Spin-Off made a conscious decision to turn away from long technical and historical articles that many felt were dry and boring. Instead the editors wanted the magazine to become chatty and friendly as if it were your local spinning group. I think they succeeded in their goal.
Projects are now doable by the average person (and sometimes look it). The little yarn samples are something anyone can do in a short period of time and feel like they're participating. And with so many short articles, everyone's bound to find something of interest. Personally, I adored those long articles (the more scientific the better). And I prefer to read about projects that are artistic or technical masterpieces and out of my league. But I have friends who turn to the yarn samples section first and love to check whether anyone they know is listed. Maybe it's not possible to cater to both crowds in one magazine. Beth To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
