Now out of print, there's a possibility that this content will reappear in some form as an online course.
A Guide to Spinning Hand Dyed Fibre is a combination of the two things I spend most of my time doing. By day, I am of course a fibre dyer. But by night I am a spinner.
This booklet is all about getting the most from beautiful braids of hand dyed fibre.
It covers a variety of dyeing styles: Repeating, Variegated, Gradient, Semi-Solid, and takes you through a whole variety of options about how to spin them.
Never again will you fall in love with a braid, and be mystified about how to get the best from it. In a format that’s more similar to a knitters stitch dictionary than a traditional technical spinning book you’ll be able to find the information you want simply and quickly. It's been described as "Katie's Colouring Book" and that's exactly how you should treat it. Take the outlines, and go away and add your own colour.
I travel around the country, teaching, selling at fibre shows, and also talking to many spinners online. A common thread of many of these interactions is the fear of messing up, of doing something wrong, of spoiling the dye job. What I’m hoping you get from this booklet is a willingness to be brave, to experiment, to try new things. I want you to be empowered to look at a braid of fibre and know that there are choices you can make about how to spin it, and none of them are wrong.
This isn’t a technical spinning guide, there is a whole wealth of great books out there telling you how to do most of the techniques mentioned (and they are referenced throughout, so you can go away and look up how to do a technique).
This booklet is all about getting the most from beautiful braids of hand dyed fibre.
It covers a variety of dyeing styles: Repeating, Variegated, Gradient, Semi-Solid, and takes you through a whole variety of options about how to spin them.
Never again will you fall in love with a braid, and be mystified about how to get the best from it. In a format that’s more similar to a knitters stitch dictionary than a traditional technical spinning book you’ll be able to find the information you want simply and quickly. It's been described as "Katie's Colouring Book" and that's exactly how you should treat it. Take the outlines, and go away and add your own colour.
I travel around the country, teaching, selling at fibre shows, and also talking to many spinners online. A common thread of many of these interactions is the fear of messing up, of doing something wrong, of spoiling the dye job. What I’m hoping you get from this booklet is a willingness to be brave, to experiment, to try new things. I want you to be empowered to look at a braid of fibre and know that there are choices you can make about how to spin it, and none of them are wrong.
This isn’t a technical spinning guide, there is a whole wealth of great books out there telling you how to do most of the techniques mentioned (and they are referenced throughout, so you can go away and look up how to do a technique).
Here's what some spinners who have already got their hands on a copy have to say...
"It’s brilliant. Concise, very informative. I love this kind of a reference book. Probably I will use it every time I spin hand dyed fibre (just to check my options or to encourage myself to try something new)." -Marie
"I learned a bunch! I’m the overanalyse-and-research type so a lot of it was familiar, but your points about contrast, plying with other shades, and various dyeing styles I hadn’t seen anywhere yet... the swatches are a precious help. Print quality was also flawless, it’s a delight for the eyes. Thank you for a most excellent booklet!" - Lia
"While I’ve been experimenting with many of the techniques shown for spinning dyed fibre and mixing dyed fibre with natural coloured or white wools, it’s really good to learn why the finished yarn turns out and knits as it does as a plyed and finished yarn. I’m really looking forward to sitting down with book, fibre and wheel, to work out just how it all comes together, and how making various changes in organising the colours and thicknesses of yarns alters the final yarn produced. Something here for every spinner, whether beginner or experienced."- Susan
"I’ve been looking at my stash fibre in a different way now....The next time I buy dyed fibre I will be looking for something different"- Nicola
"It’s brilliant. Concise, very informative. I love this kind of a reference book. Probably I will use it every time I spin hand dyed fibre (just to check my options or to encourage myself to try something new)." -Marie
"I learned a bunch! I’m the overanalyse-and-research type so a lot of it was familiar, but your points about contrast, plying with other shades, and various dyeing styles I hadn’t seen anywhere yet... the swatches are a precious help. Print quality was also flawless, it’s a delight for the eyes. Thank you for a most excellent booklet!" - Lia
"While I’ve been experimenting with many of the techniques shown for spinning dyed fibre and mixing dyed fibre with natural coloured or white wools, it’s really good to learn why the finished yarn turns out and knits as it does as a plyed and finished yarn. I’m really looking forward to sitting down with book, fibre and wheel, to work out just how it all comes together, and how making various changes in organising the colours and thicknesses of yarns alters the final yarn produced. Something here for every spinner, whether beginner or experienced."- Susan
"I’ve been looking at my stash fibre in a different way now....The next time I buy dyed fibre I will be looking for something different"- Nicola
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