Start Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn

by Maggie Casey

Paperback, 2008

Status

Available

Call number

746.12

Collection

Publication

Interweave Press, Inc.

Description

For knitters, crocheters, and weavers ready to make their own yarn, this handy guide provides detailed instructions for spinning both on a spindle and a wheel, and offers a special section devoted to troubleshooting and wheel maintenance that keeps projects on track. It offers a comprehensive look at the various available fiber options, choosing and preparing each type of fiber for use, and crafting these materials into ready-to-work pieces. A final chapter on the various uses of spun yarn focuses on project planning, with definitions and context for measuring wraps per inch, determining yards for specific projects, and choosing a yarn size.

User reviews

LibraryThing member halfasheep
Excellent beginning spinning book, with photographs. Must get for new spinners!
LibraryThing member DesertFiberArtsGuild
This is a two-dvd set that will take you from 'just' wool to good yarn and beyond
LibraryThing member jamestomasino
Great introduction to spinning. I'll be referring back to this a great deal as I get started. This is definitely for the novice. Don't bother if you are already comfortable with your wheel.

Language

Original language

English

Pages

120

Physical description

120 p.; 8.25 inches

ISBN

9781596680654

Barcode

3128
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