Ursula's Alcove

Catalog : Books : Spinning & Felting

Respect the Spindle
by Abby Franquemont

$22.95
ISBN 13: 9781596681552
136 pages.

Create Incredible Yarn with one simple tool Why would modern spinners choose to make yarn with a prehistoric tool? Abby Franquemont explores one of the world's most productive, versatile, and convenient devices and teaches readers to make stunning yarns in Respect the Spindle.

Take a world tour of spindle spinning with this all-encompassing guide. Learn different ways that spindles and spinning evolved around the world, from the supported spindles used to spin soft cashmere to the large lap spindles developed by the Navajo. Practice techniques for creating a wide variety of yarns and making them faster than you ever imagined- in some cases, even faster than the spinning wheel. Along the way, improve the quality of your yarn and apply your newfound knowledge to four simple but beautiful knit and crochet projects that showcase your handspun yarn.

Respect the Spindle is a delightful and indispensable resource with detailed information for spinners at all levels from beginner to expert.

Abby Franquemont was raised in the United States and the Andes, where she was taught to spin on a spindle at the age of five. She has been spinning, knitting, weaving, and crocheting for more than thirty years. She is a fiber artist, teacher, technical editor, and writer whose work has appeared in Spin-Off, Spindlicity, and Twist Collective.

Interweave has graciously published corrections online: http://www.interweave.com/corrections/respect-the-spindle-corrections.asp