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Color and Yarn Design for Spinners
DVD with Deb Menz
With these simple, inspired
approaches, anyone can design yarns that are rich, intriguing, complex,
and effective. Deb Menz takes inspiration from the world around her—mother
nature, photos, fabrics, anything that pleases her eye—and
applies the “more is more” approach to creating fiber blends for
spinning stunning single and plied yarns. 120 minutes.
Universal region.
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Learn how to:
- Use a color wheel
and value scale
- Make friends with
a few simple principles of color harmony
- Train your eye to
analyze the components of a color
- Make effective
blends for singles and plied yarns
- Sample with
enthusiasm and joy
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Color Works for spinners
Drafting the Long and Short of it
Drop Spindle Getting Started
Dyeing in the Kitchen
Gentle Art of Plying
Know your Wheel
Spinning Big and Lofty Yarns
Spinning Cotton |
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 Spinning
For Lace
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Create exquisite yarns in no time!
Do you long to spin cobweb-fine threads
that are both lively and durable? Meet Margaret Stove. Her methods
might seem counterintuitive, but they work! A great advocate of the
fine Merinos of her native New Zealand, Margaret is fearless in
creating plied blends using silk, angora, qivuit, and more.
Learn how to: Handle a fine fleece
without felting it. Wash by the lock with shocking vigor
and efficiency.
Adjust your wheel tension for exquisite delicacy. Ply a
balanced yarn, or tweak your hand positions for plying different
fibers together
Plus, see how to choose and sort a
fleece, separate spinnable staples, dissolve the grease, manage the
staple to avoid felting and maximize durability and “bounce.” Using
high magnifications of the fibers and spun yarns, Margaret explains
just how it all works. 86 minutes 2011
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Cotton Click
here to Order Cotton was perhaps the most important fiber of the
ancient world, clothing more people throughout history than any
other. It remains one of the most important fibers today – think
underwear and bluejeans! Sheets and towels! Yet cotton has been
largely neglected by contemporary spinners in the developed world.
Stephenie Gaustad aims to change all that. In this engaging video,
you’ll learn:
How to prepare cotton,
from boll to batt. How to spin cotton with ease and efficiency
on a wide range of tools, from tahkli to flyer wheel. How to boil off and set twist in preparation for
weaving, knitting, or what have you
Along the way, you’ll be treated to fascinating
historical asides, to inventive tricks for devising and adapting
tools, and to an array of splendid made goods from socks to smocks
to household cloths. 2011
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Handspinning Rare Wools,
Click
here to Order Deborah Robson explores fiber from 38 rare and endangered breeds of
sheep from Great Britain and North America. Her knowledge of their
history and characteristics is deep, her stories are intriguing, and
her passion for saving and savoring the basic materials of our craft
is palpable.
In Handspinning Rare Wools,
Robson covers the most interesting and vulnerable of:
- Northern European short-tailed sheep
(plus an intriguing mystery breed). Old British breeds
introduced in Roman times. Rare English longwools.
Classic English Down breeds. Welsh and Border breeds.
American originals. American feral and semi-ferals.
You’ll learn that washing, carding,
combing, spinning, and finishing these fibers is a never-ending
experiment filled with surprises. You’ll see the unexpected variety –
from wool that feels like jute to wool that stretches and bounces back
like tiny bungees. You’ll hear stories about specific sheep breeders
who have made a difference – a hundred or three hundred years ago.
You’ll have your ideas of fineness and softness and staple length
turned on end. 2011
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Spinning Luxury Fibers
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to Order Spinners today have such an abundance of fiber
choices, sometimes it’s hard to know where to begin – and to know how to
handle these precious materials once you have them in your hands. In
this extensive treatment of the best the fiber world has to offer,
Master Spinner Judith MacKenzie shares what she’s learned from deep
experience in both craft and industry, with a hands-on teaching style
that will give you inspiration, confidence, and good results.
This three-disk set covers:
Silk, from cocoon to top to noil to magnificent blends.
Alpaca, both huaycaya and suri. Camel Llama Paco-vicuña Yak Bison
Cashmere Quiviut
You’ll learn how to prepare each fiber, how to spin it, how to finish
your yarn, and the fascinating history and lore of each. Published by
Interweave. 2010 Click
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In Praise of Simple Cloth
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to Order What can you learn from someone who spins all
day, every day (except during gardening season), and who produces her
own handspun shirts, sweaters, blankets, rugs, table linens, bath
towels, aprons, even gardening shorts? Short answer: A lot! Rita
Buchanan has spent more thoughtful time preparing fiber, spinning yarn,
and making fabrics from her handspun than perhaps anyone in the
developed world. This is not just mindless handwork; Rita has a keen,
analytical mind that she applies consistently to testing, sampling, and
record keeping, and she balances this against her pure joy in the
process and a deep appreciation for living with handspun cloth. In this
set, she shares: Exploring the possibilities of a fiber
Matching yarns for a project. Spinning and weaving rugs for
wall and floor. Creating humble household fabrics that create
everyday joy. Knitting with handspun – and weaving with handspun
knitting yarns.
