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Ashford Book of Carding by Reeve, Jo

The Ashford Book of Carding is a handspinners guide to fiber preparation.

Price: $24.95
UPC: 9781877427008
Qty in Stock: 4

Color in Spinning by Deb Menz

A paperbound edition of Deb Menz's classic guide to color for handspinners is finally here! Menz draws on 20 years of experience teaching and experimenting with color techniques to offer a technically savvy yet accessible tutorial on working with color and fiber. Written expressly for the handspinner seeking new adventures in color, this comprehensive manual presents in-depth discussions and step-by-step photographed demonstrations of immersion dyeing, painting rovings, blending colors and fibers, and spinning and plying multicolored preparations. And for those spinners who are color challenged, a useful chapter on understanding color principles will give you the skills needed to easily work with color. Whether you're a novice or an expert, no spinner's library is complete without this book.

Price: $26.95
UPC: 9781931499828
Qty in Stock: 2

Creative Spinning by Daykin, Alison

This is not your grandmother�s knitting book�unless Grandma happens to be a cool, creative textile artist. What it does have is detailed information on a spectacular range of contemporary designs�both wearable items, such as a breathtaking star-shaped neckpiece strung with glass beads, as well as exhibition pieces like the author�s Spirit Dresses, knitted from insulated bell wire. Other materials used include paper yarn, plastics, rope, elastics�and even regular knitting yarn! Ruth Lee, whose work has been shown in London�s Victoria and Albert Museum, offers a wealth of background on techniques from big knitting and knitting in rounds, to wrapping, coiling, and twining. Plus: dozens of color photographs provide powerful inspiration for adventurous knitters.

Price: $14.95
UPC: 9781600592232
Qty in Stock: 2

High Whorling by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts

High Whorling the long-awaited first book on handspinning. Handspindle sometimes called drop spindles have two parts, the shaft and the whorl. Clear instructions and line drawings lead the beginning spinner through choosing a spindle and supplementary tools, acquiring fiber, preparing it for spinning, mastering spinning techniques, and finishing the yarn. A reading list and a directory of suppliers are included in the book.

Price: $18.95
UPC: 4608
Qty in Stock: 1

Homespun Handknit by Ligon, Linda

Much more than just another pattern book, Homespun, Handknit includes favorite designs, hints and techniques from fifty experienced knitters. You'll discover Elizabeth Zimmermann's amazing original mittens, Jackie Fee's all-purpose mushroom cap, Priscilla Gibson-Roberts' classic tam, and many, many more. You'll find mittens for skaters, sportsmen, kids and lovers, socks for hikers, bikers, and fireside sitters, and gloves that really fit. Instructions include guides for using handspun yarn and suggested commercial substitutes. From easy beginner pieces to advanced brain teasers, Homespun, Handknit provides a unique range of small projects, instructions and ideas to keep you knitting creatively for years to come.

Price: $21.95
UPC: 9780934026260
Qty in Stock: 1

In Sheeps Clothing by Fournier, Nola and Jane

They may all look alike to the untrained eye, but there are scores of different breeds of sheep in the world. In Sheep's Clothing looks at a hundred of them, with special attention to the characteristics of the wool of each, from baby-soft Merino to silky Lincoln to sturdy, coarse Karakul. You'll find expert advice on: selecting top-quality fleeces, cleaning wool efficiently and thoroughly, teasing, flicking, combing, carding, and other preparation methods, spinning and plying a variety of yarn styles. Actual fleece locks are shown in full-size photographs, and knitting, crochet, weaving, and other techniques illustrate the importance of matching wool type to end use. This highly readable, authoritative reference work is essential reading for handspinners, wool growers, and other fiber craft enthusiasts.

Price: $24.95
UPC: 9781931499385
Qty in Stock: 1

Learn to Spin Silk by Ruth Macgregor

Spinning with a drop spindle is always a challenge; spinning with silk presents additional considerations. This booklet takes you through those considerations - silk, how to handle it, how to spin.

