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- From: ilaine@panix.com (Liz Stokes)
- Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
- Subject: Re: Spinning and Weaving
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.134826.22824@panix.com>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 13:48:26 GMT
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- In article <921225091325.2060ad19@CC.SUU.EDU> WITHERSPOON@suuper.cc.suu.EDU (Tazmaniac) writes:
- >Good gentles, I have developed a strong and sudden urge to learn
- >more about the textile arts, particularly spinning, carding and
- >weaving. I am in need of sources for spinning wheels (preferably
- >kits, as I would at least like to finish it myself) and carders,
- >and titles of books which take one through the process from
- >cleaning the wool through carding and spinning, through dyeing.
- >There are classes on weaving taught at the local University. My
- >goal is to produce a hand-woven cloak by next winter.
-
- The major manufacturers of spinning and supplies in the US are
-
- Louet
- (Canada) 613 925 4502
- Ashford
- Crystal Palace Yarns
- 3006 San Pablo Avenue, Dept 6
- Berkeley, CA 94702
- Shacht Spindle Company
- 6101 Ben Place
- Boulder, Co 80301
-
- Contact these companies for a catalog and a list of dealers who
- carry their products. If I knew where you were, I could give you the name
- of a local spinning guild. I also highly recommend a subscription to Spin-Off
- (The Magazine for Handspinners (yes there is one!)) from Interweave Press
- 303 669-7672. The magazine comes out 4 times a year, a subscription is $18 and
- it is worth it just for the advertisements :) They also publish all the best
- spinning and weaving books - ask them for a catalog. Books I particulary
- recommend for the practical side (as opposed to research sources) are
- The Care and Feeding of Spinning Wheels by Karen Pauli (choosing a wheel and
- keeping it in good running order) and Warping All by Yourself (I can't remember
- who wrote this but it is fantastic for teaching yourself which is what I did).
- For actually learning to spin, non of the books I have are really fantastic,
- but they all cover the basics. If you can't find a teacher pretty much any
- of them will do, but be prepared to experiment. Interweave Press has one
- called Hands On Spinning by Lee Raven, I don't own it - it came out after I
- stopped buying beginner books - but it looks good.
- Good luck, have fun, and if you have any more questions feel free to
- email me.
- -Ilaine
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- Liz Stokes | Ilaine's E-Z Garb Workshop
- Ilaine de Cameron | We're going to try an experiment now. Instead of using
- | a loom, we're going to wind all the yarn into balls
- ilaine@panix.com | and adopt an infinite number of kittens...
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