The Ashford Book of Hand Spinning - Jo Reeve

Jo, the author of the excellent Ashford Book of Carding, has twenty-seven years of spinning experience and will show you how to spin from the beginning through to advanced techniques. Includes five easy projects to use your handspun yarn.

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The Ashford Book of Spinning - Anne Field

The spinning bible for newbies and experienced alike.

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Spin to Knit - the Knitter's guide to making yarn - by Shannon Okey

This is another excellent 'getting started' book, this time aimed at experienced knitters who'd like to knit with their own handspun. Half of the book teaches you to spin and the other half is packed with imaginitive knitting patterns designed with handspun in mind. They're well-chosen to make you want to get your hands on the fibre and get started!

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Spin It: Making Yarn from Scratch - Lee Raven

Designed to appeal to the beginner, tips and techniques to make spinning with a hand (drop) spindle easy, enjoyable and relaxing.

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Start Spinning by Maggie Casey

Detailed instructions for spinning on a spindle and spinning on a wheel, complete with plenty of photos. A special section on troubleshooting and wheel maintenance, plus tips and tricks for creating better yarns. Plying, setting twist, using a niddy noddy, and woolen and worsted spinning.

Paperback, 120 pages, 216 x 228 mm

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Hands On Spinning by Lee Raven

A clear, easy-to-follow guide for beginners. All you need to know to use a drop spindle or a wheel to spin unique, beautifully high-quality yarns for your knitting, weaving, crocheting, and other yarn crafts.

paperback, 120 pages, 9" 213 x 274 mm

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Respect the Spindle by Abby Franquemont

The perfect how-to book for any spinner with a spindle or a growing collection of spindles.

As well as the fascinating and inspiring history of the spindle, with step-by-step photography and detailed illustration, it gets you started on the spindle and takes you through to more specialised techniques and includes five simple projects.

216 x 228 mm, 128 pages

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Spin Control by Amy King

For new or experienced spinners looking to create useful as well as unique yarns. From soft, bulky singles to durable cabled yarns with terrific stitch definition and from tweedy yarns with rich texture and color to serviceable 3-ply that holds up to heavy use, the sky is the limit with this thorough resource.

paperback, 120 pages. Dimensions: 8 1/2" x 9"

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Intentional Spinner: A Holistic Approach to Making Yarn - Judith MacKenzie McCuin

Aimed at improvers, a must have: fibres and structure, possibilities, history, techniques, projects.

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paperback, 150 pages, 9" (230mm) x 9" (230mm)

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In Sheep's Clothing by Nola Fournier and Jane Fournier

An A-Z of sheep breeds and the characteristics of their wool. Also expert advice on preparation, blending, carding, combing and plying.

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Creative Spinning by Alison Daykin and Jane Deane

A little instruction and lots of pure inspiration for any spinner. The words themselves are often beautiful and inspiring and the colours really make this book a joy. It is a book for dipping into when life feels dull or when the spinners' equivalent of writers' block strikes!

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Selvedge magazine, Summer 2010 issue (number 35)

Selvedge magazine is a special and collectable magazine, covering interior design and contemorary textile art.

With 96 pages and outstanding photography and writing, it feels more like a book than a magazine.

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Selvedge magazine, Spring 2010 issue (number 34)

Selvedge magazine is a special and collectable magazine, covering interior design and contemorary textile art.

With 96 pages and outstanding photography and writing, it feels more like a book than a magazine.

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The Ashford Book of Carding - Jo Reeve

A colourful summary of hand carding, drum carding, colour theory and fibre blending. Includes four knitting projects

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Natural Dyes - Fast or Fugitive by Gill Dalby

Testing for light- and wash-fastness, 85 recipes with expected fastness of each. Colour page shows sample for each recipe.

Paperback. 50 pages

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The Ashford Book of Dyeing - Anne Miller

The Ashford book of Dyeing, Ann Milner, is a comprehensive introduction to dyes and the wonderful world of colour. There are detailed explanations of dyes and recipes for their use. Whether you are a spinner, weaver, knitter or textile artist, novice or more advanced in your craft, there will be something in this book to extend your ideas.

