Teach Yourself Visually Handspinning (Teach Yourself Visually Consumer) | 
|  | | | Title: | Teach Yourself Visually Handspinning (Teach Yourself Visually Consumer) | | Author: | Judith MacKenzie McCuin | | Publisher: | Visual | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 23 April, 2007 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0470098457 / 9780470098455 | | List Price: | $21.99 | | You Save: | $7.04 | | Amazon Price: | $14.95 | |
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With its soothing, meditative effect, handspinning is a relaxing hobby, and the beautiful yarns you create are an even better reward. This visual guide shows you the basics, beginning with the tools and fibers, and takes you through spinning, plying, making novelty yarns, using exotic fibers, dyeing, and more. Whether you use an inexpensive hand spindle or splurge on a spinning wheel, stick with wool or try alpaca, cashmere, or cotton, you'll learn how to create fun, original, one-of-a-kind yarns that you can knit or weave into truly unique, handmade, and all-natural creations. Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review - The skill demonstrated is defined and described
Detailed color photos demonstrate each step Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo Helpful tips provide additional guidance
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Customer Reviews:
• Great Book For The Beginning Spinner 20 June, 2008
I found this is a great book for the beginning spinner. It covers both wheel & spindle spinning which is very helpful. It allows you to get a feeling for the basics.
The pictures help to illustrate the text in the book. Though as always, I wish there were more images as I find I learn best visually.
It certainly can't replace having someone to help you learn. But if you can't find a spinning group in your area, this is a great way to start.
I also found that because it goes over different fibers and how to spin them, it will be useful beyond just the beginner.
Given the amount of space devoted to pictures, do not expect this to cover everything. But I found that is was the best purchase I could have made as a beginner. I reference it again and again.
- Reviewed by customer ID: ATACJX3E71IFA
• Hand Spinning Visually 22 May, 2008
Aube's Maple and Red Oak Top Whorl Drop Spindle This is an excellent introduction to hand spinning. The book covers kinds of spindles, kinds of fiber and how to card it, and a good visual guide on how to use the spindle. It is very thorough and as stated above a very good beginner's guide to hand spinning. The spindle above is a good illustration of the type of spindle that is used to teach the novice how to spin with a top spindle. The author also introduces and explains about bottom whorl drop spindles.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A31W3NCXWCHCEW
• The Beginner Spinner's "bible" - Or - It Should Be! 12 October, 2008
Have to say - I only WISH this book had been available when I began my own Spinning Odyssey some four years ago! The simple TEXT & particularly stunning PHOTOGRAPHY are both easy for the Novice Spinner to grasp & MASTER without getting bogged down & drowned in the mechanics of Spinning.
THIS book should be kept within EVERY Spinner's grasp & considered a Beginner Spinner's Bible & terrific Spinner's mini-refresher course at ANY skill level! Simply put - a MUST NOT MISS addition to any Spinner's reference library!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1DMG7KYB5MLKC
• Didn't Turn Me On To Handspinning 15 September, 2008
I think the "Teach Yourself Visually" series isn't well-named. I have "Teach Yourself Knitting" and couldn't learn knitting from the book. I think it's because knitting is a great solo hobby, but it's also fun to share.
It's fairly tough to learn handspinning without a teacher. I started with a drop spindle and roving. I was able to spin a bit, but it was hard to troubleshoot the process. Am I using too much roving? Why is my yarn falling apart? Am I twisting it enough? Not enough?
As with the "visual knitting" book, I think it's a great resource for the intermediate beginner to advance his/her skills, but it's too difficult to use to learn from scratch.
Ultimately, I decided to pass on handspinning and develop my knitting skills.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2CN49JH000IDW
• A Colorful Start 15 December, 2008
This book has been touted as a good hit the deck running book for spinners and potential spinners. That is true; however it is also very useful for people that have quite a bit of spinning under their belt.
It really is the visual that make a difference. The only thing better are the now available DVD's. The descriptions at first may seem a little superficial or curt. However you cannot explain what it takes a book's worth of knowledge in one paragraph.
One may look at page 15 and wonder want a bobbin driven wheel is but this is not a place to go into detail; it is just a preview of what will be explained later in the book.
I can see where it would be easy to learn to spin one way and become an expert, yet still miss some of the finer points and even useful equipment. This is why you may want to read the book from cover to cover before investing time and money. I was glad to see that most of the pictures were of Ashford equipment as that is what I am most used to using.
This is a must for your library. Also even when you know something is nice to have a different view on the subject. Be sure to supplement this book with articles from the author in "Spinoff" magazine.
The Intentional Spinner: A Holistic Approach to Making Yarn
- Reviewed by customer ID: A20EEWWSFMZ1PN
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