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Spinning in the Old Way: How (and Why) to Make Your Own Yarn with a High-Whorl Handspindle
Knitters are discovering the pleasure and satisfaction of spinning their own yarns. Master craftsman Priscilla Gibson-Roberts guides readers in the fast-track, low-cost, high-quality approach to spinning. No spinning wheel required.
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
May 25th 2006
by Nomad Press (CO)
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I'm really becoming a fan of Priscilla Gibson-Roberts's straightforward, no-nonsense, yet personal and approachable style. I loved her book on knitting socks, and found Spinning in the Old Way even better. She gives step-by-step instruction for practicing the motions of spinning with a spindle, which finally gave me enough confidence to actually TRY it. But only after converting my low-whorl spindle to a high-whorl following her very opinionated advice on spindles (I just added a hook at what us...more
I really enjoyed this book. It has a good combination of technique and history. She is very adamant that the high whorl spindle has advantages over a low whorl but makes it clear that this is her opinion and others have different ones.
I am anxious to try out the techniques and see if her tips help my spindling.
I am anxious to try out the techniques and see if her tips help my spindling.
The author's voice is strong and opinionated, yet opens the door for you to experiment and disagree. The instructions are clear, as are the illustrations. The history is inspiring.One of the best how-to/basic instruction books I have ever read. I like to teach myself from books so there have been a few.
I liked this book, although I didn't like how adamant she is that high-whorl spindles are THE spindle to use... I've enjoyed experimenting with low-whorls and have read other people's opinions on the subject... Anyway, at least she says a few times (both about that and other spinning techniques) that it's her opinion and not the only "correct" way to spin with a spindle.
Overall, there's a lot of good information about spindle spinning. Most of the information is stuff I've ...more
Overall, there's a lot of good information about spindle spinning. Most of the information is stuff I've ...more
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Inspirational. As I'm reading this book, I'm also becoming more proficient with my spindling and feeling a very deep connection to an ancient web of women.
A truly wonderful and detailed description of using a high whorl spindle. This book has been an enormous help as I've been learning to spin.
Extremely helpful resource book. Learned the basics of spinning on a top-whorl spindle in just a couple of days.
There's a lot of good information on hand spindling to be found in this book, but at times I found the author's insistence that a high-whorl spindle is the best of all possible spindles to be a bit frustrating. Not surprising--the book's subtitle makes it clear the focus of the text will be on high-whorl spindles--but still a bit frustrating.
The illustrations contained within this book are, without exception, drawings. While this is not necessarily a bad thing, it can make a book less ...more
The illustrations contained within this book are, without exception, drawings. While this is not necessarily a bad thing, it can make a book less ...more
Essential guide for drop spindles
Eye-opening book for me. I assumed spindles were for people interested in historical reenactment. This book turned my head. Fascinating history of spindling plus good advice for a beginner like me.
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Excellent introduction to spinning, especially for drop-spindling. I need to add this to my library.
I liked this book a lot, and learned a bit of history around handspindling around the world.
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