Spinning for Beginners: An Introduction to Spinning

Learning how to spin your own yarn is pretty easy and straightforward, especially if you have access to great teachers. To create this free eBook, we curated some of our best content from the pages of Spin Off magazine to answer your questions, including:

• What are Roving, Top, and Sliver? - Is that fiber roving or top? Abby Franquemont decodes the names of the different fiber preparations.

• A Handspindle Primer - Top whorl? Bottom whorl? Pattie Graver compiled the basics about spindles to help you figure out where to start.

• Spindle Spinning - How do you make a spindle spin? Maggie Casey gives step-by-step instructions on how to start spinning yarn on a spindle.

• How to Choose Your First Wheel - Time for a wheel? Rudy Amann shares what to consider when choosing your first wheel.

• Spinning on a Wheel - How do you spin yarn on a wheel? Maggie Casey is here again to share her step-by-step instructions to get your one hand pinching, one hand pulling, and feet pumping the treadles all at the same time to make lovely handspun yarn.

• Managing Your Yarn - How do you manage all that yarn? Carol Huebscher Rhoades explains what tools are needed to make your handspun into balls and skeins.

Our goal in creating this beginner guide is to put all the info you need to get started in one place. We hope it's just what you need, either to start you on your own spinning journey or help someone you know get started on theirs.