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| Author | Article Title | Issue date | Issue number | Issue topic | Article topic list | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tove Skolseg | Opportunities: Unsung talents of the bobbin-led wheel | Summer 2017 | 17 | Bobbin-led | bobbin-led (Irish tension), wheel selection, woolen, textured/art yarn | This article addresses both the strengths and weaknesses of bobbin-led wheels – and why you should look at these wheels as offering opportunities to experiment. |
| Carson Demers | Ergo Neo: The Pulley Is Not a Bully | Summer 2017 | 17 | Bobbin-led | bobbin-led (Irish tension), ergonomics, fiber considerations |
A bobbin-led wheel can feel like a bully if you’re not used to how “pully” it is. This article encourages open-minded exploration in pursuit of a more ergonomic (and pleasurable) spinning experience. |
| Maggie Casey | Spin It! Spinning on a Wheel That Pulls | Summer 2017 | 17 | Bobbin-led | bobbin-led (Irish tension), crosslacing, fine |
This article investigates best practices for spinning fine yarns on any wheel, not just bobbin-led. |
| Brenda Dunse | Spinning a Variety of Fibers on a Bobbin-led Spinning Wheel | Summer 2017 | 17 | Bobbin-led | alpaca, angora, camel, cashmere, cotton, mohair, silk, BFL, Icelandic, Merino, Navajo-Churro, Rambouillet, Teeswater, bobbin-led (Irish tension), tension, corriedale |
Want to broaden your fiber experience? This article offers advice on controlling tension and twist when spinning everything from plant fibers to luxury wools. |
| Sylvia French | Your Bobbin-led Brake Band | Summer 2017 | 17 | Bobbin-led | bobbin-led (Irish tension), brake band |
The brake band is a crucial component of the bobbin-led wheel. Changing its material can noticeably alter the take-up behavior of your wheel, as shown in this experimental article. |
| Liz Honig | Spin It! Pavonine Shawl | Summer 2017 | 17 | Bobbin-led | bobbin-led (Irish tension), spin it |
A newcomer to bobbin-led spinning walks through the challenges and successes she faced in creating a yarn for shawl knitting (in an accompanying article). |
| Lars Rains | Knit It! Pavonine Shawl | Summer 2017 | 17 | Bobbin-led | silk, Merino, knit it, shawl, lace |
The pattern for a triangular shawl with garter stitch tab, complex lace, and edge eyelets in 2-ply merino/silk yarn. |
| Donna Kay | Breed Study: Take a Chance; Spin a Down! | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like | |
| Deborah Robson | When Is a Down Really a Down? | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, Southdown, Suffolk, Dorset Down, Hampshire, Oxford Down, Shropshire, rare breeds, breed-specific | |
| James Perry | Prep It! Washing Down-breed Wools | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, fiber prep, fleece, scouring | |
| Natalie Redding | Prep It! Dyeing Down-breed Wools | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, dyeing | |
| Beth Smith | Spin It! Handcarded Fiber 3 Ways | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, rolags, hand carding, roving | |
| Dunja Roberts | Breed Study: Clun Forest | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, Clun Forest, sheep, breed-specific | |
| Debbie Bland | Spin It! Woolen-spun Clun Forest | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, Clun Forest, sheep, 2-ply, e-spinner, breed-specific | |
| K.M. Bedigan | Knit It! Ensphere Cowl Hood | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, knit it, cowl, scarf | |
| Carson Demers | Ergo Neo | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, ergonomics | |
| Carol G. McFadden | Spin It! Wayfarer Tunic | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, spin it, Suffolk, 2-ply | |
| Carol G. McFadden | Knit It! Wayfarer Tunic | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, spin it, Suffolk, 2-ply, sweater | |
| Amelia Garripoli | Why Spindles Stop | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, spindles | |
| Devon Johnson | 5 Down-like American Conservation Breeds | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, sheep, Gulf Coast Native, Tunis, Clun Forest, Dorset Horn, breed-specific | |
| Michelle Boyd | Spin It! Woolen-style Sock Yarn from Tunis | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, woolen, socks, Tunis, 3-ply, spin it | |
| Phyll Lagerman | Knit It! Tunis Socks | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, knit it, socks, Tunis | |
| Rachel Smith | A Down Breed Sock Experiment: 2-ply versus 3-ply | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, socks, Cheviot, 2-ply, twist, 3-ply, experimenting, breed-specific | |
| Lisa Becker | Breed Study: Oxford | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, sheep, Oxford Down, fleece, scouring, flicking, combed top, blending, Shetland, alpaca, Merino, breed-specific | |
| Jennifer Adair | Spin It! Lorikeet Cardi | Spring 2017 | 16 | Down(-like) | down and down-like, spin it, 2-ply, Cheviot, breed-specific |