Price: $9.95
UPC: 12003
Qty in Stock: 2

Spin It: Making Yarn from Scratch by Lee Raven

This little book will teach you all you want to know about handspindles and how to use them to make your very own yarn. Designed to appeal to the beginning spinner, tips and hints are provided that illustrate how easy, enjoyable, and relaxing spinning can be. Handspindles are the simple tools that help you to turn wool into yarn: from a potato on a stick, to beautiful handcrafted wood spindles and new-age titanium spindles with CD whorls. Included are complete instructions for five simple, appealing projects: a woven scarf, a knitted bunny bag, a spiral-knit baby hat, knitted fingerless mittens, and a crocheted felted brimmed hat. Once you begin spinning on a handspindle, you won�t want to stop�it�s soothing, portable, and mesmerizing.

Price: $11.95
UPC: 9781931499361
Qty in Stock: 11

Spinning Designer Yarn by Diane Varney

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, boucl�, snarl, knotted, and tufted yarns to their spinning repertoire.

Price: $16.95
UPC: 9781931499392
Qty in Stock: 2

Spinning Wheels and Accessories by Pennington, David

A guide to spinning wheel including over 350 color photos to go along with painstaking research. With emphasis on the American spinning wheel from 1775-1900, there are also sections on European and Shaker wheels and many others. A great reference book for all things spinning wheel related!

Price: $59.95
UPC: 9780764319730
Qty in Stock: 2

Spinning with Llama and Alpaca: 3nd ed.

Everything you might ever want to know about spinning the wool from the popular Andean camelid. All kinds of camelid raising lore, wool handling facts, spinning hints, including dyeing, abound here. Along with all the photos and illustrations, there are even some actual samples of wool and yarn.

Price: $14.00
UPC: 5053
Qty in Stock: 2

Spin, Span, Spun by Hockberg, Betty

Spin, span, spun. Fact and folklore for spinners and weavers.

Price: $9.95
UPC: 165232
Qty in Stock: 2

Spin to Knit by Okey, Shannon

Take your knitting to a new level with the addition of handmade yarn! Spinning is easy to learn, handspun yarn is hot , and with Spin to Knit everything you need to create fun, funky, one-of-a-kind designer yarn is right at your fingertips.

Price: $21.95
UPC: 9781596680074
Qty in Stock: 3

Start Spinning by Casey, Maggie

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.

Price: $21.95
UPC: 9781596680654
Qty in Stock: 5

Teach Yourself Visually Handspinning by MacKenzie McCuin, Judith

This visual guide shows you the basics, beginning with the tools and fibers, adn 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, or cotton, you'll learn how to creat fun, original, one-of-a-kind yarns that you can knit or weave into truly unique, handmade, and all-natural creations.

Price: $21.99
UPC: 9780470098455
Qty in Stock: 5

The Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning by Alden Amos

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.

Price: $39.95
UPC: 9781883010881
Qty in Stock: 2

A Handspindle Treasury: 20 Yrs of Spinning Wisdom by Field, Anne

The handspindle�a profoundly simple tool that helped civilize the world is the subject of 28 articles collected here from past issues of Spin-Off. This books represents 20 years of the best and most useful knowledge on handspindles including techniques and tricks.

Price: $16.95
UPC: 3358
Qty in Stock: 1

Ashford Book of Spinning by ANNE FIELD

Spinning is a practical, fascinating and satisfying hobby with continuing appeal in an age of mass production. The Ashford Book of Spinning is a comprehensive spinning primer written by a leading New Zealand spinner with an international reputation as a teacher and craftsperson. 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.

Price: $27.00
UPC: 9780908704941
Qty in Stock: 5

Hands On Spinning by Raven, Lee

In Hands On Spinning, you'll find all you need to know to spin unique, beautiful 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. With Lee Raven as your guide, you begin with the basics, including: understanding the spinning process, building a simple spindle, spinning on a treadle wheel. You'll soon be ready to: choose an appropriate wheel, prepare and spin wool, cotton, linen, and other fibers, and make your handspun yarns into useful and attractive pieces. Photos and illustrations, clear step-by-step instructions, and inspiring pieces you can make yourself will help you spin - and use your yarns - with confidence and skill.

Sett: Mixer

Price: $18.95
UPC: 9780934026277
Qty in Stock: 4

The Essentials of Yarn Design for Handspinners by Ross, Mabel

Described in detail is how to make yarns of many kinds from thick, soft ones to fine gossamer, from simple yarns to the fancy fashion ones, expensive to buy but simple to make when you have directions as clear and explicit as those in this book which is full of information to enhance your spinning enjoyment, spurring you on to create and use your own unique yarns.

Price: $34.95
UPC: 4616
Qty in Stock: 0