Spinner's Companion

This is a quick reference guide that both beginning and experienced spinners will use to look up common spinning terms, find out how to maintain their wheels, and learn how to process fiber and spin yarn. The fourth book in the bestselling Companion series (with over 100,000 copies in print), this handy spiral-bound offering is an authoritative tool that spinners will want to keep beside their wheel or with their handspindle at all times.

Bobbie Irwin of Montrose, Colorado, has been weaving for nearly thirty years, spinning for twenty, and teaching textile topics since the Bicentennial. She is the author of Tradition in the Making: Twined Rag Rugs (Krause Publications, 2000) as well as articles in numerous craft publications including Handwoven, PieceWork, Rug Hooking, Spin-Off, Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, The Crafts Report, and Weaver's.

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