Author : Carol Kroll
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 23,91 MB
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780486239682
You can master the timeless craft of spinning with this clear, easy-to-follow manual. Everything you need to know from set-up to finished product in order to create distinctive yarns for use in knitting, weaving, crocheting, needlepoint, embroidery, and macrame. Author's preface. 33 illustrations, 10 black-and-white photographs. Bibliography. Sources of Supply.
Author : Carol Kroll
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 11,27 MB
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0486140474
Everything you need to know from set-up to finished product in order to create distinctive yarns for use in knitting, weaving, crocheting, needlepoint, embroidery, and macrame. Author's preface. 33 illustrations, 10 black-and-white photographs. Bibliography.
Author : Diane Varney
Publisher : Interweave
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,44 MB
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781931499392
This inspiring illustrated guide teaches experienced spinners to make beautiful designer yarns and encourages them to be more creative and have more fun with spinning. Handspun yarns can be white, lumpy, gray, and precise--or they can be as colorful and deliciously textured as the spinner's imagination. Presented are instructions on applying dye to fibers in new, exciting ways; predicting how novelty yarns will look in finished fabrics; blending fibers for color and texture effects; spinning singles and plied yarns; and using these fantastic new yarns in weaving, knitting, and crocheting. Spinners will also add corespun, boucle, snarl, knotted, and tufted yarns to their spinning repertoire.
Author : Beth Smith
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 22,29 MB
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 161212612X
Expert Beth Smith teaches you everything you need to know to spin your own yarn, from choosing a spinning wheel to every stage of preparing your fiber, plying, winding off, and finishing. Fully illustrated step-by-step instructions make it simple and easy!
Author : Anne Field
Publisher : Borgo Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 10,66 MB
Release : 1989-09-01
Category : Hand spinning
ISBN : 9780809575503
Spinning is a practical, fascinating and satisfying hobby with continuing appeal in an age of mass production. It is a comprehensive spinning primer written by a leading New Zealand spinner with an international reputation as a teacher and craftsperson. This book describles a physical skill clearly and concisely and her instructions are illustrated by over one hundred step-by-step photographs and diagrams. In addition to advice on spinning wool with a variety of techniques, she offers chapters on the use of other fibers and novelty yarns, and on dyeing. There is also an introduction to the craft of felting and a useful selection of patterns for knitting , crocheting and weaving your own handspun yarn.
Author : Abby Franquemont
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 23,91 MB
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1620331969
Enjoying a resurgence in popularity thanks to the current trend of DIY crafts, the hand spindle remains one of the most productive, versatile, and convenient tools for creating stunning fiber arts from home, as this beautifully illustrated guide from a veteran spinner and spindle aficionado demonstrates. With step-by-step instructions, this essential manual details the basic steps of spinning and then advances to the more complicated spinning wheel, showing how to use the spindle to make specific types of yarn, explaining traditional spindle spinning techniques, and detailing five simple projects designed to instill confidence in creating a variety of yarns with this simple tool. Combining fascinating historical narratives, traditions, and cultures from around the globe with vivid photography, this all-encompassing tour of the spindle also boasts easy-to-follow, contemporary techniques and styles that affirm the tool's enduring legacy.
Author : Ashley Martineau
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,2 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Dyes and dyeing
ISBN : 9780764166075
Provides easy to follow step-by-step tutorials for preparing, dyeing, and spinning different fibers.
Author : Judith MacKenzie McCuin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 23,14 MB
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1118153103
With its soothing, meditative effect, handspinning is a relaxing hobby, and the beautiful yarns you create are an even better reward. This visual guide shows you the basics, beginning with the tools and fibers, and takes you through spinning, plying, making novelty yarns, using exotic fibers, dyeing, and more. Whether you use an inexpensive hand spindle or splurge on a spinning wheel, stick with wool or try alpaca, cashmere, or cotton, you'll learn how to create fun, original, one-of-a-kind yarns that you can knit or weave into truly unique, handmade, and all-natural creations. Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review The skill demonstrated is defined and described Detailed color photos demonstrate each step Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo Helpful tips provide additional guidance
Author : Tom Knisely
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 31,79 MB
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0811769070
Welcome to Tom’s beginner spinning class! Come on in and he will teach you everything you need to know to turn raw wool into your first hand spun yarn. Tom has been teaching introductory spinning for over 30 years, and in this book, he shares all of this knowledge in his easy-to-understand manner, illustrated with photographs to guide you through each of the steps. From how to choose a spinning wheel and how to set it up and keep it running smoothly; to how to select and prepare your fiber; how to spin your first yarn, and the various options for how to do so; to plying and finishing—Tom explains it all in simple terms and with helpful visuals. Because Tom has taught so many classes of spinners, he knows all the common pitfalls and addresses them with his troubleshooting tips. At its essence, yarn is fiber with twist added to keep it together, and Tom keeps the whole process as simple as that. You will soon be whirring away, spinning yards and yards of glorious yarn!
Author : David A. Pennington
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 19,26 MB
Release : 2004-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780764319730
Over 350 color photos illustrate the American spinning wheel from 1775-1900, with substantial sections on fancy European wheels and accessories. Sections on Shaker wheels, patent wheels, famous makers, chair wheels, Irish castle wheels, double flyer wheels, and an appendix of 1000 makers and their marks. The pictured items are from important private collections that have never been seen before.
