Long Thread Media Library

Spin Off Fall 2025

Discover spinning traditions, essential tools, and a new-to-you fiber preparation technique to elevate your next spin.

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Spinning Wheel Mechanics: 2-Part Series

A Handspindle Treasury: Spindle Spinning eBook

Learn how to master the handspindle, from the basic hooked stick to supported spindles, and everything between.

Spinning for Beginners: An Introduction to Spinning

Whether it's for yourself or to help someone else learn, you've come to the right place for a resource to help you get started spinning.

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Spinning to Get Even: How to Spin Consistent Yarn

Power Spinning: The Modern Spinner's Guide to Electric Spinning Wheels

Do you get a jolt from spinning on an e-spinner? Want to ditch the ratios and whorls and spin like the wind? Sarah Anderson’s video explores the ins and outs (and ons and offs) of the new generation of electric spinning wheels.

Drop Spinning 102

Whether you’re a new spinner or have years of experience with spinning wheels, you’ll enjoy learning to spin on a drop spindle.

Drop Spinning 101

In Drop Spinning 101 spinner and teacher Anita Osterhaug will teach you how to spin using this method.

A Spinner's Toolbox

As a spinner, your most important, versatile tools are your own skilled hands. With those eight fingers and two opposable thumbs, plus a half-dozen simple techniques for manipulating the fiber supply, you can spin a full suite of yarn styles.

The New Spinner’s Guide to Troubleshooting

Love spinning, but have persistent problems you can't seem to solve? Abby Franquemont answers your questions, shows examples, and demonstrates why these things happen and how to address them.

Start Spinning

In Start Spinning the talented Maggie Casey guides Eunny Jang through the basic techniques and common problems of spinning yarn. Maggie will show you how to pre-draft your fiber, adjust your spinning wheel, ply and finish a good skein and much more.