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by Lee Raven

Author:	Lee Raven
Subcategory:	Crafts & Hobbies
Language:	English
Publisher:	Interweave; First Edition edition (May 1, 2003)
Pages:	32 pages
Category:	Hobbies and Home
Rating:	4.6
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She lives in Berkeley, California

She lives in Berkeley, California. Traci Bunkers teaches knitting, crochet, spinning, and other fiber-related classes and is a contributor to Spin-Off magazine. The content is good and mainly covers the mechanics of spinning.

Here are step-by-step instructions and illustrations that explain how to make yarn from scratch using handspindles-simple tools used to turn wool into yarn.

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Items related to Spin It: Making Yarn from Scratch. Lee Raven Spin It: Making Yarn from Scratch. ISBN 13: 9781931499361. Spin It: Making Yarn from Scratch. She lives in Berkeley, California. Knit Today Aug 10 Spinning instructions in this book start from putting twist into a strand of fibre using only your hands, then a hooked stick, only moving onto spinning with a homemade spindle after having explained drafting, twist, tension, how lumps in the yarn occur (and how to avoid them). Making a handspindle from CDs is explained, then how to spin and how to ply.

Designed to appeal to the beginner, 'Spin It' provides tips and techniques that make spinning easy, enjoyable, and .

Designed to appeal to the beginner, 'Spin It' provides tips and techniques that make spinning easy, enjoyable, and relaxing. Whether you use a potato on a stick, a beautiful handcrafted wooden spindle, or a new age titanium spindle with a CD whorl, once you begin spinning, you won't want to stop - it's soothing, portable, and mesmerising. Spinning instructions in this book start from putting twist into a strand of fibre using only your hands, then a hooked stick, only moving onto spinning with a homemade spindle after having explained drafting, twist, tension, how lumps in the yarn occur (and how to avoid them).

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Spin It : Making Yarn from Scratch by Lee Raven (2003).

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Wool hand carders handle a wide range of fiber types and diameters

Wool hand carders handle a wide range of fiber types and diameters. The purpose of handcarding wool is to open, separate, and straighten the wool fibers.

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Here are step-by-step instructions and illustrations that explain how to make yarn from scratch using handspindles--simple tools used to turn wool into yarn. Designed to appeal to the beginning spinner, tips and hints are provided that illustrate how easy, enjoyable, and relaxing spinning can be. This manual also includes complete instructions for five simple, appealing projects: a woven sleeve, a knitted bunny bag, a knitted baby hat, knitted fingerless mittens, and a crocheted hat.

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Fordrekelv

I picked up "Spin-It" along with several other new spinning books to add to my library (the others being "The Spinners Companion" and "Spin to Knit" -- both excellent books). I was very surprised when I opened the box and found that what I thought was a reasonably sized book was in fact a twenty-five-ish page booklet.

The content is good and mainly covers the mechanics of spinning. It also includes a good how-to on how to make a CD spindle, although you can find similar instructions for free on the Interweave webpage. The booklet additionally covers a brief introduction to scouring and carding. There were three or four knit projects in the back, although how any spinning beginner could tackle a three ply angora still boggles my mind.

The booklet does not cover anything other than basic spindle spinning. If you need a intro to wheel spinning you would be better off with the author's other intro "Hands On Spinning" or or Shannon Okey's "Spin to Knit." I would actually recommend "Spinning in the Old Way" above this title for new spindle spinners as it has much more information to grow with as you become more proficient with spindle spinning.

Malodor

Nearly 40 years ago a sheep farmer neighbor taught me to spin wool into yarn using a homemade drop spindle (a dowel with a carved hook stuck into 2x4 which was cut into an octagon ...) I was first attracted to Spin It by the picture on the cover; I had never before seen a drop spindle with the whorl under the weight, and was curious to see what else might be new to me. I did not expect very much, but was pleasantly surprised.
This book is in no way intimating. It encourages experimentation. Spin It gently leads a curious person with a bit of fleece through the various steps to some interesting and useful wool projects. These can be accomplished with little or no expense. There are even instructions for making your own drop spindle.
While Spin It presents information on a variety of drop spindles, do not expect information on spinning wheels, dyeing, sheep, fibers other than wool, or on fancy varieties of spun yarn. The resource list at the end of the book can lead the reader to further information.

Wanenai

I think this is a great little book that covers a variety of information on spinning and learning to spin specifically with a spindle. The information that is not covered is how to choose a spindle. Specifically how to choose a spindle related to what you would like to spin. What does weight of the spindle have to do with my choice of spindles? If this information is in the book, I do not see it.

I did find the information that I need in an old copy of Spin Off magazine, so I really did not need the book at all.

Mazuzahn

This book helped me with not only spinning but how to prepare the fiber. It also shows how to use hand carders. Very helpful.

Goll

Lovely book. Easy to read and work from. Highly recommend.

Onetarieva

Great educational book!

Nuadora

Excellent instructions for preparing the roving for spinning. Up until reading this book I was unable to get the roving to separate and allow the fibers to slip past each other. Great job.

the book is very good, I just do not have the same spinal stick. but will keep trying. thank you

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