The first Craftside Wednesday Giveaway of 2012 is... a copy of the super cool and inspiring book Hand Spun: New Spins on Traditional Techniques!
To get yourself in the running for the first book giveaway of the year, simply answer the question:
What was your favorite book of 2011? What book did you make something from, become inspired by or otherwise savor?
Leave your answer in today's comments section by midnight ET on Wednesday January 25, 2012 and you are in the running!
And this wouldn't be Craftside without an inside peek into Hand Spun. Check out this tutorial on how to spin yarn with extreme tails:
Click on these pages from Hand Spun to enlarge and read the full directions on how to make extreme tail spun yarn.
More about the Quarry book:
Hand Spun: New Spins on Traditional Techniques
by
Lexi Boeger
Hand Spun contains a collection of never-before-published spinning techniques along with interesting, creative, hip projects. The essential momentum behind this book is to satisfy fans of the author's first two books in their desire for new materials to learn. As Intertwined becomes more well-known, these handspun styles are flooding the internet craft community. Hand Spun offers fresh, new, and exciting material for these spinners to move on to. Where Handspun Revolution, the author's first book, was the spark that ignited the genre of Art-yarn, and Intertwined is considered the bible of creative spinning, Handspun builds upon the now common knowledge of novelty spinning, digging deeper into the traditional underbelly of spinning, not as a means to teach traditional techniques, but rather as a way of turning very traditional forms inside out: Using time-tested techniques to deliver cutting-edge forms. This book also covers fiber-preparation processes, from scouring raw fleece to several carding techniques.
Pluckyfluff creator Lexi Boeger has forged a new genre in the craft of handspinning. She has been a working artist, writer, and designer for 20 years and brings the perspectives and knowledge gained in these fields to the craft of spinning. She has brought creative spinning to the attention of the international art world through art yarn exhibitions and workshops, and has helped to permanently blur the line between art and craft. Boeger currently produces new works from her studio in California.
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Posted by: Layne Lanpher | January 19, 2012 at 06:51 AM
My favorite book from last year is the Fleece and Fiber Soucebook. Lots of great info in that one! I've made some tailspun yarn from long lock like that, it is a really fun yarn, tho slow to make.
Posted by: Sumac | January 19, 2012 at 07:18 AM
My favorite new book of 2011 was the Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook. It was so inspirational to see the huge variety of sheep fleeces available and how to use them!
Posted by: Carrie | January 19, 2012 at 07:20 AM
My favorite book of 2011 is Knit One Knit All, Elizabeth Zimmerman's posthumously published book about garter stitch. Her grandson compiled it from her journals and notes and it is a jewel! One last gift to un-venters everywhere! I will be knitting from it for a long time to come!
Posted by: Lazyknitterchronicles.blogspot.com | January 19, 2012 at 08:46 AM
My favorite book was Weekend Hats. So many in there that I want to knit.
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Posted by: Judi A. | January 19, 2012 at 09:25 AM
Not a new book but the best one I've picked up in 2011 was 'The Intentional Spinner'. There is such a wealth of information in that book.
Posted by: julie | January 19, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Definitely the Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook. Thanks to the authors for such a complete and informative book. We purchased a copy for the library where I work and it has seen a lot of use so far.
I raise Romney and Border Leicester sheep and this book has me interested in so many other breeds now. I have a spinning queue steered for 2012.
Posted by: Zoe | January 19, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Contemporary Irish knits is one of my favorite books from last year. I was always shying away from knitting cables, and this book showed me, that I really don't have to be scared of cables. :o)
Posted by: Monika | January 19, 2012 at 01:26 PM
My favorite book for 2011 was The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook. I'm a new spinner, and it's really interesting for me to learn more about the characteristics of different sheep and other fibres.
Posted by: Kem | January 19, 2012 at 01:44 PM
The most enjoyable book for me was Respect the Spindle by Abby Franquemont. I have learned some much about handspinning with a spindle.
Posted by: Robin J | January 19, 2012 at 04:22 PM