How I Spin - DVD

What can you learn from someone who spins all day, every day (except during gardening season), and who produces her own hand-spun shirts, sweaters, blankets, rugs, table linens, bath towels, aprons, even gardening shorts? Short answer: A lot!

Rita Buchanan has spent more thoughtful time preparing fiber, spinning yarn, and making fabrics from her hand-spun than perhaps anyone in the developed world. This is not just mindless handwork; Rita has a keen, analytical mind that she applies consistently to testing, sampling, and record keeping, and she balances this against her pure joy in the process. The result is a body of knowledge and practice that sometimes defies convention, and always instructs and engages.

In this set you’ll learn:

• How to control yarn size with your hands, not with wheel adjustments
• How to create the most wonderful preparations using cards, combs, and more
• A no-fuss way to dye fiber in your oven
• An easy approach to plying 
• How to spin cotton while reading your favorite book, and so much more.

Two DVD set produced in 2010.  Run Time: Part 1 - 65 minutes, Part 2 - 90 minutes