The Intentional Spinner: A Holistic Approach to Making Yarn

MacKenzie McCuin, Judith

ISBN 10: 1596680806 / ISBN 13: 9781596680807

Verlag: Interweave Press, 2008

Beschreibung

In Very Good+ condition. Offering a blend of technical knowledge, history, and easy-to-use tips, this inspiring collection of spinning wisdom deftly explores the three fundamental areas of yarn production: understanding fibers, managing yarn structure, and making yarns that precisely meet the spinner's needs. The rich, historic traditions of plant and animal fibers are fascinatingly juxtaposed with recent advances in synthesized fiber and mankinds use of fibers in the past, present, and future, while detailed, image-laden instructions for four intermediate projects demonstrate the range of possibilities, from sturdy, plied yarns to playful, novelty yarns. Spinners are also offered guidance on planning a project from start to finish, as well as how to care for and store completed projects.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers SKU2020023559

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Intentional Spinner: A Holistic Approach to Making Yarn
• Verlag: Interweave Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1596680806
• ISBN-13: 9781596680807
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: Very Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Crafts

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

If you are interested in exploring the infinite possibilities of making your own yarns, veteran spinner and teacher Judith MacKenzie McCuin offers insight, understanding, and invaluable information about your craft in The Intentional Spinner with DVD.

The Intentional Spinner with DVD is a compendium of spinning wisdom, with a fun blend of technical knowledge, history, tips, and gently opinionated narrative. Yarnmaking is approached in three fundamental areas:

Understanding Fibers
Managing Yarn Structure
Practical Uses

The Intentional Spinner with DVD includes four projects that demonstrate how handspun can be used in weaving and knitting. The enclosed DVD features detailed information on yarn diameter, plying, novelty yarn structures, and finshing. Blending technical expertise and fascinating lore, The Intentional Spinner with DVD is a must-have reference for ever spinner.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Judith MacKenzie McCuin has been a textile artist for more than twenty years. She has taught throughout the United States and Canada, and her work appears in both public and private collections. She has been a contributor to Spin-Off, Interweave Knits, PieceWork, and Handwoven magazines, and she has led textile tours to Turkey and Spain. She lives in Augusta, Montana, with her husband, Nick, where they run a small yarn and dye company and raise bison.