Spin to weave
Subtitle: the weaver's guide to making yarn
By: Sara Lamb
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9781596686489; 9781596688100
Subjects: Hand spinning; Yarn
Other titles: Weaver's guide to making yarn
Description: "For spinners and weavers alike! Get in-depth information on fiber properties and color choices, as well as beautifully photographed samples. Spin to Weave is not simply a how-to-spin book, but a how-to-spin-exactly-what-you-want book. Weavers who spin their own yarns have the ability to choose fiber type, method of twist insertion (woolen, worsted), twist amount and/or direction, finishing methods, and grist. Author Sara Lamb focuses on the process of spinning for specific results, providing detailed instructions, a sampling of projects, variations, and a gallery of pieces by other spinners. Sara takes the reader to the very source of woven fabric- introducing the thought processes and concepts related to choosing fibers and how to spin them with finished fabric in mind"--

"For spinners and weavers alike. Get in-depth information on fiber properties and color choices, as well as beautifully photographed samples"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; title: Fiber, Twist, Color and Grist; title: Equipment; title: Color; title: Weft Choices; title: Fabric Finishing; title: Samples; title: Twist Direction; title: Yarn Finishing; title: Differential Shrinkage; title: Sett; title: Warp and Weft Calculations; title: Projects; title: Top or Roving; title: Project: Woven Fabric from Pin-Drafted Roving; title: Project: Woven Fabric from Dyed Top; title: Shetland Singles; title: Project: Shetland Vest; title: Alpaca; title: Project: Alpaca Scarf; title: Project: Natural-Colored Alpaca Shawl; title: Project: Dyed Alpaca Silk Shawl; title: Blue Face Leicester and Silk; title: Project: Tibetan Jacket; title: Pygora; title: Project: Hooded Scarf; title: Tussah Silk; title: Project: Color Blend Scarf; title: Project : Kimono; title: Bombyx Silk; title: Project: Scarf; title: Project: Silk Shawl; title: Knotted Pile, Band Weaving; title: Project: Knotted Pile Bag; title: Tips and Conclusions; title: Glossary of Terms; title: Yarn Blocker Pattern and Cut List; title: Weaving Record Sheet; title: Kimono and Tibetan Jacket Sewing Patterns; title: Fiber Sources; title: Bibliography; title: Index.