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Start Spinning

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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.



Teach Yourself Visually Handspinning. . . .. . . . . .$21.95
Visual guide shows you the basics, beginning with the tools and fibers, and takes you through spinning, plying, making novelty yerns, using exotic fibers, dyeing and more.
You will learn how to create fun, original one of a kind yarns that you can knit, weave, crochet, needlepoint or use in all types of art and craft works.

Intentional Spinner

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Explore the infinite possibilities of making your own yarns.

  

Respect The Spindle

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The perfect how-to book for any spinner with a growing collection of spindles or even just a dowel, with step-by-step photography with detailed illustrations, making the spindle spinning techniques clear to even the novice spinner.

Spin Control

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Spin Control teaches you to make handspun yarns that may include the best traits of commercial yarns but always have their own personal touches.

 


Alden Amos Big Book of
Handspinning . . . . . . . . . .$39.95
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.

Handspun Treasures from
Rare Wools . . . . . . . . . . .$19.95
Collected Works from the Save the Sheep Project. It also includes photos and pieces that illustrate points about the rare-breed fibers and what makes them indispensable for contemporary handspinning.

A Handspindle Treasury . .$16.95
20 Years of Spinning Wisdom from Spin Off Magazine.


Hands On Spinning . . . $18.95
Understanding how spinning works, choosing a wheel, preparing fibers, carding, twisting, and plying are explored in detail.


In Sheep's Clothing: A
Handspinner's Guide to Wool

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Essential reading for handspinners, wool growers, and other fiber craft enthusiasts, this indispensable reference book provides a comprehensive review of the characteristics of wool from 100 breeds of sheep.


Spin_Off Index and Resource Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9.95
An index for Spin-Off Magazine for issues from 1977-2000. Articles are indexed by Author/Designers and by Subject.

Spin It! Making Yarn from Scratch
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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 beginner spinner

Spinner's Companion . . ..$19.95
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.