Self-Sufficiency: Spinning, Dyeing & Weaving: Essential Guide for Beginners

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This book explains where different fibers come from, how to grow and harvest your own vegetable fibers, and how to prepare them for spinning. The principles of spindle and spinning wheel spinning are covered, along with home dyeing using natural dyestuffs, and hand weaving with or without a loom. Finally, there are a number of simple projects, such as a rug, shoulder bag, bed cover, and jumper and mitts to put your newly learned skills to the test.

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"I spin and weave and learned some new things from this book... If you have ever thought this is something you would like to try, this book is a place to start."

--Paula Moliver, Hartford Knitting Examiner

"Useful for beginners"

--Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

Author Bio

Penny Walsh is the author of Yarn: How to Understand, Design and Use Yarn. A visiting lecturer in textile arts at several colleges in the U.K., Penny teaches and researches traditional techniques of dyeing and spinning, using ecologically sound ingredients and renewable sources. Part of the design group AO Textiles, she has worked on fabrics and yarns for Jean Muir, Peclers of Paris, Laura Biagiotti, The Royal Opera House, and Aveda Eco Fashion.