CONTENTS
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How I Started Handspinning

DROP SPINDLES
How To Make A Drop Spindle
Types of Drop Spindles
Spinning Yarn With a Drop Spindle

SPINNING WHEELS
Selecting the Right Spinning Wheel
Styles of Spinning Wheels
Parts Of The Spinning Wheel
How The Spinning Wheel Works
Adjusting The Spinning Wheel's Tension
Drive Ratios & Twists Per Inch
* Spinning Wheel Maintenance

HANDSPINNING TECHNIQUES
* Basic Yarn Design
Handspinning Woollen and Worsted Yarn
Preparing to Handspin Yarn on the Spinning Wheel
* Basic Handspinning Techniques
Adding On More Fiber
Plying Yarn with a Spinning Wheel
Navajo Plying
Making A Skein of Yarn With A Niddy Noddy
Setting in the Twist of Handspun Yarn
What Do I Do If? ...

HANDSPINNING FIBERS
* Alpaca
* Angora
Flax
Llama
Mohair
Silk
* Wool

ANGORA RABBITS
Angora Rabbit Breeds
How to Care For Your Angora Rabbit

WOOL PREPARATION
Selecting a Fleece for Handspinning
How to Wash Your Fleece
* Types of Fiber Preparations for Spinning
Prepare Fiber With Hand Carders
Prepare Fiber With a Drum Carder
Prepare Fiber With Dutch Combs
Prepare Fiber With a Flicker Carder
Using a Diz

NATURAL DYEING INFORMATION
Natural Dyes
Mordants for Natural Dyeing
Natural Dyeing: Helpful Tips
Natural Dyeing From Plants

WORLDWIDE LIST OF
SPINNING GUILDS

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