It feels like I’m spinning all the time, and that’s because I am. In April, I took the plunge and bought myself a spinning wheel. Since I live in a dorm room, I need something light and compact, but it still needed to be beautiful. My wheel – a kromski sonata. The first night I played with me wheel I realized I didn’t know how to spin; I barely even had the hang of spinning with a drop spindle. I immediately got on amazon and ordered the spinning book with the prettiest cover.

Of course, we all should know the saying – don’t judge a book by it’s cover, but that’s what I did. I’m writing this post as a book recommendation for those that are thinking about learning to spin. A few weeks ago, I decided I needed to learn more, so I bought Teach Yourself Visually Handspinning by Judith MacKenzie McCuin. Amazing! This book goes from a history of handspinning, to processing and spinning your own fibers, to making novelty yarns. While the downside of this book is that the pictures aren’t too appealing, the information is incredibly helpful. I know I’m not a book critic, so my word may not be much, but I am someone eager to learn to spin and I reach for this book everytime I sit at the wheel.

Have fun spinning!

Kate