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NEW!!
DVD - Drafting: The Long and Short of It
What’s the difference between woolen and worsted spinning? IS there a difference? How do you decide when to use what method? Why should a spinner care? The questions are legion, the answers sometimes confusing. Here to make common sense out of it all is Abby Franquemont, who has been spinning since she was five years old.
You'll learn:
The short forward draw (worsted) and what kinds of fibers it’s best for.
The backward long draw (woolen) and what kinds of fibers to choose it for.
Two hybrid drafting methods, including spinning from the fold.
Important extras such as making good worsted joins and spinning ergonomics.
And last but not least, what happens when you give two kittens the run of a spinning studio.
The result? You’ll be comfortable with a wide range of drafting methods, and you will have developed a sense of when and how to use them with different fiber preparations. It’s all part of becoming an accomplished spinner, and making the yarn you want.
62 minutes. ISBN: 9781596682481. $19.95 #239315
ESSENTIALS OF
HANDSPINNING, Mable Ross. This book has a great
amount of material in its 40 pages. Among other things, the author shows
you how to produce handspun yarn in the same sizes as commercial yarn.
This makes it possible to spin a yarn to use in a specific knitting
pattern. The book ends with a chart of spinning faults and remedies.
40 pgs. Softcover, $14.95 #139212
FIBRE
FACTS, Bette Hochberg.
This handy book is about natural and synthetic fibers: properties, behaviors,
uses and more. Geared towards weavers, but useful to the handspinner, as
well. A classic! 66 pages, paperback, $9.95 #109491
Flax
Craft, Virginia Handy.
A compilation of the newsletter of the same name from 1993-99, now available in a one volume publication by the Flax Institute of the U.S.
Spiral bound, 8 1/2" x 11", 120 pages. $14.95
#549001
A
GUIDE TO RAISING LLAMAS, Gale Birutta.
Subtitled "Care, Showing, Breeding, Packing, Profiting," this new
guide leads the llama breeder and lover through all these areas of llama
husbandry with great attention to details and a contagious love for these
ancient domestic creatures. The nitty gritty of a llama's daily routine are
explained with charts, drawings, and photos. The section on guard llamas, full
of anecdotes, will warm your heart and make you want to get a llama!
ISBN-10: 1580173284. Softcover. $18.95 #139110 Out
of print - limited to stock on hand.
Mielke's
Fiber Arts, LLC
NEW!!
ESSENTIALS OF
HANDSPINNING, Mable Ross.
FIBRE
FACTS, Bette Hochberg.
Flax
Craft, Virginia Handy.
A
GUIDE TO RAISING LLAMAS, Gale Birutta.