Wild Yarn

A practical and inspirational guide to choosing, blending and spinning richly textured artisan yarn for weaving, knitting, and other textile art applications.

Wild Yarn by Imogen Bright Moon is a treasure trove for textile enthusiasts. Imogen Bright Moon, a British Romani textile artist, crafts richly textured, highly tactile woven works from yarn she spins and blends herself. In this elegantly designed book, Imogen reveals the secrets of her practice in evocative, engagingly written text, accompanied by sumptuous images of her work in her studio throughout the year. She explains:

• How to choose raw fibres for use in your work; the author's materials are ethically sourced from various ecologically responsible sources, including a rescue flock of sheep on the South Downs.
• How to combine different types of fibres - raw sheep's wool, plant fibres such as hemp, soya, and wild silk, alpaca hair, and much more - to create richly textured yarn.
• The delicate art of blending naturally occurring pigments, working with shade and tone to create subtle and nuanced colours; a process Imogen likens to a painter mixing paints on a palette.
• The principles of hand-spinning, from a simple single spun thread to more complicated yarns such as triple-chain ply yarn, using a traditional floor spindle.
• How to skein, soak, and wet-finish your yarn, as well as how to store your yarn stash.
• Ideas for incorporating your yarn into finished craft and art projects, with stunning images of the author's own work.

With an emphasis on engaging with nature, the rhythms of the seasonal craft cycle, ethical making, sustainability, and mindfulness, this book is ideal for weavers, textile artists, and anyone seduced by the joys of yarn.