Author: Maggie Sefto
Publisher: Berkley
Keywords: mysteries, knitting, yarn, deadly
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2006-08-01
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0425207072
ISBN-13: 9780425207079

Knitter Kelly Flynn is thrilled that her friend Allison is joining a New York designer’s studio. But when the young artist’s new life ends before it begins, Kelly must unravel Allison’s messy, fast-track social circle-and its lethally wound threads.

Author: Carl A. Lawrence
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: technology, yarn, spun, fundamentals
Number of Pages: 552
Published: 2003-03-28
List price: $259.95
ISBN-10: 1566768217
ISBN-13: 9781566768214

Existing textbooks covering the subject of yarn manufacture largely concentrate on describing the workings of machines. Fundamentals of Spun Yarn Technology presents complete coverage of yarn manufacture and technology and current research findings on the structure and properties of spun yarns. Written by a well-known and respected authority on textile technology, it not only introduces the subject, but it provides students with an advanced understanding of the various process stages. The book introduces the rudiments of staple yarn technology, covering the manufacturing process, the raw mater

Author: Cynthia Rylant
Publisher: Sandpiper
Keywords: yarn, spin, tabby, amp, putter
Number of Pages: 44
Published: 2007-10-01
List price: $5.99
ISBN-10: 0152060952
ISBN-13: 9780152060954

Author: Penny Walsh
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Keywords: handbooks, textiles, book, yarn
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2006-07-26
List price: $26.50
ISBN-10: 0812219600
ISBN-13: 9780812219609

Yarn is the basic unit of textile construction and every fabric, except felt, is made with it. The properties of yarn-its ply, tensile strength, weight, elasticity, and resistance to heat, water, and shrinkage-are what give each yarn its unique characteristics. By manipulating these properties, an astonishing array of fabric types can be produced, creating any number of textures and appearances. By focusing on these varieties, Penny Walsh is able to closely examine the composition and construction of different yarns and explore their many uses. She examines the techniques of

Authors:John W. S. Hearle, L. Hollick, D K Wilson,
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: technology, texturing, yarn
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2001-11-08
List price: $299.95
ISBN-10: 0849313104
ISBN-13: 9780849313103

Texturing is increasingly important in textile production, not only in yarns for weaving and knitting fashion products, but also for carpets, furnishing fabrics and a variety of technical textiles. Yarn Texturing Technology covers all the major techniques including twist-texturing, jet-screen texturing, false-twist process, BCF processes and air-jet texturing in detail. Combining a comprehensive review of the physics and chemistry of texturing with a thorough, illustrated description of current practice, this book will be invaluable for yarn and fabric manufacturers, textile scientists and stu

Author: Gil Mcneil
Publisher: Voice
Keywords: yarn, club, society, knitting, street, beach
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2009-12-22
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 1401341225
ISBN-13: 9781401341220

"Smart novels about starting over don’t get any better than this sweet treat."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Funny and sparkling--a profoundly moving study of motherhood and true love."--Ruth Rendell For every woman who has ever dreamed of starting over, or being a better mother, or just knitting a really nice scarf . . . Jo Mackenzie needs a fresh start. Newly widowed with two young sons and a perilous bank balance, she leaves the bustle of London to take over her beloved Gran’s wool shop in her sleepy seaside hometown. There, she finds unexpected comfort in a "Stitch a

Author: Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Keywords: knitter, life, secret, harlot, yarn
Number of Pages: 219
Published: 2005-09-01
List price: $12.99
ISBN-10: 0740750372
ISBN-13: 9780740750373

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee’s deepest wish is that everyone understand that knitting is at least as fun as baseball and way cooler than the evil looped path of crochet. Every project, from a misshapen hat to the most magnificent sweater, holds a story. Yarn Harlot tells all those stories with humor, insight, and sympathy for the obsessed.Over 50 million people in America knit. The average knitter spends between $500 and $1,700 a year on yarn, patterns, needles, and books. No longer just a fad or a hobby, knitting has advanced to a lifestyle. Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter moves bey