As you all know, I love taking time to review new literature that comes out in the spinning world. I just got my pre-order of The Long Thread and I am not disappointed. Long Thread Media recently published this collection of articles featuring a number of unusual fibers and spinning techniques. This may be one
Audience: Intermediate Spinners The Big Book of Fibery Rainbows by Suzy Brown (The WoolWench) and Arlene Thayer (SpinArtiste) is an overview of fiber techniques with a focus on rainbows. The queens of color and all things fibery goodness, there is no better pair to talk about rainbows in wool. The book begins with a discussion of
As I continue to review fiber books here, I feel that it is important for me to express my philosophy about the review process. I recognize that I am a harsh critic. It is one of the reasons I was selected to represent the Kansas Library Association on the William Allen White Kansas state award selection
Audience: Intermediate Spinners Framed as a life-list style book, 51 Yarns to Spin Before You Cast Off, written by Jacey Boggs Faulkner and illustrated by Kirsten Slade is a playful and inspiring look at a breadth of fiber techniques and topics. Pros The layout of this title is solid. The blue, striped endpapers are beautiful and
Audience: Beginning Spinners How to Spin: From Choosing a Spinning Wheel to Making Yarn by Beth Smith is a beginning spinner book with a focus on using a wheel instead of a spindle. Each chapter builds on the previous, beginning with an overview of spinning, then a general description of wheels, sections describing fiber preparations and drafting
Audience: Early Intermediate Dyers Dyeing to Spin & Knit by Felicia Lo, the founder of Sweet Georgia Yarns, Set up in five sections — color theory, dyeing techniques, color in spinning, color in knitting and patterns that feature colorwork — Dyeing to Spin & Knit sets the reader up to succeed at dyeing. Page after page of
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Audience: Beginner to to Early Intermediate Dyers A Garden to Dye For by Chris McLaughlin is a petite 7×7″ book packed with value. I stumbled upon this title while researching for a natural dye wiki for a group I help moderate called Do It Yourself and Dye. It made a
Rating: 4/5 Audience: Beginner to Early Intermediate Spinners I had the opportunity to meet Moreno in person at PlyAway in 2017. She is a passionate and vibrant member of greater fiber arts community. Her personality really speaks to the joy and playfulness of fiber arts and her book is no exception! This is an excellent title for
Audience: Beginning Spinners I want to start by saying most of the tools in my studio are Ashford products. I’ve been using Ashford tools and products for nearly a decade. Jo Reeve is an amazing fiber artist and her work is worth checking out. All that said, I was not impressed with this book. The
Rating: 4/5 Audience: Intermediate Spinners Judith McKenzie is, no doubt, one of the greats when it comes to writing about fiber arts and spinning. The Intentional Spinner lives up to her reputation. She offers a detailed overview of many spinning concepts broken into two parts; a section about the nature of fibers and a section about technique. She approaches
