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The pleasure of knitting can be that much greater when you know you?re using the perfect yarn. In A Fine Fleece, designer, knitter and spinner Lisa Lloyd explores the different qualities of hand spun yarn and presents projects that show them to their best advantage. There is valuable information here for every knitter, even if you?ve never considered learning to spin (though you may find inspirati...more

Discover your creativity with the ancient art of spinning. Ideal for beginners and more experienced spinners alike, this new title in the "Gaia Traditional Crafts" series will teach you everything you how to spin using drop spindles and spinning wheels and how to control singles, twists and ply. The book is divided into chapters according to yarn type and each section includes projects with simple...more

Want to learn how to spin the cool, funky art yarns that you find in knitting boutiques (at boutique prices) or make your fiber art project unique? This is the book for you! Looking for ways to jazz up your handspun? Want to create yarns as individual as you are, that express your artistic vision, but are still useful? Get Spun teaches spinners to create art yarns with structure. By combining tra...more

In 'Hands on Spinning', you'll find all you need to know to spin unique, beautifully high-quality yarns for your knitting, weaving, crocheting, and other yarn crafts. In addition you'll acquire a skill that offers pleasure, a sense of accomplishment, and creative satisfaction. About The AuthorLee Raven is a former systems analyst who helped found the Bay Area Spinner's Textile Study Group and ...more

Bodil Nederby shows how to make a wonderful collection of delightful characters and animals, including penguins, bears, rabbits, dinosaurs, trolls and aliens. All you need to create these cute, amusing little creatures is a felting needle, a foam punch pad and wool. With clear step-by-step instructions and photographs, Bodil Nederby shows how to make a wonderful collection of delightful character...more

Few things are as satisfying as creating the perfect yarn for a special project. This book, first printed by Interweave Press in 1987, leads the new or intermediate spinner gently into the world of super-soft luxury fibers, textured effects, and the dyepot's miracles. Learn to apply dye to fibers in new and exciting ways, predict how novelty yarns will look in finished fabrics, blend fibers for co...more

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 Gr...more