Summary
This visual guide shows you the basics, beginning with the tools and fibers, and takes you through spinning, plying, making novelty yarns, using exotic fibers, dyeing, and more. Whether you use an inexpensive hand spindle or splurge on a spinning wheel, stick with wool or try alpaca, cashmere, or co... Full description
- Why spin?
- Spinning tools
- Spinning fibers
- Start spinning
- Types of spinning
- Ply your yarn
- Make a cabled yarn
- Spin novelty yarns
- Spin exotic fibers
- Spin with color
- Use your handspun
- Appendix
- Glossary of Handspinning terms
- Index.