I just want to say thank you to all of the people who have helped me with this book. All of my spinning teachers over the years gave me all of the information that I needed. My darling husband, Lou, who is patient and kind when there is no dinner and the house is a disaster area. The kids who live with me and on their own, who love me even when I am short with them due to deadlines. And finally my editors, Gwen Steege and Ann Budd, who clarified and questioned and fixed the words so this book can help so many more people learn to spin their own yarn — which is sheer joy once you get past those first two weeks of hardship.