Self-Sufficiency: Spinning, Dyeing & Weaving
essential guide for beginners
$25.03
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
4 April 2016
Summary
In this comprehensive book, an expert textile arts instructor reveals everything readers need to know to make their own fabrics. 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, shoulde…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781504800389 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1504800389 |
| Series: | Self-Sufficiency |
| Author: | Penny Walsh |
| Publisher: | IMM Lifestyle Books |
| Imprint: | IMM Lifestyle Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 4 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 148mm x 9mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“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
About The Author
Penny Walsh
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, Pecler’s of Paris, Laura Biagiotti, The Royal Opera House, and Aveda Eco Fashion.
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