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Author Deb Menz, Diane Palme
Article Title Deb & Diane Tie the Knot
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list weaving, color, community
Description Two weavers share their experience of creating unique designs from the same parameters.
Author Larry Paullin
Article Title The Fiber Widower's Lament
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list personal reflections
Description

A personal account of being the partner to a fiber artist.

Author Lisa Conway
Article Title Who's That Spinner? Spinning for health and well-being with Alaska's Healing Hearts
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list community
Description

Introducing spinning to a veterans’ group for physical and emotional healing.

Author Christina Pappas
Article Title Communities Through Time and Art
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list community, historical
Description

The story of textile production in Maya communities from the ancient to the modern.

Author Beth Smith
Article Title Spinning to Spec
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list planning
Description

How do you move from spinning whatever yarn you can to something specific? This article walks through working with parameters.

Author Glynda McIver
Article Title Spin It! Swing Step Cardigan
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list alpaca, blends, Shetland, 2-ply, spin it
Description

Spinning a Shetland/Suri blend fiber into a sweater quantity of 2-ply yarn.

Author Amy Herzog
Article Title Knit It! Swing Step Cardigan
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list alpaca, Shetland, 2-ply, knit it, sweater
Description

Knitting pattern for a cardigan with seed stitch accents in light fingering-weight yarn.

Author Robyn Love
Article Title Spindle 7
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list spindles, community, personal reflection
Description

A personal reflection on the Spindle 7 project, bringing handspinning to a New York City train for connection and education.

Author Amanda Hartrich
Article Title Ravelers Spin Together
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list community
Description

A rundown of a few communities that have emerged on Ravelry.com.

Author Carson Demers
Article Title Ergo Neo: The ergonomics of connection
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list ergonomics, self-care
Description

More and more fiber communities connect online – protect your body while you explore!

Author Cassie Warholm-Wohlenhaus
Article Title Guilded: Minneapolis Weaver Guild of Minnesota
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list community
Description

A profile of the Minneapolis Weavers Guild of Minnesota and its collaboration with Sub-Saharan African immigrants and refugees.

Author Lynn Wigell, Naomi Ryono, Laura Mayotte, Tracy Hudson
Article Title Follow the Fiber: Hugs across the miles
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list community
Description

What began as a circle of fiber friends became a community of supporters for bigger concerns.

Author Shannon Herrick
Article Title Spin It! Wrapped Hat
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list Shetland, 3-ply, spin it
Description

Spinning a 3-ply yarn from Shetland wool.

Author Woolly Wormhead
Article Title Knit It! Wrapped Hat
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list Shetland, knit it, hat
Description

Knitting pattern for a beanie-style hat in heavy worsted weight yarn, which uses short rows for shaping through the body.

Author Amelia Garripoli
Article Title Spindle Sommelier: Pair your fiber perfectly
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list spindles, fiber considerations
Description

Do you have spindles that just don’t get as much love as others? Learn to pair them with the perfect fiber so everyone has a moment in the spotlight.

Author Helen Dyer
Article Title The Olden-Days Spinners of Tilting-on-Fogo
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list community
Description

Bridging the gap between modern hobby spinning and old daily labor in Newfoundland.

Author Leslie Thompson
Article Title Fiber Event Blueprint
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list community, planning
Description

The basics of planning a fiber event.

Author Stephanie Stratton
Article Title The Ins and Outs of Vending
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list community
Description

The basics of being a vendor at a fiber event.

Author Suzy Brown
Article Title Spin It! Collective Creativity, Part 1
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list coils, textured/art yarn, color
Description

Creating a coiled and wrapped yarn from carded fiber, silk hankies, and a plying thread.

Author Esther Rodgers
Article Title Spin It! Collective Creativity, Part 2
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list silk, corespinning, textured/art yarn, color
Description

Creating a coiled and wrapped yarn from carded fiber, silk hankies, and a plying thread.

Author Andrea Longo
Article Title Spin It! Big Top Shawl
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list Corriedale, dyeing, 3-ply, spin it, color
Description

Spinning a 3-ply yarn with long color gradients from Corriedale roving, and working with a remote collaborator.

Author Cheri McEwen
Article Title Knit It! Big Top Shawl
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list Corriedale, knit it, shawl, color
Description

Knitting pattern for a garter stitch shawl in fingering weight yarn, inspired by classic circus tents.

Author Kyle Kunnecke
Article Title Retreat, Men!
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list community
Description

Making connections and learning new skills in an increasingly inclusive crafting community.

Author Carol G. McFadden
Article Title Challenge Your Spinning: A community experience
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list community, expanding skills
Description

How to leverage your crafting community to challenge yourselves with new skills.

Author Christina Oliveri
Article Title The Road to Rhinebeck
Issue date Autumn 2014
Issue number 6
Issue topic Community
Article topic list community
Description

Organizing a sheep-to-shawl team for the Rhinebeck festival.