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  • The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook

    More Than 200 Fibers, from Animal to Spun Yarn

    This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia shines a spotlight on more than 200 animals and their wondrous fleece.Profiling a worldwide array of fiber-producers that includes northern Africa’s dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs of each animal’s fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, from raw to cleaned, spun, and woven ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Field Guide to Fleece

    100 Sheep Breeds & How to Use Their Fibers

    With this compact portable reference in hand, crafters can quickly and easily look up any of 100 different sheep breeds, the characteristics of their fleece, and the kinds of projects for which their fleece is best suited. Each breed profile includes a photograph of the animal and information about its origin and conservation status, as well as the weight, staple length, fiber diameter, and ... Read more

    Was $12.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • Spinner's Book of Fleece

    A Breed-by-Breed Guide to Choosing and Spinning the Perfect Fiber for Every Purpose

    by Beth Smith ...
    For spinners of all levels, this guide provides fleece profiles of nineteen sheep breeds and different spinning methods to produce yarns for a range of projects.The characteristics of fleece — its structure, grease content, and fiber diameter — vary widely depending on the breed of sheep the fleece comes from. In this comprehensive guide, Beth Smith profiles twenty-one types of fleece, from bouncy ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Coming to Terms

    The Collected Works of Jane Blankenship

    Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
    Coming to Terms: The Collected Works of Jane Blankenship, an edited collection from Jane Blankenship and Janette Kenner Muir, is the story of one academic journey through self-discovery, intellectual development, and mentorship. It is a conversation that illustrates how, in Mary Catherine Bateson’s terms, one composes a life that has meaning and makes a significant difference in other lives as ... Read more

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  • The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs

    Techniques for Creating 80 Yarns

    Discover the satisfying fun of spinning your own yarn!This step-by-step guide shows you how to create 80 distinctive yarn types, from classics like mohair bouclé to novelties like supercoils. Covering the entire spinning process, Sarah Anderson describes the unique architecture of each type of yarn and shares expert techniques for manipulating and combining fibers. Take your crafting to a new ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • How to Spin

    From Choosing a Spinning Wheel to Making Yarn

    by Beth Smith ...
    Expert Beth Smith teaches you everything you need to know to spin your own yarn, from choosing a spinning wheel to every stage of preparing your fiber, plying, winding off, and finishing. Fully illustrated step-by-step instructions make it simple and easy! ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Around the Corner Crochet Borders

    150 Colorful, Creative Edging Designs with Charts and Instructions for Turning the Corner Perfectly Every Time

    by Edie Eckman ...
    In this easy to understand guide, bestselling author Edie Eckman shares 150 beautiful decorative crochet borders that will put the finishing touch on any project.A crochet border is the perfect finishing touch on the edges of any fiber project, but creating one often means shaping the edging around an unforgiving 90-degree angle. It’s no easy task, but Edie Eckman guides you through it with style ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Spin Control

    Techniques for Spinning the Yarns You Want

    by Amy King ...
    From soft, bulky single yarns to serviceable three-ply for heavy use, this guide to handspun yarns combines the positive traits of commercial yarns with personal touches. Focusing at first on the spinning wheel, emphasis is placed on the importance of adjusting and customizing the wheel for best results. Instructions on core spinning and less traditional techniques lead off the beaten path to ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Spin Art

    Mastering the Craft of Spinning Textured Yarn

    by Jacey Boggs ...
    Jacey Boggs helps you bring textured and novelty yarns to the next level in Spin Art. Inside you'll learn all the secrets behind her exciting new fusion of traditional spinning and envelope-pushing creativity.The yarn styles explored in this comprehensive spinning guide are as well made as they are inventive. Jacey walks you through each of her techniques, with a refreshing mixture of quirky, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Loving Stitch

    A History of Knitting and Spinning in New Zealand

    The Loving Stitch is an engaging history of a subject never before explored but familiar to many New Zealanders. Heather Nicholson's knowledge of knitting and spinning is formidable but she also knows how to tell a good story and has a keen sense of humor. The Loving Stitch presents a chronological account of antipodean knitting, which is also a history of the domestic lives of women, of their ... Read more

    $31.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Knitter's Book of Wool

    The Ultimate Guide to Understanding, Using, and Loving this Most Fabulous Fiber

    by Clara Parkes ...
    In this complete guide to wool - the most popular yarn around - passionate wool expert Clara Parkes translates the vast world of sheep and their wool into the language and context of knitting.What is wool? Clara starts with the fundamentals: what wool is made of, how it gets off the sheep, and how it is transformed from a jumbled mass of dirty fluff into a gorgeous yarn that so tempts us at our ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Knitter's Book of Yarn

    by Clara Parkes ...
    Not all yarns are alike. Some make our hearts and hands sing, some get the job done without much fanfare, and some cause nothing but frustration and disappointment. The gorgeous pair of socks that emerged from their first bath twice as long as when they went in. The delicate baby sweater that started pilling before it even came off the needles. The stunning colorwork scarf that you can’t wear ... Read more

    $11.99 USD