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THE
SHEEP BOOK, A Handbook for the Modern Shepherd, Ron Parker. This comprehensive guide to raising and maintaining
sheep has been in print since 1983, and reprinted with revisions and additions
in 2001. It came to my attention when I searched for books to use while
mentoring a young spinner who wants to raise her own sheep. Whether you have one
new lamb or a huge flock, I'm convinced that a responsible shepherd of any
age--one who is 12 or 60--would want a thorough yet undaunting reference. This
is that book. Other books may be prettier to look at, but this is technical,
practical, friendly and sometimes even humorous. An indespensible guide.ISBN:0804010323. 6" x 9" softcover. $24.95
A
SMALL UPRIGHT SPINNING WHEEL CONSTRUCTION MANUAL, Richard & Myrna Schneider. This charming diminutive wheel is compact and easily
portable. Measured drawings, photographs and detailed, step-by-step instructions
help you every step of the way. You do need a lathe to make this wheel. Sc, $7.95 #549002
SPINDLE SPINNING: FROM NOVICE TO
EXPERT, Connie Delaney. This book takes you through the basics of spinning, including preparing wool
to spin. The chapters cover top-whorl, bottom-whorl, Navajo, Turkish and
supported spindles, as well as how to make several types of spindles. This
is an excellent book to get you started on spinning, or, if you already spin on
a wheel, to get you started on portable, versatile hand spindles. 80
pages, black and white photos and diagrams. Sc, $14.00 #139167
SPIN
IT, Lee Raven.
This little book will teach
you all you want to know about handspindles and how to use them to make your
very own yarn. Designed to appeal to the beginner spinner, tips and hints are
provided that illustrate how easy, enjoyable, and relaxing spinning can be.
Handspindles are the simple tools that help you to turn wool into yarn: from a
potato on a stick, to beautiful handcrafted wood spindles and new-age titanium
spindles with CD whorls. Included are complete instructions for five simple,
appealing projects: a woven scarf, a knitted bunny bag, a spiral-knit baby hat,
knitted fingerless mittens, and a crocheted felted brimmed hat. Once you begin
spinning on a handspindle, you won’t want to stop—it’s soothing, portable,
and mesmerizing. Paperbound, 8 3/8" x 10 7/8", 32 pages, 20
color photographs, and 40 color illustrations. ISBN: 1-931499-36-5.
$11.95 #239029
VIDEO-SPINNING AND WEAVING THE ASHFORD
WAY. This 67 minute video was revised with added new material late in
1999 from the earlier Ashford video covering Ashford equipment and how to use
and assemble selected equipment. Shown is assembly, spinning, plying,
carding, warping and weaving on the Ashford range of equipment, including the
new Table Loom with a demonstration of the simple warping method. VHS,67
minutes. $10.00 #101110
SPINNER'S
COMPANION, Bobbie Erwin.
This is a quick reference guide that both beginning and experienced spinners
will use to look up common spinning terms, find out how to maintain their
wheels, and learn how to process fiber and spin yarn. The fourth book in the
best-selling Companion series (with over 100,000 copies in print), this handy
spiral-bound offering is an authoritative tool that spinners will want to keep
beside their wheel or with their handspindle at all times. Spiral bound,
112 pages, 5 x 7, ISBN:1-883010-79-9 $19.95 #239043
SPINNING
DESIGNER YARNS, Diane Varney.
A long awaited re-print of an old favorite! Few things are as satisfying as
creating the perfect yarn for a special project. This book, first printed by
Interweave Press in 1987, leads the new or intermediate spinner gently into the
world of super-soft luxury fibers, textured effects, and the dyepot’s
miracles. Learn to apply dye to fibers in new and exciting ways, predict how
novelty yarns will look in finished fabrics, blend fibers for color and texture
effects, and spin singles and plied yarns in ways that will put more zip in your
spinning—and your weaving, knitting, and crocheting. Corespun, bouclé, snarl,
knotted, and tufted yarns will become part of your spinning repertoire, and
you’ll rediscover the excitement of spinning all over again. ISBN: 193149939X. 7" x 9
1/4" softcover, 96 pages. $16.95
SPINNING
WHEELS: SPINNERS & SPINNING, Patricia Baines.
The most complete account of the history of spinning. Tracing the wheel's
evolution from the 13th century to present, covering methods and technique and
with illustrations dating different types of wheels. Also practical instructions
on making a variety of yarns and spinning flax, silk and wool. Sc, $30.00
SPINNING
WOOL: BEYOND THE BASICS, Anne Field. Anne Field's first book, "The Ashford Book of
Spinning" has started many spinners on the path of satisfying spinning. Her
newest book guides the intermediate spinner to spin and get what they expect by
a careful study of wool, sorting, washing, and sheep breeds using photos and
fiber specifications; spinning wheels and their part in precise spinning; yarn
design and fleece preparation for worsted through woolen yarns, and suggested
projects to support understanding of this craft of spinning. Learn to spin the
best yarn possible for your needs from the breeds available. Sc,
$28.95
THE SPIN-OFF INDEX AND RESOURCE DIRECTORY, Spin-Off Magazine. Twenty-three years of articles indexed by subject and
author, more than 200 spinning shops and product suppliers, and a world's worth
of spinning guilds. How convenient! OUT OF
PRINT - NOW AVAILABLE AS A PDF AT INTERWEAVE
PRESS.
SPIN-OFF MAGAZINE, Interweave Press. THE magazine for spinners. Articles on spinning, equipment,
fibers, fiber animals, knitting, weaving, dyeing and much more. Current
issue and recent back-issues in stock, $7.99 each (unless marked
otherwise). For a listing of issues, with photos of covers, Click
Here.
SPIN,
SPAN, SPUN: Fact and Folklore for Spinners and Weavers, Bette Hochberg. This delightful book is accurately reflected by its
subtitle. It contains page after page of historical, biblical, fictional,
mythological, and biological references to spinners, spinning, wool, cotton,
flax, spinning wheels and spinning. While the book will not make you a better
spinner, it will give you a lot of enjoyable reading. ISBN: 0960099034.
5 1/2" x 8 1/2" softcover. $9.95
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THE
SHEEP BOOK, A Handbook for the Modern Shepherd, Ron Parker.
A
SMALL UPRIGHT SPINNING WHEEL CONSTRUCTION MANUAL, Richard & Myrna Schneider.
SPINDLE SPINNING: FROM NOVICE TO
EXPERT, Connie Delaney.
VIDEO-SPINNING AND WEAVING THE ASHFORD
WAY. This 67 minute video was revised with added new material late in
1999 from the earlier Ashford video covering Ashford equipment and how to use
and assemble selected equipment. Shown is assembly, spinning, plying,
carding, warping and weaving on the Ashford range of equipment, including the
new Table Loom with a demonstration of the simple warping method. VHS,67
minutes. $10.00 #101110
SPINNER'S
COMPANION, Bobbie Erwin.
SPINNING
WHEELS: SPINNERS & SPINNING, Patricia Baines.
SPINNING
WOOL: BEYOND THE BASICS, Anne Field. 
THE SPIN-OFF INDEX AND RESOURCE DIRECTORY, Spin-Off Magazine. 
SPIN-OFF MAGAZINE
SPIN,
SPAN, SPUN: Fact and Folklore for Spinners and Weavers, Bette Hochberg.