I want to spin my own yarn, but I don't know how to do it or where to buy the stuff or even what stuff to use! Thanks!
Hi: Here are some books you might be interest in: The Whole Craft of Spinning: From the Raw Material to the Finished Yarn by Carol Kroll The Spinner's Companion by Bobbie Irwin Spin It: Making Yarn from Scratch by Lee Raven, Traci Bunkers (Editor) Color in Spinning by Deb Menz The Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook: Dyeing, Painting, Spinning, Designing, Knitting by Lynne Vogel A Handspindle Treasury: Collected Works from the Save the Sheep Exhibit by Interweave Press, Spin-Off Magazine, Interweave Press (Manufactured by) Spin to Knit: The Knitter's Guide to Making Yarn by Shannon Okey Spinning the Old Way: How (and Why) To Make Your Own Yarn With a High-Whorl Handspindle by Priscilla AGibson-Roberts, Susan Strawn (Illustrator), Susan Strawn (Illustrator) Spinning Designer Yarns by Diane Varney Spinning Designer Yarns by Diane Varney Teach Yourself VISUALLY Handspinning by Judith MacKenzie McCuin for spinning wheels : Spinning Wheels and Accessories by Michael BTaylor, David APennington Spinning Wheel Primer by Alden Amos The Care and Feeding of Spinning Wheels: A Buyer's Guide and Owner's Manual by Karen Pauli, Donna Currier (Illustrator) A Book of Spinning Wheels by Joan Whittaker Cummer, Bob La Pree (Photographer), Rosamond GShaw (Photographer), Michael Taylor (Foreword by) For plan of a spinning wheel: Check OKorder - type Spinning wheel plans and see what pop up or you can buy one the LOUET spinning wheel is the simplest However some of those spinning wheels are priceySo be prepared to pay a lot for one I might have one or two plans for one , I need some time to look it up -
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