Novelty Yarns, Basic Recipes

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Novelty yarns are usually the first yarns to catch our eyes with their alluring textures. Although there are untold variations to these yarns, there really are five basic recipes – that shape most of the hand spin-able yarn types. Learn to do a cable yarn, a knotted yarn, a lopi-style singles, a textured spiral, and a core-spun bouclé. Then you can vary each type by fiber, color and sizes spun. The worksheets for this class focus on wool and mohair fibers.