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The Ashford Book of Rigid Heddle Weaving - Rowena Hart

A revised edition of the Ashford Book of Rigid Heddle Weaving which includes new techniques like brooks bouquet, huck weaving, bronson lace and weaving with the second heddle kit. 100 pages.

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The Ashford Book of Projects - Vol 1

A glossy paperback book containing 24 easy and inspirational projects. Make garments for you, your family and friends using the Knitter's Loom or Rigid Heddle loom. Fabulous jackets, skirts, capes, hats, ponchos, waistcoats, sweaters and scarves. Thirty-two full colour pages.

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Ashford Book of Weaving for the Four Shaft Loom by Anne Field

This classic weaving book has recently been revised. The versatile four shaft loom is popular with beginners and experienced craftspeople. Here award winning weaver and teacher Anne Field has written a comprehensive text specifically for the loom. It covers planning a warp, pattern drafting, weaving techniques and fourteen innovative projects.

175 pages

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The Ashford Book of Projects for the 8 Shaft Loom by Elsa Krogh

This book contains a variety of techniques from twill variations in the Scandinavian tradition to multishaft summer-&-winter and modern backed weaves. The new owner of an eight shaft loom and the experienced weaver will both find inspiration and challenges in this collection of placemats, towels, shawls, wall hangings and suit material.

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Knitting Stitch Bible

The ultimate reference for traditional and innovative knitting stitches for beginners and experts interested in creating beautiful and individual hand-knitted garments.

Over 250 traditional and contemporary stitches photographed with easy-to-follow charts. Each entry features a photograph of a piece of sample knitting and a clear and concise instruction chart.

Clear guidance for with a how-to-use section and a comprehensive list of symbols.

Spiral bound so lays open easily, 145 x 195 mm, 150 Illustrations

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Sock Innovation: Knitting Techniques & Patterns for One-of-a-Kind Socks by Cookie A

Cookie A., pioneer of the unconventional sock - think traveling stitches, mirrored pairs, twists on the heel, cables and lace - shares her secrets for making rule-breaking socks in Sock Innovation. Even if you haven't been bitten by the sock bug, you will find fascinating technique information!

Paperback. 144 pages

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Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn by Carol Sulcoski

The introduction says that 'Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn' is aimed at those of us that have started to knit a pair of socks, only to rip them out because the colours don't work the way that we'd hoped. I can't remember ripping a pair out, but I certainly have been disappointed with unexpected results. I love knitting socks, and I love this book.

Combining her handdyeing and knitwear designing knowledge, Carol shares techniques and tips to help us turn out fabulous footwear. She doesn't go into dyeing, but she discusses different kinds of hand-dyed yarns, how to examine the yarn and choose the right pattern, how to avoid undesirable effects and create great ones.

Paperback. 120 pages

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The Ashford Book of Needle Felting - Barbara Allen

Barbara Allen explains and illustrates all the techniques, materials and equipment needed to make figures, beautiful flowers and scenes, striking jewellery and embellishments all in flat or sculpted felt. There are projects for beginners through to skilled felters and each project builds on the knowledge gained.

For each project there are step-by-step instructions, pattern templates and full colour photographs of each process.

By the bookÕs end you will be experienced and confident to create your own masterpiece or try one of Barbara's beautiful gallery pieces.

112 pages, full colour

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Beginner's Guide to Needle Felting by Susanna Wallis

Susanna Wallis demonstrates how to create wonderful pictures and three-dimensional objects using wool and simple needle felting techniques. Learn how to make charming cards, pictures, jewellery, a bird and even a figure from wool. Simple techniques, clearly explained. Step by step photographs. Six inspirational projects.

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Quick & Clever Felting by Ellen Kharade

Be inspired by a fresh, contemporary approach to the world's oldest textile fabric with this fabulous collection of stylish, quick-to-make felted fabric projects.

Explore a range of quick, easy-to-follow techniques, including needle felting, wet felting, fulling and using store-bought felt fabric.

Create a range of stylish projects including jewellery, flower corsages, bags, slippers and cushions. Variation ideas show how easy it is to adapt main projects to your own tastes.

Each stunning project can easily be completed in a day and will appeal to busy crafters of all abilities.

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