Textile Arts: Resources

Links for more in-depth research for authors

Even basic articles grew too lengthy for an email post. So I opted to share the resources list in another article.

Spinning

An hour-long spinning demonstration livestream I did a few years ago.

Videos

• Spinning Wheel Tutorial by Ashford (video)

• A comparison of different spinning wheel drive types by Tiny Fibre Studio (video)

• Drop Spindle Tutorial (Twig and Horn)

Books

Spinning

• Spinning Wool Beyond the Basics by Anne Field

• High Whorling: A Spinner's Guide to an Old World Skill by Priscilla A Gibson-Roberts

• Spinning for Softness and Speed by Paula Simmons

• Spinning Designer Yarns by Diane Varney

• The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs by Sarah Anderson

• The Compleat Anachronist: Spinning with a Medieval Twist (Sept, 1996, Vol 87) by Godith d'Arcy of Goosefoot Mead and Linda Twitchell

• Spin Span Spun by Bette Hochberg

Fibers

• Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook by Debora Robson and Carol Ekarius

• In Sheep's Clothing: A Hanspinner's Guide to Wool by Nola and Jane Fournier

• Fiber Facts by Bette Hochberg

Spinning in Fiction

A few fiction books that feature spinning.

• Beautiful Wreck

• Spinning Forward

• Spinning in Her Grave

• Murder Spins a Tale

• Silence of the Lamb's Wool