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	(The) Ashford Book of Carding by Jo Reeve A handspinners guide to fibre preparation - an excellent publication from Ashford covers all aspect of carding - using a flick carder, hand carding, drum carding, colour and fibre blending. The book also has four simple projects for you to try out your skills. Paperback 94 pages Price: £15.00
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(The) Ashford Book of Hand Spinning by Jo Reeve The art of making beautiful yarn. Learn to hand spin from beginning through to more advanced techniques, covering fibre preparation, novelty yarns and five easy projects. Step by step instructions and colour photgraphs help the process. Paperback 116 pages Price: £15.00		Quantity:

	(The) Ashford Book of Spinning by Anne Field As well as covering spinning wool with a variety of techniques the author also offers advice on the use of other fibres and novelty yarns. Over a hundred step by step photographs and ilustrations. New revised edition Paperback 160 pages Price: £15.00
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Big Book of Handspinning An Alden Amos compendium of information, advice, hints and tips from this builder of spinning wheels, handspinner and handweaver. Hardback 496 pages Price: £29.00
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	Color in Spinning by Deb Menz a classic guide for handspinners for dyeing your own fibres to make the colour you want. The book shows you demonstrations of immersion dyeing, painting rovings, blending colours and fibres then spinning and plying multicoloured preparations. Paperback 240 pages Price: £20.00
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Creative Spinning by Alison Daykin and Jane Deane Learn everything you need to know about spinning and then let your imagination go! 30 spinning projects inspired by nature, using wool, silk or cotton in natural and dyed colours. Paperback 112 pages Price: £12.99
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(The) Gentle Art of Plying - DVD by Judith MacKenzie Beyond singles - creating the yarn you want. Informed and skillful plying can make all the difference between "just another yarn" and "just the yarn you want" In this video Judith Mackenzie presents not just the basics - how to hold you hands, where to put your lazy-kate, but an extensive adventure in to the possibilities. 2 discs (58mins and 47 mins) £29.00 inc VAT Price: £24.68 Excluding VAT at 17.5%		Quantity: OUT OF STOCK

