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Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning
Being a Compendium of Information, Advice, and Opinion on the Noble Art & Craft
Wheel designer and maintainer of textile traditions, Alden Amos the recipient and evaluator of traditional wisdom lets no point go unexamined. This is truly a BIG book offering decades of experience in making and handling yarn. He'll change your spinning for the better, whether you agree with him or not.
Reviews:
"Amos, who has been making spinning wheels and studying handspinning for more than 40 years, has finally distilled this experience into a definitive book deserving of its title."—Library Journal
"A great and entertaining read.... informative and funny with plenty of light-hearted humor thrown in that I found refreshing with the very technical nature of the book."-Spindle and Wheel |
$39.95 |
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All New Homespun Handknit
Make the most of your handspun!
All New Homespun Handknit: 25 Small Projects to Knit with Handspun Yarn features beautiful quick-to-knit projects that use just a few hundred yards of handspun. Whether you’re a handspinner or simply a handspun yarn collector, show off the unique colors and textures only found in yarn created by hand.
Transform small amounts of handspun into fantastic wearables with All New Homespun Handknit. Choose from colorful caps and bags, cozy self-striping socks, comfortable and beautiful mittens, airy ponchos, warm scarves and shawls, and adorable sweaters and hats for babies and kids.
Top knitwear designers including Kathryn Alexander, Amy King, Faina Letoutchaia, Kathleen Taylor, Sara Lamb, Nancy Bush, Judith MacKenzie McCuin share patterns, tips and tricks, and the inspiration behind their handspun designs.
Create your own one-of-a-kind garments with the help of All New Homespun Handknit. Knit original, adorable small projects with all your favorite handspun. |
$22.95 |
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Color In Spinning
In this day and age, when we are deluged with titles purporting to be "the complete book of...", here is a book that might accurately have been titled "The Complete Book of Color in Spinning." Drawing on 20 years of experience learning and teaching color techniques for handspinners, the author has created an essential manual for any handspinner who wishes to add color to handspun yarn through immersion dyeing, painting rovings, blending, carding, and/or plying yarn to create a product unavailable in any store. Included are 150 color photos, line drawings, and a gallery of pieces incorporating techniques discussed in the book. A very practical book, with step-by-step instructions, dye formulas, and a good selection of self-study exercises at the end of each chapter; highly recommended for textile collections. |
$29.95 |
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Color Works
Are you a crafter who plans every inch of their textile project down to the last stitch, choosing the right yarn, finding the right pattern, laying it all out? This very special manual will certainly educate you in the realm of color choice. The layout is just about the best I have seen for a book about the color wheel and color harmonies. Throughout there is a basic photographic grid of the same nine swatches: yarn wrap, fair-isle knit, fabric strips, several types of embroidery, a solid beadwork tapestry, some dye work, and a patchwork. This grid illuminates every section of the manual, whether it is on color families, value, or complex color wheel harmonies. The interplay of color and neutrals, harmony and advanced color theory, are very succinctly explained. Then to help the crafter work their available material into a solid scheme, their are color wheels, hue cards, and a
bunch of tools to employ the theory from the book. |
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Drafting: The Long and Short of it. DVD
What’s the difference between woolen and worsted spinning? IS there a difference? How do you decide when to use what method? Why should a spinner care? The questions are legion, the answers sometimes confusing. Here to make common sense out of it all is Abby Franquemont, who has been spinning since she was five years old.
You'll learn: - The short forward draw (worsted) and what kinds of fibers it’s best for. - The backward long draw (woolen) and what kinds of fibers to choose it for. - Two hybrid drafting methods, including spinning from the fold. - Important extras such as making good worsted joins and spinning ergonomics. - And last but not least, what happens when you give two kittens the run of a spinning studio. The result? You’ll be comfortable with a wide range of drafting methods, and you will have developed a sense of when and how to use them with different fiber preparations. It’s all part of becoming an accomplished spinner, and making the yarn you want. |
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Get Spun
Want to learn how to spin the cool, funky art yarns found in knitting boutiques (at boutique prices) or on handspun websites in limited-edition amounts? Popular spinner Symeon North demonstrates how to spin unique and creative art yarns, accompanied by clear step-by-step photography that explains each technique in Get Spun.
Taking the craft beyond intriguing but often nonfunctional yarns that are often labeled "art yarns," Get Spun teaches the reader to create useful yarns with structure and balance. By combining this range of skills with an unlimited range of fiber possibilities,knitters and fiber artisans can not only create the yarn of their dreams, they can re-create it and use it for their fiber-art projects.
