Long Thread Media Library

Margarita’s Coverlet: The Hexagon Honey Comb Quilt Top Reimagined

Take a different spin on a quilt by knitting one.

Getting Started with Wool Combs

Guide to Processing Wool: How to Wash, Card and Comb Wool

These instructions on how to wash, and then comb or card your wool should make the process of preparing raw wool for spinning easy and fun.

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Field Lines Shawl

This asymmetrical crescent shawl combines short rows, simple texture, and marled color changes to evoke the look of patchwork farm land in early spring

Pattern · Farm & Fiber Knits

Decatonic Scarf

While looking for a way to use a mini skein collection, Gabi found inspiration in the decatonic scale, playfully combining 10 colorways into a showstopping scarf.

Pattern · Little Looms

Singing in the Sun Scarf

Bold warp stripes combined with a gently gradated double-stranded weft create a plain-weave scarf that begs you to look closer.

Pattern · Little Looms

Osprey Shetland Lace Cloud Stole

Soar in style with Anne Carroll Gilmour’s Cloud Stole, perfectly combining a Van Dyke lace pattern with a traditional Cypress edging.

Pattern · PieceWork

Country Linen Towels

Featuring the classic combination of linen and lace, these heirloom-quality towels are as durable as they are beautiful.

Pattern · Little Looms

Summer Breeze Towels

Light, textured, and fresh, these handwoven towels combine soft cotton and crisp linen for a supple hand that only improves with use.

Pattern · Little Looms

Sheaves of Wheat Table Runner

Sturdy hemp and delicate lace combine to create an heirloom-quality runner.

Pattern · Little Looms

Spin Off Spring 2026

Discover new ways to play with color in spinning, revisit the combo spin, and unlock your personal color story.

Blazing Star Mitts

Inspired by Liatris in bloom, these adaptable mitts combine ribbed stretch and 100% wool yarn for an easy, resilient fit.

Pattern · Farm & Fiber Knits

Coordinating Handpaints: The No-Frill Method to a Cohesive Spinning Mashup

Discover combo spinning to create unique and colorful yarn.

Article · Spin Off

Autumn Jewel Scarf

Three fabric weights and many colors combine to make up the plaid in this stunning diversified plain weave scarf.

Pattern · Spin Off

All the Colors of the Wind

Combine planned pooling and clasped weft to create your own stunning design!

Pattern · Spin Off

Virga Towels

Three colors of cottolin yarn and a clasped-weft design combine to suggest the sometimes-stormy, sometimes-lacy virga cloud.

Pattern · Little Looms

Devoted Cardigan by Rowan

In partnership with Rowan, the Devoted Cardigan features a seamless, top-down design that combines cozy mohair softness, elegant texture, and striking colorwork for effortlessly wearable warmth.

Pattern · Farm & Fiber Knits

You don't have to be a technical whiz to weave these circuit-board inspired towels! By combining a simple double heddle twill with color-and-weave, designer Michele Marshall created a design that looks complex but weaves up easily.

Pattern · Little Looms

Meteor Shower Scarf

Reach for the stars with this beautiful scarf. Beaded weft loops combine with a simple clasped-warp design to create a meteor shower in miniature along the length of the scarf.

Pattern · Little Looms

Flower Garden Throw

Weave an heirloom-worthy quilt using pin-loom pieces. Make the quilt as written or mix and match your favorite color combinations to make a blanket that is uniquely you.

Gelso Shawl

The Gelso Shawl combines delicate lace and soothing garter stitch, growing from a slim tip into a warm, woolen triangle.

Pattern · Farm & Fiber Knits

Vintage Maple Cardigan

This cardigan combines timeless cable details, seamless inset pockets, and rustic hardwood buttons into a cozy, durable design.

Pattern · Farm & Fiber Knits

Retro Botanical Crewelwork Tote - Coloring Page Only

Use colored pencils to try out color combinations of these botanical motifs (including a beautiful clematis flower).

Article · Spin Off

Crepe and Shape

Learn how one author combined energized handspun cotton singles with a doubleweave structure to create a ribbing effect in her elastic woven fabrics.

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Crochet Traditions, Fall 2012

This special issue from PieceWork magazine, explores the rich variety and techniques of crochet with 28 patterns for mittens, a skirt, hats, a shawl, bags, socks, and more.

Spin Off Fall 2018

Enjoy this digital issue of Spin Off Fall 2018.

Magazine · Spin Off

Knitting Traditions, Spring 2015 Digital Edition

Many compelling stories and twenty-one stand-out knitting projects—socks, sweaters, mittens and gloves, hats and balaclava, a scarf, and a shawl—await you.