Creative Spinning
Creative Spinning
by Alison Daykin and Jane Deane
The book's claim to be packed with ideas for beginners and experienced spinners alike is certainly true. A good 20 pages of 'how to' at the start does cover the subject very well. The remainder of the book is almost 100 colour pages of inspiration. The authors have used a variety of animal and vegetable fibres to create some stunning yarns inspired by nature. Creative words and some perfectly-chosen photography accompany each yarn, along with instructions for spinning it yourself.
The instructions are perfectly fine. Unless you're an absolute beginner then you won't dwell on the 'how to', but I'm sure that the large number of fancy yarn techniques will be worth a read.
The rest of the book is pure inspiration for any spinner, and the words themselves are often beautiful and inspiring. It's the colours, though, that really make this book a joy. Having owned a copy for several months, I still find something new every time I open it. It is a book for dipping into when life feels dull or when the spinners' equivalent of writers' block strikes!
Shiela Dixon, 7 January 2009
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!
Read my review of Creative Spinning by Alison Daykin and Jane Deane
Great gift!
Fibre
A range of fibre from wool to exotic and luxury fibre for spinning, dyeing, felting: wool, silk, alpaca, cashmere, mohair, camel, yak and angora ready to spin. Also raw fleece
Spinning wheels
A range of Ashford Spinning Wheels delivered quickly to your door. I usually have some second hand spinning wheels listed.
Magazines and cards
Why not add one or two to your order? These cards, hand made by Jules of 'Always with a Heart' feature a textured sheep. Perfect for Christmas for your friends or for the spinner / knitter in your life. I now stock Selvedge magazine and Yarnmaker magazine.
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Spinning cotton, free eBook
Have you spun cotton? Did you know that it grows in natural colours as well as white?
This free eBook from SpinningDaily gives us some history, some tips for spinning the very short fibre with some patterns.
