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Spin It

Spin It
By Lee Raven

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Here are step-by-step instructions and illustrations that explain how to make yarn from scratch using handspindles—simple tools used to turn wool into yarn. Designed to appeal to the beginning spinner, tips and hints are provided that illustrate how easy, enjoyable, and relaxing spinning can be. This manual also includes complete instructions for five simple, appealing projects: a woven sleeve, a knitted bunny bag, a knitted baby hat, knitted fingerless mittens, and a crocheted hat.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #206911 in Books
  • Published on: 2003-05-01
  • Released on: 2002-12-30
  • Original language: English
  • Dimensions: .18" h x 8.53" w x 11.03" l, .30 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 32 pages

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Spinning instructions in this book start from putting twist into a strand of fibre using only your hands, then a hooked stick, only moving onto spinning with a homemade spindle after having explained drafting, twist, tension, how lumps in the yarn occur (and how to avoid them). Making a handspindle from CDs is explained, then how to spin and how to ply. Carding and combing wool follow, and scouring fleece rounds up the skills taught before ending with a handful of simple knit, weave and crochet patterns. Excellent tutor book for beginners who haven't spun before and want to make yarn on a spindle.-Yarn Maker

About the Author
Lee Raven is the former editor of Spin-Off magazine and the author of Hands On Spinning. She lives in Berkeley, California. Traci Bunkers teaches knitting, crochet, spinning, and other fiber-related classes and is a contributor to Spin-Off magazine. She owns Bonkers Handmade Originals, where she sells her hand-dyed spinning fibers and yarns. She lives in Lawrence, Kansas.