Spin to Weave: The Weaver's Guide to Making Yarn

Spin to Weave: The Weaver's Guide to Making Yarn

<p>For spinners and weavers alike! Get in-depth information on fiber properties and color choices, as well as beautifully photographed samples.</p><p><i>Spin to Weave</i> is not simply a how-to-spin book, but a how-to-spin-exactly-what-you-want book. Weavers who spin their own yarns have the ability to choose fiber type, method of twist insertion (woolen, worsted), twist amount and/or direction, finishing methods, and grist.</p><p>Author Sara Lamb focuses on the process of spinning for specific results, providing detailed instructions, a sampling of projects, variations, and a gallery of pieces by other spinners.</p><p>Sara takes the reader to the very source of woven fabric- introducing the thought processes and concepts related to choosing fibers and how to spin them with finished fabric in mind.</p>