Spin Control: Techniques for Spinning the Yarn You Want

By Amy King

From soft, bulky single yarns to serviceable three-ply for heavy use, this guide to handspun yarns combines the positive traits of commercial yarns with personal touches. Focusing at first on the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596681055
• ISBN13: 9781596681057
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Interweave Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Spin Control

This was a very useful book for me as a newer spinner. I love learning about all the different fibers, and this book had a great section on that. I would highly recommend it. Sheila

Very informative

I am a new spinner and use a wheel. I found this Spin Control an interesting and informative book. I think it would be useful to any new spinner.

Dissapointed

I was really looking forward to this book. I'm would have bought it sight unseen because of the publisher's pre-release hype, but I'm glad I didn't and first ordered it from my library. Let me be clear: This is a beautiful book. There is much material here for a new spinner, and I would certainly recommend it to any newbie. Great information about the properties of different fibers, and excellent instructions on basic spinning techniques, all presented very nicely. But for those who have been spinning for a long time, it only skims the surface of "techniques for spinning the yarns you want." That surface is fine, but there's nothing new here for those of us who've been spinning for years. I was just under the impression that there was a finally a new truly advanced book out (and I just love new books!). I'm glad I had the book for a few hours, but that's about it. So, 3 stars for me. For a beginner, maybe I'd even give it 5 stars.

Just what I expected

I had looked forward with anticipation to this book and it was exactly what I thought it would be. The writing style is friendly and encouraging for anyone wanting to try a new technique. There are plenty of spinning techniques to try. Lots of great information about sampling and the part about predrafting is just right. Not drafting before you spin as much as improving the prep for a more enjoyable spinning experience. The photographs are lovely and helpful. This is a book for beginners to intermediate spinners looking for ways to improve their spinning. Beyond the intermediate stage there is lots of good reference material here. This book will be on the shelf next to my favorite spinning books that I go to again and again.

Good read and useful book

I'm kinda new at spinning and I also have a lot of questions about how I can improve the way I spin and improve the yarn I make. And this book is a large part of my improvement!