The spinner's book of yarn designs : techniques for creating 80 yarns /

Anderson, Sarah

The spinner's book of yarn designs : techniques for creating 80 yarns / Techniques for creating 80 yarns Techniques for creating eighty yarns Sarah Anderson ; foreword by Judith MacKenzie. - 255 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm + 64 reference cards on 8 perforated sheets

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-249) and index.

Endlessly fascinating fiber -- Spinning basics -- Singles for plying -- Stand-alone singles -- Spiral yarns -- Opposing plies -- Bouclés -- Cable yarns -- Crepe yarns -- Core yarns -- Novelty yards.

This step-by-step guide shows you how to create 80 distinctive yarns, from classics such as mohair boucle to novelty features like supercoils. Photographs illustrate the process of turning fleece into yarn, reveal the unique architecture of each yarn, and show exactly how to manipulate and combine fibers to get the results you want.

9781603427388 1603427384

2012039869


Hand spinning.
Spun yarns.

TT847 / .A536 2012

746.14

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