If you spin yarn, or if youre a knitter or crocheter who is considering learning, youll want this book. Covering the entire spinning process, sarah anderson describes the unique architecture of each type of yarn and shares expert techniques for manipulating and combining. When it comes to yarn, fiber lovers know that spinning and dying go hand in hand. What the barbara walkers treasury of knitting pattern books are to knitters, the spinners book of yarn designs will be to spinners.
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When designing the latest pattern book to support the illustrious range, west yorkshire spinners wanted to show the process of developing a new yarn collection from initial concept right through to the finished product. Jan 29, 20 while knitters have long had stitch dictionaries to guide their hands, no similar resource has existed for spinners. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. 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. Mackenzie, judith frw, isbn 1603427384, isbn 9781603427388, brand new, free shipping in the us an experienced, awardwinning crafter offers stepbystep instructions for spinning your own yarn, explaining the process of working with fleece and how to manipulate and combine the fibers for. Marilla north gives us a marvellously evocative picture of these womens lives and of the times in which they lived. The joy in this book is the instruction of 80 yarns spinners now have at their fingertips. Yarn spinners is about friendship, politics and collaboration between three australian women writers, dymphna cusack, miles franklin and florence.
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