Get Spun by Symeon North The step by step guide to spinning art yarns with structure and character. By combining a variety of skills and and unlimited range of fibre possibilities, you'll have spiced up, unique handspun yarns that are useful for all you fibre art projects. Paperback 120 pages Price: £17.00
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	Hands On Spinning by Lee Raven All you need to know to spin unique yarns Paperback 120 pages Price: £15.00
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Hand Woolcombing and Spinning by Peter Teal this well-known maker of wool combs puts his knowledge in to print in this re-published book. How to sort fleece, combing, blending and spinning are all expertly covered. Hardback 184 pages Price: £22.50
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	(All new) Homespun Handknit by Amy Clarke Moore 25 small projects to knit using handspun yarn, ranging from simple items to knit in an afternoon to lace wraps to treasure. Each pattern includes the information needed to create the best yarn for the project or even substitute the right commercial yarn. Paperback 144 pages Price: £17.00
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In Sheep's Clothing by Nola and Jane Fournier There are scores of different breeds of sheep each with their own characteristics. This book shows photographs of fleece locks and projects incoprporating the wools types are shown. Paperback 224 pages Price: £18.00
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	(The) Intentional Spinner by Judith Mackenzie McCuin an holistic approach to making yarn. This book explores the historic traditions of plant and animal fibres, plus surprising developments in manufactured fibres. Step by step instructions and photographs help demonstrate the range of possibilities in yarns, from sturdy plied yarns to playful novelty yarns. Projects show how to create the ideal handspun yarn for weaving or knitting. Paperback 152 pages Price: £19.00
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Intertwined by Lexi Boeger The art of handspun yarn, modern patterns and creative spinning. Instructions for 30 spinning techniques, 30 project patterns that feature handspun yarn and tips in how to let the yarn dictate the pattern development. Great inspirational book at a very reasonable price. Paperback 304 pages Price: £12.99
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	Learn To Spin from Ashford A basic introduction to spinning with clear colour photographs. This leaflet is included with new Ashford spinning wheels. Paperback 12 pages Price: £3.50
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Learn To Spin Silk by Ruth MacGregor An illustrated guide to spinning silk (Paperback 38 pages) Price: £8.50
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	Popular Wheel Mechanics - DVD by Judith MacKenzie how to chose the wheel you want, love the wheel you have got and truly master the machine. You will learn how the wheel size influences spinning, how to spin six different yarns by making simple wheel adjustments, how to fill a bobbin properly and why it matters and dozens of other facts and exercises that will make you a better spinner and you'll have fun learning. 2 discs (64 mins and 60 mins) £29.00 inc VAT Price: £24.68 Excluding VAT at 17.5%
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Productive Spindling by Amelia Garripoli this book explores the top whorl, bottom whorl and Turkish drop spindles. It shows how to get started, techniques for efficiency and a few tricks to make productivity look cool! There are tips on spindle choice, fibres selection, drafting, joins, plying and finishing. Black and white photos throughout. Paperback, spiralbound 50 pages. Price: £13.00
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	Respect the Spindle by Abby Franquemont The drop spindle is one of the world's most productive, versatile and convenient devices for making yarn. Take a world tour of spindle spinning, practice techniques to create a varierty of yarns and improve the quality of your handspun yarn. Paperback 136 pages Price: £17.00
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Simple but Fancy by Janet Renouf-Miller a guide to spinning 10 fancy yarns without too much trouble. Included are colour photographs of the yarns to help you learn. Spiral back 14 single sided pages Price: £5.00
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	Spin Control by Amy King learn how to adjust your spinning wheel for the best results for the least effort. Discover a variety of drafting techniques to master different yarns. Understand fibre preparation andcombine traditional and new techniques to create the kind of yarn that you want. Paperback 120 pages Price: £17.00
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Spin-Dye-Stitch by Jennifer Claydon How to create and use your own yarns. A good basic books on how to spin using a drop spindle and wheel; how to dye using chemical dyes on the stove or microwave and make handpainted fibres. Then the author shows 10 ideas on how to use the yarns you have created in knitting, weaving and embellishing projects. finally there is a section of handspun - hand-dyed yarns which are sure to inspire your yarn creations. Paperback 128 pages Price: £18.00
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	Spin It by Lee Raven Colour photographs aid understanding of this book about using a drop spindle, chosing, cleaning and carding fleeces and a few simple projects to help the new student complete a project. Paperback 33 pages Price: £8.00
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Spinner's Companion by Bobbie Irwin A neat book containing everything you could ever need to know about spinning including troubleshooting, fibre characteristics, measuring twist and storage of fibres. An essential book for handspinners. Spiralback 110 pages Price: £15.00		Quantity: OUT OF STOCK

	Spinning Designer Yarns by Diane Varney This book makes the crafter think about designing yarn for a specific project rather than trying to find one to fit. Learn to apply dye in exciting ways, predict how novelty yarns will look in finished fabrics and learn to make snarl, boucle and knotted yarn to rediscover the excitement of spinning all over again. Paperback 96 pages Price: £13.00
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Spinning in the Old Way by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts Discover the magic of making your own yarn using a drop spindle. The author will teach you everything you need to know about this ancient craft including its history. Simple line drawings aid understanding. Paperback 176 pages Price: £11.00
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	Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing by Penny Walsh a self-sufficiency book. Find out where fibres come from, how to grow your own, then prepare them for spinning, dyeing and/or weaving. Try growing your own plants for usestuffs and build your own loom. Simple projects include a rug, hat and scarf. Paperback 128 pages Price: £7.99
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Spinning and Weaving DVD the popular Ashford instructional video is now available as a DVD £9.00 inc VAT Price: £7.66 Excluding VAT at 17.5%

	Spin to Knit by Shannon Okey subtitled The Knitter's Guide to Making Yarn Learn about fibres, tools and materials for spinning and find a substantial selection of simple patterns to knit with that fabulous yarn you have created on your own. Discover how to deal with lumpy yarn, control singles, twist and ply. Paperback 128 pages Price: £16.00
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Start Spinning by Maggie Grey Everything you need to know to make great yarn is included in this practical book. The reader is taken from loose fibre to yarn made on a drop spindles and spinning wheel with advice about the tools used, different fibres and how to spin. Paperback 120 pages Price: £15.00
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