High Whorling, Prescilla A
Gibson-Roberts
Subtitled
Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook,
Lynn Vogel
THE new spinning book of the season! Spin not just
any old yarn or any old socks, but glorious, zany, wildly colorful
yarn for perfect-fitting socks of character. Dip-dyeing, pour-dyeing,
and hand-painting yarns or wool rovings is as easy as making homemade
soup, whether you use commercial dyes or Kool-Aid®. If you like
starting from scratch, spinning one-of-a-kind yarn is easier than you
think. And the socks—a pair of well-crafted, perfectly fitting socks
is one of life’s true luxuries. It’s all right here in this book.
Paperbound, 8 ½ x 9, 96 pages, 101 color
photographs, 35 line drawings, 6 charts
The Ashford Book of
Spinning, Revised Edition, Anne Field
Covers
all aspects of spinning, including selection and preparation of wool,
carding, using fibers, spinning techniques and all types of Ashford
spinning wheels and accessories are included in this comprehensive
book by Anne Field. Exciting projects for your handspun yarn are shown
in full color. Also contains an introduction to dyeing and felting
wool and an overview of Ashford products.
152 pages, 120
photographs.
The Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning,
Alden Amos
This
book is destined to be a classic! Great reference book for every
spinner will leave no questions unanswered. Wheel designer and
maintainer of textile traditions, Alden Amos – the recipient and
evaluator of traditional wisdom – will guide you thru the many aspects
of spinning, spinning wheels, fibers This is truly a BIG book offering
decades of experience in making and handling yarn. He’ll change your
spinning for the better. Spinning books come and go, this one is a
keeper with it's in depth spinning instructions.
480 pages, hardcover
Spinners
Companion, Bobbie Erwin
This is a quick reference guide that both beginning and experienced
spinners will use to look up common spinning terms, find out how to
maintain their wheels, and learn how to process fiber and spin yarn.
The fourth book in the best selling Companion series (with over
100,000 copies in print), this handy spiral-bound offering is an
authoritative tool that spinners will want to keep beside their wheel
or with their hand spindle at all times. One of the newest spinning
books on the market! Spiral bound, 112 pages, 5 x 7
Spinning Designer Yarns,
Diane Varney
The
book you have been waiting for! Bring your spinning to the next level!
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 color
and texture effects, and spin singles and plied yarns in ways that
will put more zip in your spinning—and your weaving, knitting, and
crocheting. Corespun, bouclé, snarl, knotted, and tufted yarns will
become part of your spinning repertoire, and you’ll rediscover the
excitement of spinning all over again. You won't want to miss these
spinning instructions. Diane Varney is an author
and artist of many talents including spinning, painting, and jewelry-
and pottery-making. Her current artistic focus is on making colorful
dinnerware. She divides her time between homes in Baja California,
Mexico, and the San Francisco area.
7 x 9 1/2, 96 pages, 16 color photographs and 28 illustrations
Spinning Llama and Alpaca, Chris Switzer
Lean how to spin this lovely fiber. Instructions for cleaning,
washing, preperation and blending of alpaca and llama. Learn how to
dye and spin these fine fibers. Projects included.
Projects for Alpaca and Llama,
Chris Switzer
The
newest book from this popular author. Projects include crocheted,
felted, knitted and woven items such as vests, hats, mittens, scarves,
baby booties and socks.
Spinning in the Old Way,
Priscilla A. Gibson-Roberts
Subtitles:
How, and why to make your own yarn with a high whorl drop spindle, let
drop spindle master Prescilla Gibson-Roberts teach you the in and outs
of spindle spinning. Loose fibers become yarn because of a twist,
which holds them together. Just by adding twist you can create yarn
that is sturdy enough to be knitted or woven into fabric. All you need
is a high-whorl spindle, unspun fiber, a few yards of leftover
knitting yarn, and the guidance of a master spinner and knitter. 178
pages, softcover
Putting on the Dog, Carol
Kroll
Dog and cat lovers, this one's
for you! Once you have seen, and touched, the lovely samples inside
the front cover spun from the hair of samoyed, chow, collie, and
Newfoundland dogs, and a Persian cat, you will want to know how such
nice yarn was made. The author explains it all. Instructions for
making simple drop spindles and an improvised yarn winder are
included.