You’ll find pure inspiration and lots of good practical tips. Published
by Interweave 2011
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How I Spin
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Order What can you learn from someone who spins all
day, every day (except during gardening season), and who produces her
own handspun shirts, sweaters, blankets, rugs, table linens, bath
towels, aprons, even gardening shorts? Short answer: A lot! Rita
Buchanan has spent more thoughtful time preparing fiber, spinning yarn,
and making fabrics from her handspun than perhaps anyone in the
developed world. This is not just mindless handwork; Rita has a keen,
analytical mind that she applies consistently to testing, sampling, and
record keeping, and she balances this against her pure joy in the
process. The result is a body of knowledge and practice that sometimes
defies convention, and always instructs and engages. In this set you’ll
learn:
How to control yarn size with your hands, not with wheel adjustments.
How to create the most wonderful preparations using cards, combs, and
more. A no-fuss way to dye fiber in your oven. An easy
approach to plying – and why plying may not matter much. How to
spin cotton while reading your favorite book. And so much more.
Published by Interweave. Run Time: Disk 1 - 65 minutes, 2 Disk -
90 minutes. 2010
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 POPULAR
WHEEL MECHANICS DVD
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How to Choose the Wheel You Want, Love the Wheel You've Got, and Truly
Master the Machine By Judith MacKenzie
The flyer spinning wheel is a subtle machine. Understanding this
ingenious tool, optimizing its performance, and making it work for you
is key to becoming an accomplished spinner.
In this far-ranging video, Judith MacKenzie looks at several of the
popular wheels available to spinners today, dissects their differences,
gives pointers on get the best from them, and shares tips and hints on
making your wheel as efficient and versatile as it was designed to be.
You'll learn: How wheel size influences spinning
How the shape of your flyer affects your spinning
Why your hooks are on the same side of the flyer, or why you might want
them to be
Why a pulley is not a whorl
How to spin six different yarns by making simple wheel adjustments
How to fill a flyer properly, and why it matters
And several dozen additional fascinating and critical facts and
exercises that will make you a better spinner 2 Discs
Disc 1 Run Time: 64 minutes. Disc 2 Run Time: 60 minutes
Published by Interweave 2010
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Spinner's Toolbox
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As a
spinner, your most important, versatile tools are your own skilled
hands. With those eight fingers and two opposable thumbs, plus a
half-dozen simple techniques for manipulating the fiber supply, you
can spin a full suite of yarn styles. The nuts and bolts:
Worsted
Semi-worsted Woolen
Semi-woolen
Slub
Boucle
You’ll begin by seeing the unlikely possibility of spinning the six
different yarns styles with a single fiber preparation. You’ll end
by witnessing this revered master spinner, in a miracle of energetic
ambidexterity, draft two fiber sources simultaneously into a single
strong, lofty, funky novelty yarn. And so you can. 2 discs 142
minutes 2011
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SPINNING Maggie Casey DVD
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Follow along with Eunny Jang as she learns the ins and outs of spinning
from spinning teacher extraordinaire Maggie Casey.
This 2-disc DVD set will take you from just wool to good yarn and
beyond. Learn how, when, and why to pre-draft your fiber; how to adjust
your spinning wheel; how to spin good single yarn; and how to ply and
finish a good skein. Plus, you'll see the basics for carding and
combing, spinning with a long draw, spinning worsted weight, spinning
from the fold, tackling exotic fibers from silk to cashmere to buffalo
and beyond. 140 minutes
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 Respect
the Spindle Click
here to Order Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing
Tool By Abby Franquemont
Enjoying 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. DVD Video
instruction. Abby "shows" you how to 72 minutes. Published by Interweave
2010
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 HANDSPINNING
WOOL-Advanced Techniques
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"As usual with Victorian
Videos, the production is clear, crisp and professional. The camera
zooms right is so you can see exactly what you're trying to accomplish"
SPIN-OFF MAGAZINE. Mabel Ross says that when we first learn to spin, we
take what we get, and try to do something with it. In this video, Mabel
will change all that for you as she teaches you how to spin yarn to a
predetermined size that will fit the needs of your current project. You
will learn how to prepare and spin different lengths of fibers to make
worsted and woolen yarns for weaving or knitting, using shortdraw and
traditional longdraw techniques. You will learn how to make a plied yarn
of any exact thickness with just the right amount of twist, for various
purposes, & how to repeat it exactly, at any time. You will learn to
spin yarns of average thickness, very thick yarn, soft knitting yarn,
and extremely fine gossamer yarn for knitting lace. If you're just
beginning to learn to spin, we recommend you start with "Spinning
Wool-Basics & Beyond" 112 minutes |
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 SPINNING
WOOL - BASICS & BEYOND Wheels, Fiber Preparation & Spinning
Techniques.
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"Easy to follow,
great for the beginner ...I found this video exceptionally informative
with tips even a more advanced spinner may have forgotten or
overlooked."
With Patsy Zawistoski. If
you're ready to start spinning on a spinning wheel, or have been doing
some, but don't quite have the control you'd like, this is the video for
you. In addition to a thorough explanation of single drive band, double
drive band, & bobbin lead spinning wheels, you will learn about wheel
set-up, fiber preparations, spinning various fiber preparations,
pre-drafting, the importance of understanding wraps per inch, how to use
a control yarn, woolen & worsted spinning techniques including point of
twist, fingered draft, double drafting & spinning a parallel
preparation. Learn how to ply from 2 bobbins or from one ball, make a
3-ply from one source. All of this will make your handspinning beautiful
& successful. 102 minutes |
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