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Respect the Spindle

Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool

by Abby Franquemont
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Enjoying a resurgence in popularity thanks to the current trend of DIY crafts, the hand spindle remains one of the most productive, versatile, and convenient tools for creating stunning fiber arts from home, as this beautifully illustrated guide from a veteran spinner and spindle aficionado demonstrates. With step-by-step instructions, this essential manual details the basic steps of spinning and then advances to the more complicated spinning wheel, showing how to use the spindle to make specific types of yarn, explaining traditional spindle spinning techniques, and detailing five simple projects designed to instill confidence in creating a variety of yarns with this simple tool. Combining fascinating historical narratives, traditions, and cultures from around the globe with vivid photography, this all-encompassing tour of the spindle also boasts easy-to-follow, contemporary techniques and styles that affirm the tool's enduring legacy.

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    February 15, 2013

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      • ISBN: 9781620331965

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      • ISBN: 9781620331965
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      April 15, 2010
      The progression from working with yarn to making yarn is natural for many fiber artists, and the hand spindle is a simple, economical, time-tested tool. Franquemont, who learned spindle spinning from Peruvian craftswomen while living in the Andes as a child, introduces readers to the joys of producing yarn with the humble spindle. Her enthusiasm shines throughout, whether she's writing about the types of spindles or the physics of spindle spinning. The techniques are all amply illustrated with step-by-step photographs. A good introduction for those beginning to explore spinning, and a comprehensive guide to technique for experienced spindlers.

      Copyright 2010 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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      Starred review from February 1, 2013

      This book takes the novice spinner from drop spindle to spinning wheel through clear photographs and instructions. It also features a wealth of information on a variety of spinning lore that ensures its usefulness to experienced spinners. In the companion DVD, Franquemont demonstrates the book's techniques while also going into more depth about the antecedents to drop spindles, how to make a spindle out of almost anything, and how to ply the easy way.

      Copyright 2013 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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