The Ashford Book of Hand Spinning
$38.00
$38.00
Create Your Own Yarns
Coming from the author of the famous Ashford Book of Carding, the Ashford Book of Hand Spinning by Jo Reeve will teach you how to create your own unique yarns through spinning.
Reeve is a fibre artist with 27 years of experience in spinning yarn. In this book, you will learn all about the spinning process from beginning to end, as well as advanced techniques you can use as your spinning skills progress.
The book features step-by-step instructions and full-colour images that will help take you on an exciting journey in the fibre world. Enjoy creating unique yarns using various techniques and fibres!
Chapters
- Making handspun yarn
- Spinning Talk
- Drafting
- Tools for Spinning
- Spinning on the Drop Spindle
- Plying – Making a two-ply Yarn
- Navajo Plying – Making a three-ply Yarn
- Yarn by Design
- Carding
- Fibre for Spinning
- Wool
- Angora
- Alpaca
- Silk
- Mohair
- Tencel
- Bamboo
- Cotton
- Flax
- Soybean
- Commercially prepared Fibre
- Novelty Yarns
- Knot Yarn
- Spiral Yarn
- Boucle
- Slub Yarn
- Core Spinning
- Knitting and Weaving with Handspun Yarn
- Projects
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