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“maggie casey”

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  • Start Spinning

    by Maggie Casey ...
    For knitters, crocheters, and weavers ready to make their own yarn, this handy guide provides detailed instructions for spinning both on a spindle and a wheel, and offers a special section devoted to troubleshooting and wheel maintenance that keeps projects on track. It offers a comprehensive look at the various available fiber options, choosing and preparing each type of fiber for use, and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • 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

  • The Intentional Spinner

    by Judith Mackenzie ...
    Offering a blend of technical knowledge, history, and easy-to-use tips, this inspiring collection of spinning wisdom deftly explores the three fundamental areas of yarn production: understanding fibers, managing yarn structure, and making yarns that precisely meet the spinner's needs. The rich, historic traditions of plant and animal fibers are fascinatingly juxtaposed with recent advances in ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Yarnitecture

    A Knitter's Guide to Spinning: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want

    by Jillian Moreno ...
    Create your dream yarn! Discover the pleasures of designing and building custom-made yarn by spinning it yourself, choosing everything from color to feel and gauge.Jillian Moreno leads you through every step of yarn construction, with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos showing you how to select the fiber you want (wool, cotton, silk, synthetic), establish a foundation, and spin a ... Read more

    $15.99 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

  • Respect the Spindle

    Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool

    by Abby Franquemont ...
    Enjoying a resurgence in popularity thanks to the current trend of DIY crafts, the hand spindle remains one of the most productive, versatile, and convenient tools for creating stunning fiber arts from home, as this beautifully illustrated guide from a veteran spinner and spindle aficionado demonstrates. With step-by-step instructions, this essential manual details the basic steps of spinning and ... Read more

    $17.99 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

  • The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs

    Techniques for Creating 80 Yarns

    by Sarah Anderson ...
    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

  • Field Guide to Fleece

    100 Sheep Breeds & How to Use Their Fibers

    by Carol Ekarius, Deborah Robson ...
    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

    $12.99 USD

  • The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook

    More Than 200 Fibers, from Animal to Spun Yarn

    by Carol Ekarius, Deborah Robson ...
    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

  • Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book

    The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters

    by Amy Herzog, Burcu Avsar ...
    A comprehensive guide to knitting sweaters and designing and modifying sweater patterns, by the author of You Can Knit and Knit to Flatter.Yarn and fiber enthusiasts everywhere will celebrate the latest addition to Amy Herzog's beloved knitting series (which includes You Can Knit That, Knit to Flatter, and Knit Wear Love). This essential guide details every aspect of sweater knitting, starting ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Knitting Modular Shawls, Wraps, and Stoles

    An Easy, Innovative Technique for Creating Custom Designs, with 185 Stitch Patterns

    by Melissa Leapman ...
    Noted designer Melissa Leapman has developed an innovative technique that promises hundreds of beautiful shawl design options in Knitting Modular Shawls, Wraps, and Stoles!Beginning with a simple triangular wedge, Leapman shows how multiple knit triangles can be joined together to create square, rectangular, trapezoidal, and semicircular shapes. Her easy and customizable technique offers knitters ... Read more

    $15.99 USD