How to Spin: From Choosing a Spinning Wheel to Making Yarn. A Storey BASICS® Title

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Expert Beth Smith teaches you everything you need to know to spin your own yarn, from choosing a spinning wheel to every stage of preparing your fiber, plying, winding off, and finishing. Fully illustrated step-by-step instructions make it simple and easy!   Content: Cover Title Copyright Table of Contents Introduction: Take the Spinning Plunge Chapter One: Spinning in a Nutshell Tying on a Leader Treadling Drafting Chapter Two: Wheels and How They Work Spinning Wheel Parts Types of Wheels Drive Systems Tension and Tension Adjustments Spinning Wheel Maintenance Chapter 3: Fiber Preparations Carded Preparations Combed Preparations Short Fiber Preparations Chapter Four: Drafting Methods Woolen Versus Worsted Short Forward Draw Short Backward Draw Supported Long Draw Long Draw Spinning from the Fold. Chapter Five: Perfecting Your SkillsJoining New Fiber A Matter of Twist Tricks for Improving Consistency Chapter Six: Plying Lazy Kates Choosing the Right Whorl for Plying Choosing the Number of Plies Rewinding Bobbins Holding Singles for Plying Plying from a Single Bobbin Plying from Both Ends of the Same Strand A Matter of Balance Winding Off Measuring the Length of a Skein Chapter Seven: The End Is in Sight Finishing Techniques Dying Your Finished Yarn The Importance of Samples Glossary of Spinning Terms Index.