The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs
Description
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 level and ensure that you have the best yarn available by spinning it yourself.
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Sarah Anderson learned to knit at a very young age and has been hooked on the fiber crafts ever since. She taught herself to spin at 13, but it was not until 1992 that she became serious about her spinning. She developed a new technique she calls "wrap and roll," which won her a cover on Spin Off magazine in 2008. She has taught at the Spin-Off Autumn Retreat (SOAR), contributed knit designs to All New Homespun and Handknit, and teaches at many venues. She lives near Snohomish, Washington.
Content
Foreword by Judith MacKenzie
Introduction: Endlessly Fascinating Fiber
1 Spinning Basics
2 Singles for Plying
3 Stand-Alone Singles
4 Spiral Yarns
5 Opposing Plies
6 Boucles
7 Cable Yarns
8 Crepe Yarns
9 Core Yarns
10 Novelty Yarns
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
