Objective A is to educate myself, so I know what I need to do when I run into a new problem. I stopped at my local library after work today to do some research and pick up a few beginning spinning books - best to start with the basics. Unfortunately, my mini-mission was not successful. My local branch has no spinning books... :-( Not to be deterred, I ordered a couple to be sent over from other branches and they should be here for me to pick up in the next few days.
Unfortunately, it was my intention to avoid actually doing any more spinning until after I'd already thoroughly educated myself in at least the basics. I may be able to do the basic act of spinning, but I've tried to read blog written by more advanced spinners and I find myself completely lost in the lingo. Bumps, Nestlets, BFL, and mentions of separating colors and spinning as a long gradient (you can do that?!) had me feeling way over my head in no time. I feel like I'm wasting precious fiber by spinning it before I know what I'm doing, but without my educational books here, I'm not sure if I can hold off... or even if I want to try to hold off, really...
Anyway, the books I'm waiting for are:
Carding, spinning, dyeing: an introduction to the traditional wool and flax crafts by Elisabeth Hoppe
The intentional spinner: a holistic approach to making yarn by Judith MacKenzie McCuin
Both of these books were mostly picked at random from the library's catalog, so I'm not sure if they're any good. If anyone reading this has any suggestions for a good spinning book, please leave a comment with the book title and author if possible.
I also just added "Spin control: techniques for spinning the yarn you want" by Amy King to my request list simply because I liked the title... I should stop there. I think 3 books at a time is going to be more than enough.
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