Introduction to Spinning: Beginner Collection

Type	eBook
From	Spin Off
Author	Spin Off Editorial Staff
Published	January 25, 2023
Format	PDF

Use these free guides and beginner resources to help share your love of handspinning.

About this item

Spin Off has created these brochures for the general advancement of the spinning community. Although the information is copyrighted, Long Thread Media grants you unlimited reprint permission, but the brochures cannot be sold.

This collection includes three downloads:

An Introduction to Spinning: Basic Ideas, Tools, and Terms
Low Tech, High Satisfaction: Spinning with Simple Tools
Teach Someone to Spin by by Amy Clarke Moore

We hope you'll utilize these resources to share your love of spinning with people of all ages!

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