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Respect the Spindle

By Abby Franquemont

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Respect the Spindle

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Description
Enjoying a resurgence in popularity thanks to the current trend of DIY crafts, the hand spindle remains one of the most productive, versatile, and convenient tools for creating stunning fiber arts from home, as this beautifully illustrated guide from a veteran spinner and spindle aficionado demonstrates. With step-by-step instructions, this essential manual details the basic steps of spinning and then advances to the more complicated spinning wheel, showing how to use the spindle to make specific types of yarn, explaining traditional spindle spinning techniques, and detailing five simple projects designed to instill confidence in creating a variety of yarns with this simple tool. Combining fascinating historical narratives, traditions, and cultures from around the globe with vivid photography, this all-encompassing tour of the spindle also boasts easy-to-follow, contemporary techniques and styles that affirm the tool's enduring legacy.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
136
Release Date:
2009-12-01
Publication Date:
2009-12-01
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1596681551
ISBN13:
9781596681552
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
456 g
Height:
215 cm
Width:
230 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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