The Sheep Book, Ron Parker
This
comprehensive guide to raising and maintaining sheep has been in print
since 1983, and reprinted with revisions and additions in 2001.
Whether you have one new lamb or a huge flock, this is the book for
shepherds of any age. It is a great, thorough yet undaunting
reference. This is that book. Other books may be prettier to look at,
but this is technical, practical, friendly and sometimes even
humorous. An indispensable guide.
Storey's Guide to Raising
Llamas, Gale Birutta
Subtitled: Care, Showing, Breeding, Packing and
Profiting, this book will show you how to care for these beautiful
animals. Easy to raise , manageable and increasingly affordable,
Llamas have become a popular backyard livestock. Learn how to: buy
your first Llama, build a herd, breed, feed, can care for Llamas. 328
pages
Spinning DVDs
Videos and DVDs are non
returnable if shrink warp or seal is damaged or missing
Spinning Wool Basic and Beyond,
Fiber Preparation and Spinning Techniques, Patzy Zawistoski
If
you want to learn to spin or are a novice spinner and want to brush up
on your technique, you will want this video. It is comprehensive and
offers clear and precise instructions on how a spinning wheel works,
the various types of wheels, wheel set-up, fiber preparation,
pre-drafting, and how to spin various wool fibers. A written insert is
included with the video that outlines all the materials you will need
to get started. One thing that struck me is how much encouragement Ms.
Zawistoski provides; you feel like she's actually in the room with you
urging you on. 112 minutes.
Handspinning Wool, Advanced
Techiques, Mabel Ross
Mabel
says that when we first learn to spin, we take what we get, and try to
do something with it. In this video or DVD, Mabel will change all that
for you as she teaches you how to spin yarn to a predetermined size
that will fit the needs of your current project. You will learn how to
prepare and spin different lengths of fibers to make worsted and
woolen yarns for weaving or knitting, using shortdraw and traditional
longdraw techniques. You will learn how to make a plied yarn of any
exact thickness with just the right amount of twist, for various
purposes, & how to repeat it exactly, at any time. You will learn to
spin yarns of average thickness, very thick yarn, soft knitting yarn,
and extremely fine gossamer yarn for knitting lace. If you're just
beginning to learn to spin, we recommend you start with "Spinning
Wool-Basics & Beyond" 112 minutes
Spinning Cotton, Silk & Flax,
Patzy Zawistoski
Finalist-Award
for Excellence in Video Production Worldfest Houston - 1993. Each of
these fibers has its own unique history, and each is available in its
own unique form and each requires various modifications of spinning
technique. You will learn all about this in this video. Plus you will
learn about the various fiber preparations that can be purchased, plus
appropriate drafting, plying and finishing techniques for each fiber.
You will learn how the choice of original preparation affects the
finished yarn. Each fiber will be addressed separately, allowing you
to study one fiber at a time. It will be helpful if you are familiar
with wool spinning, and comfortable with your spinning wheel. 111
minutes
Spinning Exotic Animal Fibers
and Novelty Yarns, Judith Mac Kenzie
In
this course you will learn how to spin many exotic fibers including
Camel, Llama, Alpaca, Cashmere, Angora, dog rabbit and of course
Quiviuet from our friend the Musk Ox. The video also includes live
footage of many of these animals so that you can become better
acquainted. You will also learn how to spin many types of novelty yarn
using a combination of fibers and spinning techniques. Tips on buying
these fibers and the best end use of the yarn is also included. 96
minutes
Spinning & Plying Textured Yarns,
Patzy Zawistoski
The
video and DVD spinners have been waiting for! Using seven spinning
recipes, you will make cabled, knotted, soft twist singles, spirals
from different singles, 3-pass boucles, core-spun boucles, and mixed
twist "illegal" spirals. With theses recipes, you will then make many
varieties by using nine design factors to change the resulting yarn.
You will learn the importance of having a control yarn so you can
continue creating the same yarn and how to make quick skeins and set
the twist. The section on twist analysis will help you determine how
much plying each type of yarn. 117 minutes
Fiber
Preperation and Multicolor Blending Techniques, Deb Menz