Intended for the advanced beginner to intermediate spinner, this book explores the spinning fundamentals, techniques for spinning wool and silk, spinning with nontraditional materials (fabric, silk cocoons), introducing add-ins (beads, locks, etc.), and creating exciting plying effects. Nearly all of the colorways featured in Symeon's yarns are created by hand-dyeing or blending. In addition to the spinning techniques, Symeon will share techniques for easy home dyeing and using a drumcarder to blend colors and fibers. |
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Gossamer Webs
Shawls are back, they're better than ever, and in Gossamer Webs, the only book available on intricate Russian shawl knitting, you'll find all the information you need to knit them! Gossamer Webs includes technical information, from the combing of goats for fiber to the spinning process to the basics of shawl design. Instructions for a miniature shawl prepare readers to knit the complete pattern for the Orenburg Eastern Star shawl. |
$22.95 |
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In Sheep's Clothing
So you've been spinning awhile and a variety of breed's fleece are available. Which one will suit your needs? What are its properties besides the obvious ones? How should you prepare your choice for your project? This new handbook clarifies through photos, specs, and suggestions for many breeds from three classifications of sheep breeds: fine wools, long wools, down wools, and miscellaneous crosses. Each classification has a quick reference guide for each of its breeds. This reference book will inform your fleece selection and fine tune your spinning so you get what you expect. |
$24.95 |
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Intentional Spinner
Attention spinners! If you are interested in exploring the infinite possibilities of making your own yarns, veteran spinner and teacher Judith MacKenzie McCuin offers insight, understanding, and invaluable information about your craft in The Intentional Spinner.
The Intentional Spinner is a compendium of spinning wisdom, with a fun blend of technical knowledge, history, tips, and gently opinionated narrative. Yarn making is approached in three fundamental areas.
* Understanding Fibers: Compare the rich historic traditions of plant and animal fibers with the fascinating scientific advances in synthesizing fibers.
* Managing Yarn Structure: step-by-step instructions and photographs demonstrate the range of possibilities in yarn, from sturdy plied yarns to playful novelty yarns.
* Practical Uses: learn how to make yarns that precisely match your needs with decision making and planning to create the exact project you want from the beginning.
The Intentional Spinner also includes four projects that demonstrate how handspun can be used in weaving and knitting. The projects explain how to choose material, techniques, and finish the processes.
Blending technical expertise and fascinating lore, The Intentional Spinner is a must-read for every spinner. |
$26.95 |
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PluckyFluff Handspun Revolution
Handspun Revolution is a simply written how-to book for very unusual handspun yarns. Addressing a growing movement of cutting edge spinners, this book discusses the role of creative thinking in the craft of hand spinning. This book covers only the very essential topics of spinning, and these are discussed frankly, casually, and often in the format of \"tips\" and nots. Twenty-three original, never before published techniques are covered with easy instructions and beautiful color pictures. |
$36.00 |
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Popular Wheel Mechanics DVD
The flyer spinning wheel is a subtle machine. Understanding this ingenious tool, optimizing its performance, and making it work for you is key to becoming an accomplished spinner.
In this far-ranging video, Judith MacKenzie looks at several of the popular wheels available to spinners today, dissects their differences, gives pointers on get the best from them, and shares tips and hints on making your wheel as efficient and versatile as it was designed to be.
You'll learn:
* How wheel size influences spinning
* How the shape of your flyer affects your spinning
* Why your hooks are on the same side of the flyer, or why you might want them to be
* Why a pulley is not a whorl
* How to spin six different yarns by making simple wheel adjustments
* How to fill a flyer properly, and why it matters
* And several dozen additional fascinating and critical facts and exercises that will make you a better spinner
Disc 1 - 64 minutes
Disc 2 - 60 minutes |
$34.95 |
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Productive Spindling - Amelia Garripoli
Productive Spindling... a 21st century look at top whorl, bottom whorl
and Turkish spindle methods to boost your techniques for efficiency –
make productivity fun!
Spindlers will find many useful tips for all kinds of fiber, on spindle
choice, drafting, joins, plying and finishing. Productive Spindling is
packed with photos to show technique, spindles, yarn, and finished items
by the author and the worldwide spindling community.
Praised by well-known spindle maker and spindler Sheila Bosworth, "This
book should be right next to every spindler's favorite spinning chair.
Reading through the pages of Productive Spindling is like having
one-on-one quality time with one of the 21st century’s top spindling
gurus. For beginners and experts alike, Productive Spindling is an
excellent reference compiled from years of spindling and teaching
spindling. Thank you, Amelia!"
