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Ashford Book of Carding – NEW edition Dec 2016

The Ashford Book of Carding: A Handspinners Guide to Fibre Preparation Revised edition, December 2016. This popular, practical and inspirational guide to carding, fleece, slivers, and exotic fibres has been revised and expanded to include sections on the blending board and creating self-striping yarn. Written for the hand spinner and felter and everyone who loves fibre, there are sections on using the flick, hand and drum carders and the blending board. There are detailed explanations of colour and fibre blending and colour theory. Step-by-step instructions and full colour photographs will open a world of colour and texture. A must-have for new drum carder owners. Author: Jo Reeve. Published by Ashford. Softcover, 108 pages. Packed with colour photos.

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Ashford Book of Needle Felting, The

The Ashford Book of Needle Felting - Revised Edition

Our best-selling needle felting book, over the years.
"Explore the unlimited potential of needle felting with fibre artist Barbara Allen. Step-by-step instructions and full-colour photographs will help you create your own adorable folk and animals, beautiful flowers and scenes, jewellery and embellishments all in flat or sculpted felt. As a popular teacher and author Barbara will give you confidence to create your own unique and beautiful felted works of art. The book covers materials, equipment, techniques and provides all the pattern templates."

Author: Barbara Allen. Ashford Handicrafts Ltd. Softcover, 120 pages. Colour photos.

$34.00

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Ashford Book of Rigid Heddle Weaving

CANADIAN ORDERS ONLY. PLEASE NOTE: this book does not fit inside the Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom boxes and will ship separately. The revised edition of the Ashford Book of Rigid Heddle Weaving. Includes new techniques like brooks bouquet, huck weaving, bronson lace and weaving with the second heddle kit. International weaving teacher, Rowena Hart, shows you how you can create exciting, beautiful garments and crafts - all on the simple two harness loom. In the book she guides you step-by-step through the many techniques, showing just how easy it is to make your woven creations come alive through colour and texture. Also known as the Rigid Heddle, this loom is simple to use, light and compact. It will produce fabrics and tapestries to delight you - whether you are a novice or experienced weaver. Softcover, 100 pages.. PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND

$35.00

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Ashford Rigid Heddle Weaving Basics and Beyond

CANADIAN ORDERS ONLY. PLEASE NOTE: this book does not fit inside the Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom boxes and will ship separately.

By Deborah Jarchow, published by Ashford. New in 2022.

Explore colour, design and texture as you follow clear step-by-step instructions with loads of helpful photos. This book covers warping, weaving, trouble-shooting and a range of projects from plain weave to inlay and hand-manipulated lace. Open up a whole world of creative weaving! Suitable for beginners or advanced weavers. Softcover, 201 pages.. PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND

$47.00

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Respect the Spindle

Respect the Spindle: Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool

Abby Franquemont, the Queen of the Spindle, has done it again with this book. Everything you every need to know about spinning with a spindle, and more. Everything from choosing a spindle, its history, how to spin, high or low whorl, plying, finishing, some sample projects. This is a great book for the spindle spinner, whether new or expert.

Author: Abby Franquemont. Interweave Press. Softcover, 135 pages. Loads of colour photos.

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Spectrum: Dye Plants of Ontario

Spectrum: Dye Plants of Ontario

First of all, don't let the "Ontario" part of the title put you off. Dyeguy (John) is a horticulturist, and says that gardeners and lovers of nature from Zones 2 through 9 will recognize, or may already be growing the vast majority of the plants listed in this book. Some are garden plants, some are natives, some are most often found as weeds in handy places such as ditches and roadsides, just waiting for the dye pot!

The Burr House Spinners and Weavers Guild of Richmond Hill, Ontario put this book together back in 1986 as part of a project that included a live exhibition. We as natural dyes are ever grateful that the Guild has republished this book. It is literally an A to Z of detailed results that dozens of natural dyers across Ontario accumulated testing out plants that, in some cases, nobody had ever written about before. It's another top-notch resource book every nature dyer should own. No colour photos, but plenty of detailed and lovely plant line drawings. Seriously, you will want to cut some of them out and frame them.

Editor: Nancy J. McGuffin. Published by Burr House Spinners and Weavers Guild. Softcover, spiral bound, 309 pages.

$42.50

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