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Want to spin your own beautiful yarn? Expert spinner Vanessa Kroening shows you how in this easy introduction to spinning with a drop spindle. Yarn Spinning with a Modern Twist: How to Create Your Own Gorgeous Yarns Using a Drop Spindleis awonderfully accessible introduction to spinning with a drop spindle.

Packed with photos, readers know how every stepshould look along the way making yarn spinning learnable and fun! Int his book author, Vaness Kroening, shows readers:

• How to clean and prepare fleece for spinning.
• What to look out for when choosing a fleece.
• How to card, blend colors, and make rolags and batts.
• How to use a drop spindle
• How to ply your yarn.
• How to add beads, sequins and other elements.
• How to dye your yarn.

Spinning with a drop spindle isnt just fun it’s amazingly relaxing and highly creative too. You get to choose the type of fiber, and the colors and thickness of the yarn you make – you can even dye the yarn, and add beads, sequins and other embellishments to create your own unique yarns. A spindle is so compact, you can carry it around town with you and is not even necessary to have to spin. Be inspired and take your knitting, crochet, felting and weaving to a whole new level!