Our Teams & Sponsors 2024
We are getting ready for the Spin Together 2024 competition, which will take place between February 17th and February 24th online and everywhere. Here you can learn about our teams and sponsors for this year. Please be sure to visit their websites and/or brick-and-mortar shops if you can.
You can Join a Team here between January 20th and February 4th. Before you do, make sure to read the How It Works and FAQS pages of our website.
Platinum Sponsors
Team Purly Shell Pirates
Purly Shell Pirates is happy to be back with Spin Together! We welcome all and have two very firm rules: 1 HAVE FUN! Yes we compete but this is for fun. 2: Every day do something for yourself. This can be spinning all day, or getting a manicure. The point is you challenge yourself to put yourself first. Come join us, it’s going to be a great year! You can find out more at http://www.purlyshellyarn.com or on our facebook page.
Purly Shell Fiber Arts is sponsoring 25 $25 gift cards!
Their team group will be on Facebook.
Gold Sponsors
Flannel Cakes
We are a fun loving group who are passionate about spinning! We invite every skill level and equipment preference. All I ask is that you turn in your yardage, not matter how little you think it is. Every yard counts!
My name is Tonya and I will be your captain. I have been a team captain since the first Spin Together and am looking forward to spinning with you! We will have day and evening zooms, our own mini challenges and fun in our Facebook group, I only have two requirements of my hoes 1. have fun 2. turn in yardage no matter how insignificant you think your total is, please turn it in!
A little about me: I’m a curiosity spinner which means I have tried almost everything out there! This curiosity led me to dyeing fiber and Flannel Cakes Fiber was born. I offer indie dyed combed top in protein as well as cellulose fibers. You can find my lovelies at flannelcakes.etsy.com or facebook.com/flannelcakesfiber. I’m located in Powhatan, VA USA but our group is open to all!
Flannel Cakes will be offering six $50 coupon codes to their Etsy shop as prizes.
Flannel Cakes will have a team group on Facebook.
Silver Sponsors
Sponsor Purple Lamb Fiber Arts
I’m Carla Hanson, the owner of Purple Lamb Fiber Arts and one of the founders/organizers of Spin Together. I’m going to be sponsoring two $50 gift certificates to my shop. I am so delighted that this is our 5th year of spinning together!
I started learning to weave and then spin in 2001. I actually thought that if I spun my own yarn for weaving, I would save money. Yes, I can hear you laughing. 😉
I fell head-over-heels in love with spinning and have enjoyed sharing the craft with others ever since. I eventually started dyeing when I couldn’t find a colorway I wanted and fell hard down the rabbit hole of dyeing yarn and fiber. I combined all of these joyous activities together with my love for the classics and created Purple Lamb Fiber Arts in 2011.
You can find me on IG and FB as purplelambfiberarts. Please take a moment to sign up for my weekly newsletter at www.purplelambfiberarts.com for tips, tutorials, patterns, and sales. You’ll receive an instant coupon for 15% off your first purchase when you do!
I hope the fiber arts bring you peace and joy during Spin Together and every day of the year!
Team Knit & Stitch
Knit and Stitch boutique, located in historic Cocoa Village on Florida’s Space Coast, provides a welcoming environment for all fiber crafters. Our shop is a teaching shop offering classes in knitting, crocheting, weaving, spinning, felting, and other fiber arts. In addition to a wide variety of beautiful yarns (many from indie dyers), we stock tools, accessories, and gift items helping fiber friends find just the right materials to complete that special project! We build community at Knit and Stitch through classes, special events, and open-table time. Come join us; we have a seat waiting!
Knit and Stitch boutique is sponsoring four $25 gift cards for prizes. The Team Knit & Stitch group will be on Facebook.
Team Knitspin Spin
We are a team that love to spin but we do take our time spinning lovely fibers. We do this for fun and for having a nice time with other spinner. We welcome anyone into our group. We do have a facebook group for the team.
My name is Isaura, my business name is Knitspin. Knitspin came about for the love of colors. I use to be a Cosmetologist in my previous job and love blending colors, that is how Knitspin was born for the love of blending different colors to achieve a wonderful ending color. Love to blend as many colors to have a beautiful finish item.
We are located in Illinois. My company sells hand-dyed roving, handspun yarn, Angelina, and other fibers as well as adorable sheep-shaped soaps. Everything is handmade by me. You can find me on FB at https://www.facebook.com/Knitspin-177570812270324/, My online store are located at knitspin.com, and on Etsy at www.Knitspin.Etsy.com. Knitspin is on Ravelry as Knitspin and on Instagram as KnitspinFibers.
Knitspin is offering two $25 gift cards as sponsored prizes, and the team group is on Facebook.
