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SPINNING

You do not have an Aunty next door to teach you ? Your books do not show all the steps (not enough room...) in black and white? No worries!!! Tricotin.com is offering you in this section all you need to learn how to spin with a spinning wheel or a spindle. Then, you will be able to go further and discover the hidden secrets of the amazing art yarns. From the very beginner to the Spinning Pro, you will find the right info.
If you need any additional help, please post a message on our forum, it is in French but we do answer in English ;-) (click on NOUVEAU to post a new message)

SPINNING WHEEL
Create your own yarn

SPINDLE
A universal tool

> English/French Spinning Dictionnary
> Map of a spinning wheel
> Map of a single drive flyer
> Map of a double drive flyer
> "First Contact" with a spinning wheel
> Learn how to spin: first time, pretend!
> Learn how to spin: for real!
> How to put a double drive band
> The leader
> A very modern wheel: Little Gem II

> Learn to spindle spin
> The Turkish spindle
> Turkish Spindle by Ashford
> The half hitch knot if you have got a spindle without a hook...

FIBRES
Wool, coton? How do I spin them?

THE RECIPES!!!!
Discover the secret of the art yarns

> Yummy!!! a list of beautiful fibers
> Choose a fleece
> Clean a fleece
> Prepare/break a dyed top
> Flick card wool in the grease

SPIN POLLY CHEE LANE AMAZING YARNS
> Mademoiselle
> Luna Park
> Ver de Terre
> Carnaval
> Scarabée du Nil

> Nuits Noires

EFFECTS et GIZMO
> Ad little flowers ;-)
> Slub Yarns

> Pearled Yarns
> The chukiest
> Make knots
> Seashells
> Eggs
> Multicolored thick and thin 2 ply
> Worm yarns (coils or beehives)
> Yarn with subtle colors

DOWNLOAD THE PDF
The maps to assemble the parts

TECHNIQUES
Spin your dreams...

ASHFORD en pdf
> Traditional
single drive (0,97 Mo)
> Traditional
double drive (0,99 Mo)
> Elisabeth II (0,3 Mo)
> Country (0,47 Mo)
> Kiwi (0,7 Mo)
> Traveller
single drive (1,37 Mo)
> Traveller
double drive (1,42 Mo)
> Joy 1 treadle (0,65 Mo)
> Joy 2 treadle (0,65 Mo)
> Electronic Spinner (0,14 Mo)
> Kiwi Skeiner (0,07 Mo)
> Spindle (0,25 Mo)
> Turkish Spindle (0,25 Mo)

MAJACRAFT en pdf
> Spinning Manual (4,1 Mo)
> Rose (0,5 Mo)
> Suzie (0,3 Mo)

> Basic method to spin a yarn
> Basic method to spin with a spindle
> S and Z
> Make your own Lazy Kate
> How to ply
> How to use a Niddy Noddy
> Make a Skein
>The secret of the soft airy commercial yarns