Spin to Weave: The Weaver's Guide to Making Yarn

Description

Introduction -- Fiber, Twist, Color and Grist -- Equipment -- Color -- Weft Choices -- Fabric Finishing -- Samples -- Twist Direction -- Yarn Finishing -- Differential Shrinkage -- Sett -- Warp and Weft Calculations -- Projects -- Top or Roving -- Project: Woven Fabric from Pin-Drafted Roving -- Project: Woven Fabric from Dyed Top -- Shetland Singles -- Project: Shetland Vest -- Alpaca -- Project: Alpaca Scarf -- Project: Natural-Colored Alpaca Shawl -- Project: Dyed Alpaca Silk Shawl -- Blue Face Leicester and Silk -- Project: Tibetan Jacket -- Pygora -- Project: Hooded Scarf -- Tussah Silk -- Project: Color Blend Scarf -- Project : Kimono -- Bombyx Silk -- Project: Scarf -- Project: Silk Shawl -- Knotted Pile, Band Weaving -- Project: Knotted Pile Bag -- Tips and Conclusions -- Glossary of Terms -- Yarn Blocker Pattern and Cut List -- Weaving Record Sheet -- Kimono and Tibetan Jacket Sewing Patterns -- Fiber Sources -- Bibliography -- Index.;"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"--