Start Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn | 
 enlarge | Author: Maggie Casey
Publisher: Interweave Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 9220
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 120
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 8.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 1596680652
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.12
EAN: 9781596680654
ASIN: 1596680652
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
For knitters, crocheters, and weavers ready to make their own yarn, this handy guide provides detailed instructions for spinning both on a spindle and a wheel, and offers a special section devoted to troubleshooting and wheel maintenance that keeps projects on track. It offers a comprehensive look at the various available fiber options, choosing and preparing each type of fiber for use, and crafting these materials into ready-to-work pieces. A final chapter on the various uses of spun yarn focuses on project planning, with definitions and context for measuring wraps per inch, determining yards for specific projects, and choosing a yarn size.
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Start spinning now July 19, 2008
Loved this book as a new spinner. Lots of photos and how to find a wheel thats right for you was very helpful, This book is informative with out talking down to the reader and also helped me with my overspinning problem and how to trouble shoot difficulties. Photos were great and it covers all the bases. A+++
New to spinning? Cut-to-the-chase crash course in how to do it! June 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a new spinner and felt overwhelmed with the technical aspects of it when I decided to learn. What I needed was a "just the facts" kind of guide that would let me get started and not overwhelm me with nerdy technical stuff that passionate and experienced practitioners love to talk about. Start Spinning is definitely it!
Based on the reviews here, I bought a copy and agree completely with the 5-stars that most of the reviewers gave it.
It's like a teacher in a box. Great illustrations. Clear definitions of terms that you really need to know Does not overwhelm you with jargon that you will pick up later if you get seduced by the craft. Covers everything from basic spinning, plying and using your handspun to choosing a wheel, planning a project, buying and evaluating fleece for spinning. SIMPLE and CLEAR. And not too much information.
I love this book and would recommend it to anyone curious about the craft of spinning and wanting a good reference guide.
 I can begin June 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I feel like there is enough information in this book to actually begin spinning. It is very well illustrated, and explains many things that a beginner needs to know. The tone is not patronizing, and the book is easy to read. I am still a beginner, so I have read very few spinning books, but so far I think this is the one I will have by my side as I start.
Start Spinning June 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The photos were helpful, although when I began spindle spinning, I did not have a top whorl as pictured in the book. I then purchased a spinning wheel and the photos and descriptions in the book were very adequate.
must buy book May 15, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great book. I just need to get a wheel so I can try everything.
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