Spinning - links

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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

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