Respect the Spindle: Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool »

Abby Franquemont is an accomplished textile researcher, a technical writer, and a fiber artist. Her writing has appeared in Spin-Off, Spindlicity, and Twist Collective, and she is a coauthor of the forthcoming More Homespun Handknit. She lives in Lebanon, Ohio.

Enjoying resurgence in popularity thanks to the current trend of DIY crafts, the hand spindle remains one of the most productive, versatile, and convenient tools for creating stunning fiber arts from home, as this beautifully illustrated guide from a veteran spinner and spindle aficionado demonstrates. With step-by-step instructions, this essential manual details the basic steps of spinning and then advances to the more complicated spinning wheel, showing how to use the spindle to make specific types of yarn, explaining traditional spindle spinning techniques, and detailing five simple projects designed to instill confidence in creating a variety of yarns with this simple tool. Combining fascinating historical narratives, traditions, and cultures from around the globe with vivid photography, this all-encompassing tour of the spindle also boasts easy-to-follow, contemporary techniques and styles that affirm the tool's enduring legacy.

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I have a decent assortment of spinning books, including some excellent ones that focus on spindles, but this book blows them away.