The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs Techniques for Creating 80 Yarns

by Anderson, Sarah; Mackenzie, Judith

• ISBN13: 9781603427388
• ISBN10: 1603427384
• Edition: Cards
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-01-29
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Summary

Every good knitting project begins with great yarn. In the quest for one-of-a-kind fibers, many knitters and weavers have discovered the deep satisfaction of spinning one'™s own. An art in itself, spinning requires an array of basic technical skills and decisions to produce a particular style of yarn. While knitters have long had stitch dictionaries to guide their hands, no similar resource has existed for spinners. Until now. The Spinner'™s Book of Yarn Designs is a step-bystep guide to creating 80 distinctive yarns, from classics such as mohair bouclé to novelty features like supercoils. Lush, full-color photographs illustrate the process of turning fleece into yarn, reveal the architecture of each yarn, and demonstrate exactly how to manipulate and combine the fibers to achieve the desired result. Images of knitted and woven pieces reveal how the spun yarn looks in a variety of projects. Expertly presented and highly browseable, this reference is enhanced with tips, advice, and sidebars. The first definitive guide to mastering a full repertoire of yarn styles, it'™s sure to become a must-have reference for growing legions of hand-spinners!

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

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