop Earrings. Elise Young shares a pattern for micro-crochet earrings inspired by sericulture and natural dyeing traditions in Oaxaca
- Colour-Block Socks by Summer Lee
Tutorials
- Exploring S- and Z-Twist. Tom Knisely uses a twist on a centuries-old technique for making simple woven cloth look complex
- Speckles and Tonals: Hapazome Dyeing Techniques on Fibre & Yarn. Stefanie Johnson adapts hapazome techniques to create unique speckled yarns and spinning fibre
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