Team New Hue Spinners
Team New Hue Spinners is an online team headed up by me, Cheryl Newhouse of New Hue Handspuns, and my returning co-captain Allison! We have some big hitters on the team, but don’t let that scare you away! All are welcome regardless if you spin 10 yards or 100,000 yards. The only requirement is that you do your best and play along. We have daily chat contests with random draw prizes along with some extra competitions and prizes.
Our team group will be on Facebook. We are looking forward to meeting YOU!!!!
New Hue Handspuns is contributing two $40 gift cards to the prize pool.
Bronze Sponsors
Dunn Spunn
Welcome to Team Dunn Spunn! This will be Dunn Spunn’s first year with an official team for Spin Together, and Katelyn Dunn couldn’t be more thrilled to be your captain. Dunn Spunn specializes in unique art batts and is known for its inclusivity and community on social media. Katelyn is passionate about encouraging fiber artists of all levels to grow in their knowledge and creativity. You can join in the fiber fun by following Dunn Spunn on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. And by joining Team Dunn Spunn for this year’s Spin Together event!
Dunn Spunn will be sponsoring two $25 gift cards to their Etsy shop as prizes. They will be hosting their team group on Facebook.
Grandma’s Spinning Wheel
We are an LYS bricWe are a brick & mortar LYS located in Tucson AZ, we welcome spinners of all skill levels and types! Come sit & spin with us!
Grandma’s Spinning Wheel is offering two $25 gift cards to their shop as prizes. Grandma’s Spinning Wheel will have their team group on Facebook and Ravelry.
Team Griffin Dyeworks Spinners
The Griffin Dyeworks Spinners group is here to provide information for anyone interested in participating in the Griffin Dyeworks Spin Together team.
With our foundation as a historical re-enactment group, we lean heavily on drop spindles, but wheel spinners are welcome as are spinners of all skill levels! Griffin Dyeworks sells natural dyes, drop spindles, and hand weaving tools at griffindyeworks.com, and has an active online community of all sorts of textile artists and crafters. You can find us online everywhere as @griffindyeworks. Griffin Dyeworks is located in Los Angeles, California.
Griffin Dyeworks will be hosting their team group on Facebook. They are offering $50 in gift cards as prizes.
NPJ Junction Spinners
We are a combination of the Needlepoint Joint and the Junction City Spinners & Weavers Guild, both in Ogden, Utah!
The Needlepoint Joint will be offering two $25 gift certificates as prizes and will be hosting their team on Facebook and the official Spin Together group on Ravelry.
PHS Guild Spin Team
Prairie Handspinners Guild is a group of handspinning enthusiasts whose primary goal is to extend members’ knowledge of handspinning, to educate the public and keep this heritage craft alive. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in handspinning and all the related fibers arts. Our members incorporate handspinning in a wide variety of fiber arts including knitting, weaving, rug-making, felting, crochet and many others. We have members from a 150 mile radius surrounding Billings, Montana
All skill levels are welcome from never spun before to 50 years of experience. We offer many resources for the members including monthly meetings and newsletters from September through May, short informational programs, exchange of expertise, informal spinning, study groups and multi-day workshops conducted by members and nationally-recognized teachers. We also offer a large library of books, magazines and videotapes and equipment that members can borrow.
The PHS Guild is offering two $25 gift cards as prizes. Their team group will be on Ravelry.
Spicy Spinsters
For any and all neurospicy hand spinners, who want community, but struggle to communicate. ADHD, autism, and all other neurodivergencies welcomed!
Tara, team captain for the Spicy Spinsters is contributing two $25 gift cards to the prize pool and will be hosting the team group on Facebook.
Stranded Spinners
Welcome! Our team is for enthusiastic spinners of any skill level. We have some competitive spinners on the team and also some who are in it just for the love of spinning together. Our goal is to have fun!
We will host daily spinning socials during the competition week – in the shop in person and on ZOOM for remote spinners. Discussion groups will be online. Registered team members will get discounts on fiber purchases through the end of the competition and enjoy some in-team competition. We have a special hand-dyed colorway just for team members. This year’s theme is colors inspired by the Pacific Giant Squid. We will also have in-team prizes for mini-contests amongst our team members.
Stranded by the Sea is a local yarn store in the Creative District of Edmonds, WA. We offer natural yarn and fiber arts supplies. We carry hand-dyed spinning fiber and tools from local makers and are a Schacht, Ashford, and Louet dealer.
Tara, the team captain, hosts a team group on Facebook and Ravelry. They are offering two $25 gift certificate as prizes.
Team 52 Weeks of Sheep
Come spin with the 52 Weeks of Sheep crew again this year! We have fun things planned, giveaways, and virtual spin-ins! Can’t wait to get the spinning party started!
The team group will be on Facebook, and they are sponsoring two $25 gift cards as prizes.
