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Designer Yarn
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| Location: 38871 Proctor Blvd., Sandy, Oregon 97055 Phone: 503-826-0123 Store Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10am-6pm Sat. 10am-5pm Closed Thurs. and Sun. |
The place for all your knitting, crochet, and spinning supplies.
Spin It
Making Yarn from Scratch
by Lee Raven
List Price: $9.95
Cover: Softcover
Lee Raven has been spinning and offering her yarns and teaching skills for
many years. This slim book brings her approach to handspindle spinning to
the beginner. The tools and fiber preparations are kept simple and attainable.
The illustrations and information are clear and thorough. The projects that use
some of the yarn you've made are as fun and interesting as the spinning
instruction. Let Lee Raven guide you through the process of learning basic
spinning and yarn design.
Making Yarn from Scratch
by Lee Raven
List Price: $9.95
Cover: Softcover
Lee Raven has been spinning and offering her yarns and teaching skills for
many years. This slim book brings her approach to handspindle spinning to
the beginner. The tools and fiber preparations are kept simple and attainable.
The illustrations and information are clear and thorough. The projects that use
some of the yarn you've made are as fun and interesting as the spinning
instruction. Let Lee Raven guide you through the process of learning basic
spinning and yarn design.
Hands On Spinning
by Lee Raven
List Price: $18.95
Cover: Softcover
You'll find here all you'll need to know to spin unique, beautiful, high-quality
yarns for your knitting, crocheting, or weaving. With very clear directions and
excellent diagrams, the author starts you on your spinning journey by simply
pulling some fibers from a small hand full of wool and spinning them on your
thigh. She proceeds rapidly from there.
by Lee Raven
List Price: $18.95
Cover: Softcover
You'll find here all you'll need to know to spin unique, beautiful, high-quality
yarns for your knitting, crocheting, or weaving. With very clear directions and
excellent diagrams, the author starts you on your spinning journey by simply
pulling some fibers from a small hand full of wool and spinning them on your
thigh. She proceeds rapidly from there.
Teach Yourself Visually Handspinning
by Judith MacKenzie McCuin
List Price: $21.99
Cover: Softcover
With its soothing, meditative effect, hand spinning 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.
by Judith MacKenzie McCuin
List Price: $21.99
Cover: Softcover
With its soothing, meditative effect, hand spinning 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.
Dyeing to Knit
How to Use and Create Your Own Beautiful Hand-Dyed Yarns
by Elaine Eskeson
List Price: $25.95
Cover: Hardcover
In her informative new book, Dyeing to Knit, knitting shop owner and veteran
yarn dyer Elaine Eskesen demystifies the use of hand-dyed yarns and the
process of dyeing your own yarns. Here is a wealth of concise, helpful advice
on the use of space-dyed, hand-painted, and rainbow-dyed yarns, and how to
mix different fibers, colors, and textures in a single project. Custom-designed
swatches created by nationally recognized knitting designers will inspire your
own creativity.
How to Use and Create Your Own Beautiful Hand-Dyed Yarns
by Elaine Eskeson
List Price: $25.95
Cover: Hardcover
In her informative new book, Dyeing to Knit, knitting shop owner and veteran
yarn dyer Elaine Eskesen demystifies the use of hand-dyed yarns and the
process of dyeing your own yarns. Here is a wealth of concise, helpful advice
on the use of space-dyed, hand-painted, and rainbow-dyed yarns, and how to
mix different fibers, colors, and textures in a single project. Custom-designed
swatches created by nationally recognized knitting designers will inspire your
own creativity.
Hands On Dyeing
by Betsy Blumenthal & K. Kreider
List Price: $19.95
Cover: Softcover
This workbook on controlled dyeing teaches you an easy method to obtain
repeatable, predictable results with the use of commercial dyes. Sections
include rules of controlled dyeing, equipment, mixing the dye stock solutions,
fiber types, applying dye, color theory, color mixing, resist techniques,
overdyeing for sets of harmonious colors, and overdyeing to subdue colors.
Rewarding and simple projects give you practice in both dyeing and using your
custom colored yarns and fabrics. 86 illustrations, 26 in color.
by Betsy Blumenthal & K. Kreider
List Price: $19.95
Cover: Softcover
This workbook on controlled dyeing teaches you an easy method to obtain
repeatable, predictable results with the use of commercial dyes. Sections
include rules of controlled dyeing, equipment, mixing the dye stock solutions,
fiber types, applying dye, color theory, color mixing, resist techniques,
overdyeing for sets of harmonious colors, and overdyeing to subdue colors.
Rewarding and simple projects give you practice in both dyeing and using your
custom colored yarns and fabrics. 86 illustrations, 26 in color.