Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Book Review - Spinning & Dyeing Yarn by Ashley Martineau

I am delighted to be asked to review this beautiful hard backed book
written by Ashley Martineau, entitled
 
SPINNING & DYEING YARN
The Home Spinner's Guide to Creating Traditional and Art Yarn
Front Cover

Back Cover


 
 
 
As soon as I received this book, my heart started to swoon! It is extremely stunning in every way a book can be and is 'eye candy' for those of us who love great photographic images of colourful, textured yarns. As well as a huge resource of information on Spinning and Dyeing that any spinner, beginner to more advanced, should have in their collection of reference material, it is full of stunning photographs of fibres and equipment. 


 
Ashley Martinue, a self-taught spinner, from the USA, provides the reader with information on:
 
Types of Fibre - from wool to synthetics
Washing & Preparing Fibre
Dyeing Techniques, such hand painting to solar dyeing



 
Spinning Techniques with a section on Drop Spindles, Kick Spindles and spinning wheels,
including a
very informative section on How to Make your own Wheel.


 
There is also a very in depth
section on developing a brand
for those of us who wish to start a business and also,
 a comprehensive section on resources and useful information.

as well as sections on the following spinners:
Tina Watson,
Lexi Boeger,
Michelle Snowdon, and
Ruru Mori.

This beautiful book is available from
20th February 2014
in the UK
and is £25.00 for Hardback
  and I feel it is well worth the money
 
published by Jacqui Small Publishing
tel: 020 7284 9300
 


 
ISBN 978-1-909342-46-0

all the images are used here with the kind permission of the publisher
 
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