I am a huge believer in reading everything I can get my hands on whenever I start a new project. Along with the how-to's, I enjoy reading about the practices and opinions of people doing the craft. I like reading what experts have to say and the tricks that years of experience have taught them. I also like reading what crafter's just starting to learn have done to achieve their "aha--now I get it" moment. Here's a list of the books and websites I used to get started with spinning and dyeing yarn.
Books:Spinning and Dyeing the Natural Way By Ruth CastinoSpinning Designer Yarns By Diane VarneyStart Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn by Maggie Casey Spinning in the Old Way: How (and Why) To Make Your Own Yarn With A High-Whorl Handspindle by Priscilla A. Gibson-RobertsSpin to Knit: The Knitter's Guide to Making Yarn by Shannon OkeyYarns to Dye For: Creating Self-patterning 
Knitting Yarns by Kathleen TaylorThe Yarn Lover's Guide to Hand Dyeing: Beautiful Color and Simple Knits by Linda LaBelleCreating Knitwear Designs (Guild of Master Craftsman) by Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer Websites:Fiber Arts VideoICanSpin.comAbby's YarnsThe Joy of HandspinningSocial NetworkingRavelryRavelry is about the only social networking I use for fiber/needle arts and I found several useful groups for spinning:
Spinner CentralBeginning SpinnersSpindlers
I am a huge believer in reading everything I can get my hands on whenever I start a new project. Along with the how-to's, I enjoy reading about the practices and opinions of people doing the craft. I like reading what experts have to say and the tricks that years of experience have taught them. I also like reading what crafter's just starting to learn have done to achieve their "aha--now I get it" moment. Here's a list of the books and websites I used to get started with spinning and dyeing yarn. 
Knitting Yarns by Kathleen Taylor
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