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Making Recycled Yarns

learn how to deconstruct and unravel sweaters, then use your new yarns in different ways

• how to make and use recycled yarns
• what to look for in sweaters to recycle
• combine, add to, and customize your yarns
• includes yarn-related techniques like splicing
• spin and ply recycled yarns
• make self-striping recycled yarns
• ebook is 43 pages, with over 200 detailed photos
• includes the Rejuvenation hat pattern

ebook table of contents:
• page 3: About Recycled Yarns
• pages 4-7: Picking Your Materials (choosing a sweater that will work to make yarn you'll like)
• pages 8-14: Recycled Yarn Making Basics (deconstructing, unraveling, finding yardage)
• pages 15-20: More Complex Sweaters (with cardigan and colorwork examples)
• pages 21-28: Working with Recycled Yarns (finding weight, splicing, using multiple yarns, adding to yarns)
• pages 29-36: Spinning/Plying (making spun yarns with and without color changes, art yarns, chain plying)
• pages 37-38: Partial Unraveling (making accessories from parts of recycled sweaters)
• pages 39-41: Rejuvenation Pattern (also included in a separate pdf for easy accessibility)
• pages 42-43: Extra Notes & Links


• Note: there is plenty you can do with your recycled yarns without spinning, so don't worry if you don't have a spinning wheel!


• This ebook is a compilation of techniques and tips learned from years of personal experience making yarns; it was professionally edited for top quality.

self-published in May 2016

preview first few pages



on ravelry
photos on flickr
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$10 for this ebook

or $26 for the whole Remixed collection