Start spinning : everything you need to know to make great yarn / Maggie Casey, author.
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TextPublication details: Loveland, Colo. : Interweave Press, 2008.Description: 119 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 1596680652 (pbk.)
- 9781596680654 (pbk.)
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Main Library | NonFiction | 746.12 C338 | Available | 33111005270471 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 118) and index.
Fiber -- Things to know before you spin -- Spindle spinning -- Spinning wheel 101 -- Get to know your wheel -- Spin on a wheel -- Plying -- Finishing yarn -- Tips and troubleshooting -- Other spinning -- Using your handspun -- Appendices: -- Choosing & preparing a fleece -- Spinning wheel maintenance -- Glossary.