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Ursula's Alcove
Books : Spinning and Felting
Hands On Spinning
by Lee Raven
Softcover $21.95
ISBN 10: 1-934026-27-0
ISBN 13: 9780934026277
Interweave Press, 1987.
Size: 10.6" x 8.3", 120 pages.
In Hands On Spinning, you'll find all you need to know to spin unique,
beautiful high-quality yarns for your knitting, weaving, crocheting, and other
yarn crafts. In addition, you'll acquire a skill that offers pleasure, a sense of
accomplishment and creative satisfaction. With Lee Raven as your guide, you begin with the basics, including:
- understanding the spinning process,
- building an simple spindle
- spinning on a treadle wheel
You'll soon be ready to:
- choose an appropriate wheel,
- prepare and spin wool, cotton, linen, and other fibers, and
- make your own handspun yarns into useful and attractive pieces.
Photos and illustrations, clear step-by-step
instructions, and inspiring pieces you can make yourself will
help you spin - and use your yarns - with confidence and skill.
Lee Raven is a former systems analyst who helped found
the Bay Area Spinner's Textile Study Group and organize the Northern
California Spinner's Gathering, and is former editor of Spin Off
magazine. When she discovered spinning in 1980, she found it more
exciting than anything she had previously done and she "jumped in
with both feet". She says, "My life is a constant flow of activities
relating to spinning - it's what I do all the time, and has carried
me into all kinds of research and projects." Lee teaches spinning
locally and nationally and holds the world record for spinning fine silk.
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