Yarn works
Subtitle: how to spin, dye, and knit your own yarn
By: W.J. Johnson
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781589237889
Subjects: Hand spinning; Dyes and dyeing; Knitting; Textile fibers; Yarn
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-161) and index.
Table of contents: title: Fiber workshop. A brief history of fiber ; Selecting the best fiber for a project ; Meet the fibers ; Fiber preparation tools ; The fiber preparation workshops ; Creative fiber blending workshop; title: Spin workshop. A brief history of spinning ; Spinning tools ; Spin concept ; Beginning to spin ; Spin methods ; Draw methods ; Twist ; Spin numbers workshop : a path to spin consistency ; Plying workshop ; The finishing act : wrapping up the spin ; Spinning just for the zen of it; title: Dye workshop. A brief history of dyeing ; About dyes today ; Determining a fiber's dyeability ; Meet the dyes ; supplies and tools for dyeing ; Practice safe dyeing in your kitchen ; Other safe dyeing recommendations ; How to prepare fibers and dyes ; The dye workshops ; Natural dye workshop ; Acid dye workshop : protein fibers ; Fiber-reactive dye workshop : cellulose/bast fibers ; Reflections on dye workshops ; Creative dyeing workshop ; Going beyond the dye workshop; title: Knit workshop. A brief history of knitting with hand-spun yards ; Patterns.