The spinner's book of yarn designs : techniques for creating 80 yarns / Sarah Anderson ; foreword by Judith MacKenzie.
Material type:
TextPublisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 255 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm + 64 reference cards on 8 perforated sheetsContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781603427388
- 1603427384
- Techniques for creating 80 yarns
- Techniques for creating eighty yarns
- 746.14 23
- TT847 .A536 2012
Contents:
Summary: 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.
Endlessly fascinating fiber -- Spinning basics -- Singles for plying -- Stand-alone singles -- Spiral yarns -- Opposing plies -- Bouclés -- Cable yarns -- Crepe yarns -- Core yarns -- Novelty yards.
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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.
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