Spinning and dyeing book help!

[Leonor (of Eleanor Shadow)]

Hello, everyone

I have just found out that one of the books on my wishlist is being sold at a discounted price, but since it's still not cheap, I'd like to know if any of you has ever read it/owns it and whether you'd recommend it to me?

The book is Spinning and Dyeing Yarn: The Home Spinner's Guide to Creating Traditional and Yarn Art, and the author is Ashley Martineau

Here is a link for it: www.bookdepository.com/Spinning-Dyeing-Yarn-Ashley-Martineau/9781909342460?utm_source=SV-Body&utm_medium=email-Service&utm_term=Spinning-and-Dyeing-Yarn_title&utm_content=Main-book&utm_campaign=Wishlist_Price-Tracking

So... worthwhile? Let me know! Thanks in advance

[zed]

I haven't, sorry, but I like the cover. It's a bit cheaper on Play.com (free delivery)
www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/50860677/Spinning-and-Dyeing-Yarn/Product.html?searchstring=Spinning+and+Dyeing+Yarn&searchsource=0&searchtype=allproducts&urlrefer=search

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Hello Leonor,

the Spinning and Dyeing book by Ashley Martineau was the first book I bought about a year ago... It covers many subjects like washing and preparing fibers, dyeing, drop spindle, spinning wheels, carding batts, and techniques on how to spin art yarn. 



The second book I bought a months ago was called Spin Art by Jacy Boggs.. It is also a very good and was recommended to me by a art yarn spinner. It includes a DVD show how to do the techniques. The spinner told me she sat down every night for 3 months and spun and watch this DVD and she was then spinning art yarn... Smile...

Both books I liked very much.... The first book goes into greater detail about the whole scope of spinning and dyeing and fibers?. 

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[Leonor (of Eleanor Shadow)]

Thanks, Judy and Zed!

Judy, I actually own Jacey Bogg's book already, and I love the DVD! My problem with it, however, is that it's not playing very well - it got damaged somehow in transit, and when I got it, it played well once, then stopped working properly. If you happen to know who I can talk to about this, let me know!

Zed, I'd never heard of Play.com, thanks for sharing!

That's it, I'm getting that book

[Deleted]

Hello Leonor,

I think you will be happy with the spinning and dyeing book. It is very thick and covers heaps and heaps of stuff related to our passion.

In reference to your the problem with your Jacey Boggs DVD my first thought was that is made to run our DVD USA players and I know you all have a different system that will not play ours.. I buy heaps of DVD UK Mystery Movies and I always make sure they will play on our systems. So maybe when you play it on your system is damage it. Just a guess.

I reckon Zed, is great with finding the best bargains.. Smile..

[zed]

Are you saying I'm cheap, Judy?
I actually forget about Play most of the year until Christmas when my sister gives me a list of books she wants. I was ordering hers the other week when I thought I may as well get that Fleece and Fibre book while I was there. I did check Amazon and Play was slightly cheaper.

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No No No Zed, not cheap but thrifty and wise... Smile......

[Leonor (of Eleanor Shadow)]

That's an interesting thought, Judy, but I'm sure it's not a zone problem, otherwise it would just refuse to play and tell me it's from a different zone (it's happened to me before). I really think it's damaged :/ The problem is, I can't prove it wasn't my responsibility, and I have no idea who to speak with about it! I've looked up available downloads already, but I'll be honest, I'm not really willing to pay for a content I already paid for! Like Zed, I like to be wise with my money