The Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs: Techniques for Creating 80 Yarns is the book I wish I’d had when I started spinning. Let me say right up front it’s not specifically a beginners book, per se, but it IS inspirational—and I think that’s awfully important when you first start out. If you paired this with a true “how to” book I think any new spinner would have plenty to work with. Sarah Anderson did an...
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