Creative Spinning.....
...a book for the 21st Centurary
Reconnect with the ancient craft of spinning and let your imagination run wild with this beautiful book, packed full of ideas for creating yarns inspired by nature.
Discover your creativity with the ancient art of spinning. Ideal for beginners and more experienced spinners alike, this exciting new title in the Gaia Traditional Crafts series will teach you everything you how to spin using drop spindles and spinning wheels and how to control singles, combing, twists and ply.
The book is divided into chapters according to yarn type and each section includes projects with simple step-by-step instructions and illustrations. Once you have learnt the basics, 30 exciting projects show you how to experiment with spinning anything from angora to silk, to bamboo or possum fur.
Sumptuous life-size photograph samples of the raw fibres, spun yarn and swatches show you what the yarn looks like when it is knitted and provide all the necessary inspiration to get started.
30 exciting recycled spinning projects, inspired by nature
No complicated equipment needed - a simple spinning wheel of spindle is all you need to know
Experiment with a whole range of materials, from natural fleeces to vegetable fibres
The Authors
Alison Daykin has been teaching spinning, weaving and dyeing since 1983. While studying for her HNC in Hand Woven Textile Design at Bradford in 2004 she won two prizes in the Bradford Textile Society Design Competition. She now runs Alison Yule Textiles, producing bespoke hand-woven fabrics and tutors for Skylark Holidays. She lives in Willington, Derbyshire. www.alisonyuletextiles.co.uk
Jane Deane is a spinner, weaver and dyer with 30 years’ experience. She works with natural and synthetic dyes and runs a bespoke yarn and fibre dyeing service. Jane has a studio at the Duchy Centre for Creativity, Princetown, Devon, where she also runs workshops.
Creative Spinning can be purchased from Alison or Jane and from the Pure Tinctoria Website.
See our Creative Spinning Blog here.