ISBN 978-0-9824381-0-7. Spiral-bound to lie flat, 8 1/2" x 11", with
over 120 photos and drawings on 52 pages. Printed in Sequim, Washington. |
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Respect the Spindle
Portable and productive, the hand spindle has been responsible for creating the world's yarn for millennia. In Respect the Spindle, veteran spinner and spindle aficionado Abby Franquemont teaches spinners old and new how to create incredible yarn with this amazing, yet simple tool.
Many contemporary spinners view the hand spindle as a beginner's tool, suited to learn the basic steps of spinning before moving on to a spinning wheel. In Respect the Spindle, Abby emphasizes the spindle's importance and its use in making yarn in advanced ways for high-end to novelty cloth.
The perfect how-to book for any spinner with a growing collection of spindles or even just a dowel, Respect the Spindle includes:
* Step-by-step photography with detailed illustrations, making the spindle spinning techniques clear to even the novice spinner.
* Techniques from the basics, such as getting started on the spindle, to more specialized techniques, such as using the spindle to make specific kinds of yarn faster than imagined.
* Profiles of spindle spinners from various traditions are presented in sidebars throughout the book, which introduce heartwarming and historical fiber stories from around the world.
* Five simple projects give spinners practice in creating a variety of yarns and patterns.
* And more! |
$22.95 |
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Respect the Spindle DVD
In Respect the Spindle: The Video, veteran spinner and spindle aficionado Abby Franquemont shows spinners old and new how to create volumes of incredible yarn with this amazing yet simple tool.
You’ll learn:
• How spinning works and how to spin on a simple stick
• How to make a functional spindle out of almost anything
• How to spin a lot of excellent yarn in an amazingly short time
• How to manage the yarn supply, to ply efficiently, and to finish appropriately
The result? Spinning will become your take-along, anytime, anywhere craft. You won’t want to leave home without it. |
$19.95 |
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Sit and Spin DVD
Ready to go wool throttle with your spinning? Sit and Spin! From her whimsical blue spinning studio on the slopes of volcanic Mouton Mountain, Jacey Boggs of insubordiknit.com treats you to over an hour of friendly, face-to-face, fun instruction in a wide variety of colorful spinning techniques that are certain to add an extra blast of flair to your yarns.
Handy pop-up graphics help you along wherever techniques have steps to remember. In no time at all, your art yarn spinning will be mnemonically enhanced!
In between segments, enjoy a short intermission full to the brim with beardy, spider-flavored rock and roll antics. You can take a break and shake it!
Sit and Spin! is a great way to learn some interesting new techniques, improve your overall hand and fiber control, add spark to your spinning, and at the same time stir up a party in your living room. |
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Spin Control
Are you a new or experienced spinner looking to create useful and unique yarns? Spin Control teaches you to make handspun yarns that may include the best traits of commercial yarns but always have their own personal touches. From soft, bulky singles to durable cabled yarns with terrific stitch definition and from tweedy yarns with rich texture and color to serviceable 3-ply that holds up to heavy use, the sky is the limit with this thorough resource.
Teacher, store owner, and fiber source Amy King of Spunky Eclectic shares her time-tested techniques for success in Spin Control, which include:
* How to adjust spinning wheels for best results with the least effort
* How to combine techniques to create beautiful yarns.
* Instructions and brilliant photography on core spinning and other less traditional techniques
* And, Amy even takes you off the beaten path and shows you the exciting opportunities of novelty yarns.
So, explore the types of yarn and create beautiful, functional handspun to meet your fiber needs! From skinny 2-ply lace yarns to sturdy cabled yarns, Spin Control has the fundamentals you need for one-of-a-kind yarns. |
$22.95 |
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Start Spinning
The art of spinning is growing in popularity as knitters, new and experienced, want to make their own yarn. All it takes is some fluff, a spindle or wheel, and a little practice! Maggie Casey, co-owner of Shuttles, Spindles, and Skeins yarn shop in Boulder, Colorado, and veteran spinning teacher, takes complete novices to competent spinners in Start Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn.
Based on Maggie's time-tested Spinning 101 workshop, which she has taught for twenty-two years, readers will learn to spin the yarn of their dreams beginning with an introduction to the various types of fibers available, choosing and preparing (or buying) fiber with which to spin, and detailed instructions for both spinning on a spindle and spinning on a wheel, with extra detail on Wheel 101 complete with plenty of photos. Maggie also offers a special section on troubleshooting and wheel maintenance, plus tips and tricks for creating better yarns. Then she moves into plying, setting twist, using a niddy noddy, and woolen and worsted spinning. Maggie concludes with a chapter on uses for spun yarn, which covers wraps per inch, measuring yards for projects, and size of yarn.
