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Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers | promotion and preservation of craftsmanship in hand weaving, spinning and dyeing |
Building a spinning wheel | detailed plans |
Handspinning at La Hotté | loads of good info |
History | history and evolution of spinning |
Joy of Handspinning | lots of information on handspinning |
The Loom Exchange | weaving & spinning equipment, and textile books bought and sold |
Mother Earth News | how to make an inexpensive spinning wheel |
The Natural Fibre Company | will spin yarn from your own fleeces – including relatively small quantities |
Pacific Wool & Fiber | FAQ on spinning wheels |
The Sojourning Spinner | excellent hand-spinning blog |
Springer | academic paper on how plant fibres were spliced into threads before spinning in Neolithic Britain |
UK Spinning Resources | huge resourcespage for spinners – including workshops, equipment and fleeces etc |
Wikipedia | entry for handspinning |
Wikipedia | entry for spinning |
Wool links | see our feltmaking links page for wool links |
the Woolery | detailed info on selecting an buying a spinning wheel |