[PDF] The Whole Craft Of Spinning From The Raw Material To The Finished Yarn eBook

Author : Carol Kroll
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 19,12 MB
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0486140474

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Everything you need to know from set-up to finished product in order to create distinctive yarns for use in knitting, weaving, crocheting, needlepoint, embroidery, and macrame. Author's preface. 33 illustrations, 10 black-and-white photographs. Bibliography.

Author : Diane Varney
Publisher : Interweave
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,70 MB
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781931499392

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This inspiring illustrated guide teaches experienced spinners to make beautiful designer yarns and encourages them to be more creative and have more fun with spinning. Handspun yarns can be white, lumpy, gray, and precise--or they can be as colorful and deliciously textured as the spinner's imagination. Presented are instructions on applying dye to fibers in new, exciting ways; predicting how novelty yarns will look in finished fabrics; blending fibers for color and texture effects; spinning singles and plied yarns; and using these fantastic new yarns in weaving, knitting, and crocheting. Spinners will also add corespun, boucle, snarl, knotted, and tufted yarns to their spinning repertoire.

Author : Lee Raven
Publisher : Interweave
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 15,77 MB
Release : 1987-12-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780934026277

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Understanding how spinning works, choosing a wheel, building a simple spindle, spinning on a treadle wheel, preparing fibers, carding, twisting, and plying.

Author : Beth Smith
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 16,2 MB
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 161212612X

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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!

Author : David A. Pennington
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 19,29 MB
Release : 2004-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780764319730

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Over 350 color photos illustrate the American spinning wheel from 1775-1900, with substantial sections on fancy European wheels and accessories. Sections on Shaker wheels, patent wheels, famous makers, chair wheels, Irish castle wheels, double flyer wheels, and an appendix of 1000 makers and their marks. The pictured items are from important private collections that have never been seen before.

Author : Ashley Martineau
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,6 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Dyes and dyeing
ISBN : 9780764166075

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Provides easy to follow step-by-step tutorials for preparing, dyeing, and spinning different fibers.

Author : Maggie Casey
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 48,71 MB
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1620332000

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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 crafting these materials into ready-to-work pieces. A final chapter on the various uses of spun yarn focuses on project planning, with definitions and context for measuring wraps per inch, determining yards for specific projects, and choosing a yarn size.

Author : Sarah Anderson
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 33,93 MB
Release : 2013-06-24
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1603429026

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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.