Start Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn covers all the basics newbies need to spin their own fabulous yarn. Using yarn handspun to your own specifications is like tasting a delicious strawberry from your own garden; once spinners get comfortable creating new and wonderful yarns, anything is possible!
Reviews:
"Well, hallelujah! A wonderful, inspiring new introductory overview of spinning. This is a FANTASTIC book." - Deb Robson, former editor, Spin-Off magazine
"[An] excellent introduction to the craft... highly recommended for public libraries." - Library Journal
"The brilliant thing about this book are Maggie's hands. They are everywhere. On nearly every page is a close-up photo of Maggie demonstrating every aspect of spinning." - knitty.com
"This book is one of the best beginner books on spinning I have ever read... even the experienced spinner will learn quite a lot by reading it." - Spindle and Wheel online magazine
"This is the sort of instruction book I wish was available when I struggled to teach myself how to spin... the next best thing to taking private spinning lessons." - Monsters and Critics.com
"5 out of 5 stars. This is an excellent book for anyone who is thinking about learning to spin or who already has a spindle or wheel." - Knitting News
"An ideal choice for new spinners."-About.com Guide to Knittin |
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Start Spinning DVD
This is a 2-DVD set. Follow along with Eunny Jang as she learns the ins and outs of spinning from spinning teacher extraordinaire Maggie Casey. This 2-disc DVD set will take you from just wool to good yarn and beyond. Learn how, when, and why to pre-draft your fiber; how to adjust your spinning wheel; how to spin good single yarn; and how to ply and finish a good skein. Plus, you'll see the basics for carding and combing, spinning with a long draw, spinning worsted weight, spinning from the fold, and more. If you've ever had a class with Maggie, you know she is probably the calmest spinning teacher on the planet. It's bound to be a part of her success. Getting beginners over the white knuckle phase where they're afraid to let go of the yarn is one of the most important steps. I've even known of teachers who employed alcohol, the drinkable kind, for this step. Maggie just employs great serenity. One thing that makes this DVD set special is that it's not just Maggie talking to the camera, as pleasant as that would be. Great teachers flourish when they have great students, and Maggie has Eunny Jang. Eunny is yarn-obsessed, and one of her dreams is to learn to spin exactly the yarn she wants for the project in her fertile imagination.
So as Maggie's Student-for-a-Day, she asks all the right questions--the ones you would probably ask if you had been there. For example: Why do you have to spin your singles in the Z direction? You don't. But the traditions behind this standard may surprise you. And why would you want to spin a worsted-style yarn for a cable sweater and a woolen-style yarn for color stranding? There are good reasons, and Maggie shows you how to spin both, but as a spinner you can do whatever you want. Plus why does the fiber just whip right out of your hand and onto the bobbin sometimes when you least expect it? Ahh. Here's how to get around that annoyance... |
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The Complete Guide to Natural Dyeing
Perfect for quilters looking to give their project an edge, spinners searching for an eco-twist, or knitters on a quest for that perfect color of yarn.
The Complete Guide to Natural Dyeing includes comprehensive lists for measuring, weighing, and dyeing and step-by-step sequences to explain techniques for collecting and preparing dyestuff, color matching, and methods for both solid and semi-solid dyeing. You will also learn how different natural dyes will affect the colors obtained on various mediums, how to mix dye baths for original results, and more.
Whether a fiber artist is looking to start from scratch or to learn new, expert dyeing skills, The Complete Guide to Natural Dyeing is a comprehensive guide with complete instructions and plenty of dyeing inspiration to get creative the natural way . Using natural dyes to create fabric, yarn, or fiber is simple, eco-friendly, and surprisingly affordable. |
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The Gentle Art of Plying DVD
Run time: 1 hour 45 minutes.
Plying is not an afterthought. It's your gateway into the vast world of yarn design. Informed and skillful plying can make all the difference between "just another yarn" and "just the yarn you want." In this engaging video, master spinner Judith MacKenzie presents not just the basics (how to hold your hands, where to put your kate) but an extensive adventure into the endless possibilities.
You'll learn: How to make your equipment work for you, from yarn storage devices to pulley choices to optimum tensioning; Different classes of yarn structure and how they affect the textiles you make from them; How to best organize your hands (the best tools of all!); How to avoid errors and how to correct them when you need to; How plying "errors" evolve into fascinating art yarns; How to use your wheel to customize and enhance commercial yarns; And several dozen additional intriguing side trips that will spur your creativity and make you a better spinner. And you'll have fun learning. |
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