Review: Respect the Spindle

Respect the Spindle by Abby Franquemont
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I picked up this book at a spinning shop in Kyoto, Japan called Kin no Hitsuji, which translates to Golden Sheep. It was a bit of an impulse buy and was a little pricey at 3614 yen.

I am a brand new spinner and was looking for a book specifically about spindle spinning. I am not very interested in buying a wheel, so it was nice to feel validated in sticking with spindles entirely. The parts about this book that I enjoyed most are where Franquemont writes about her personal experiences and outlook on spinning. I felt the how-to parts are rather weak, and I don't think I will be referencing this book for the majority of learning to spin. I feel like drafting is the area in which I would like the most help, which this book just didn't do for me.

The book also has four patterns at the end of the book. Only one, a hat, is for crochet, which I plan to check out in the future.

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