Team Blazing Star Ranch Spinners
Blazing Star Ranch has a devoted spinning community. We are a brick and mortar shop in Englewood, CO and have an online presence, as well at www.blazingstarranchonline.com. We raise alpacas, so we have roving and yarn from our own herd, so we’re as local as you can get! We have an extensive selection of roving, both dyed and natural. You can check it out on our website. Our goal for Spin Together is just to spend a week spinning and having fun!
Blazing Star Ranch is sponsoring two $50 gift certificates to their shop as prizes. They will be hosting team groups on both Facebook and Ravelry.
Team CanSpin East
Our group of spinning enthusiasts is based in Canada, but all are welcome. Participating in Spin Together and other spinning events provides us with occasions to set aside more time for spinning. We are looking forward to this opportunity to spend time with others who share our interests, to exchange information and ideas and to draw inspiration from others.
Team CanSpin East will be sponsoring two gift coupons of $35 CAD each for Tools4Ewe and will have a team group thread on Ravelry in the Spin Together group.
Team CanSpin West
Our team are members of Canadian spinners that started many years ago. It brings together spinners, dyers, felters from all over. We do some challenges each year.
Jude of Ewesful Creations is sponsoring two $25 gift certificates to her shop. She will be leading team group on Facebook and a thread on Ravelry in the Spin Together group.
Team Edgewood Garden Studio
Our group is for folks who just love to spin. We are not heavily competitive—-more than winning, we want to have fun spinning, sharing, learning, and having a good time. There are no restrictions on what fiber you spin (any wool/fiber/blend that you have grown or purchased from any source) with any form of spinning: treadle-wheel, e-spinner, spindle, great wheel, charkha, etc.
If you want to join in the week of spinning without any serious pressure, please come join us for the sheer joy of being part of “Spin Together!”
Our team captain is Ilga Jansons, mastermind of Edgewood Garden Studio, ably assisted by co-captain Janet Weaver. Edgewood Garden Studio is located in Edgewood, Washington, USA, and can our shops can be found online at http://edgewoodgardenstudio.com and http://edgewoodgardenstudio.etsy.com
We will be offering two $25 gift certificates for our shops as prizes. Our team group will be hosted at our Ravelry forum.
Team Goldieknots
Join Team Goldieknots for a week of spinning, fun, friendship, prizes, and more and we set out to spin more miles of Come spin with the Team Goldieknots crew again this year! We have fun things planned, giveaways, and virtual spin-ins! Can’t wait to get the spinning party started!
Goldieknots Montana is sponsoring two $25 gift cards as prizes. Their team group will be on Facebook.
Team Motley Krewe
Team Motley Krew is an all inclusive team! New or experienced, in the US or abroad all are WELCOME!!
We’re excited to have everyone come together for spinning fun and a wee bit of competition. Many of our team members are fiber producers with various animals including angora goats, a variety of sheep breeds, alpacas & llamas and angora rabbits. We love to get together with other spinners and chit chat, share techniques and learn from each other while we spin in our virtual meet ups. So far most of last year’s team members are planning to return for 2024 so if you want in, don’t delay!
We share progress in our private Facebook group and meet on Zoom throughout the competition. While we are a no-pressure group we do ask that you can dedicate time to spin & provide totals in a timely manner at the end of the competition.
Your Captain and co-Captain are Lori Greer and Jeannette Austin Davis.
Lori Greer of Loops and Leather is the team captain, and she is sponsoring two $25 gift cards as prizes.
Team New Zealand
Team New Zealand is a social team , of people that have in the past supported team tiny studio but due to the event being changed to mid summer in NZ we are going independent.
Team New Zealand will be offering two $25 gift cards as prizes. Their team group will be on Facebook.
Team Webs
Hey there! I am Sarah Teague and I am the captain for Team WEBS. WEBS – America’s Yarn Store is a yarn and fiber mecca nestled amongst the hill towns of Western Massachusetts in the US. We have a brick and mortar store, as well as a large online presence. Our team celebrates teamwork, equality, and individuality within the fiber arts, and welcome any and all no matter your skill level. Our goal is to have fun, connect, and further improve our skills as spinners through consistent practice during the week.
Team WEBS will be hosting their team group on Facebook and will also have a team thread in the Spin Together Ravelry group. Team WEBS is sponsoring two $25 gift cards to their shop as prizes.
Twisted Shed Spinners
We are a fun team focused on getting everyone spinning just a little bit more than usual. We will have virtual meetings along with in store spins for those that are local.
We will be offering 2 (two) $25 gift certificates to the store as prizes. Our team group will be on Facebook.
West 7th Woolies
Local yarn shop located in North Texas. Supporting local spinners since 2016. Whether you’re near or far – you’re welcome in the West 7th Woolies!
West 7th Wool will be offering two $25 coupon codes to their shop as prizes and will have a team group on Facebook.