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- An Tir: Spinners Guild - Group of spinners operating in the context of the Society for Creative Anachronism. History, bibliography.
www.antir.sca.org/Guilds/Spinners
- Black Sheep Newsletter - A quarterly for sheep growers and fiber enthusiasts. Table of contents of current issues, subscriptions, books and back issues.
www.blacksheepnewsletter.com
- Boston Area Spinners and Dyers - A guild dedicated to the promotion of fiber arts. Meets in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
www.channel1.com/mindseye/BASD
- Elaine Benfatto - Instructions for making and using a wrist distaff and a shaft for a handspindle, categorized links, descriptions of antique tools, and pictures of various projects.
www.urbanspinner.com
- Fiber News - International monthly magazine for fiber and textile artists. Includes sample issue.
members.aol.com/FiberNews/fibernews.html
- Helen "Halla" Fleischer Spindles - Photographs and description of these handspindles, and where to find them.
www.min.net/~helen/Spindles.html
- HJS Studio - Fiber artist Holly Schaltz teaches contemporary interpretations of handspinning and handweaving. Includes class information, teacher biography and description of her process.
www.hjsstudio.com
- Insects that Damage Wool - Description, habits, and treatment of clothes moths and carpet beetles.
www.angelfire.com/mn/FiberHome/WoolBugs.html
- Journey Wheel - Portable spinning wheel made in New England, and accessories. Downloadable instructions, list of dealers.
www.journeywheel.com
- Jytte Piggott's Handspun Wool - Pictures of sheep, handspun and dyed woollen yarn and knitted sweaters from Scoraig, Scotland.
homepages.enterprise.net/hugh0piggott/wool
- McDermott Textile Machine Company - Custom carding and machines. Photos of the carding machine, specifications and safety precautions.
www.mcdermotttextiles.com
- Modern History Sourcebook: The Loss of Woollen Spinning, 1794 - Social observations on the loss of woollen spinning as a cottage industry in 1794
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1794woolens.html
- New Voyager Trading - Importers of spinning wheels, Indian book charkhas and other tools. History and specifications on Kromsky wheels, assembly instructions.
www.newvoyager.com
- Northeast Handspinners Association - Dedicated to the art and craft of handspinning in northeast US. Events calendar, information on The Gathering sponsored conference.
www.northeasthandspinners.org
- PatsyZ the Hand Spinning Guru - Accomplished teacher and author Patsy Zawistoski offers information on her workshops, videos for sale, and online help.
angelfire.com/in3/spinninguru
- Patty Lee's Guide to Handspinning Dog Hair - All about how to spin dog hair, which breeds can be used and the results that can be achieved
www.mdnpd.com/pd/default.htm
- Selecting a Spinning Wheel - Includes illustration of parts of a wheel, comparison of single vs. double drive wheels, speed and ratios. From The Woolery.
www.woolery.com
- Spin Off - A magazine devoted to all aspects of spinning. The site includes indexes of back issues and subscription information. Also other Interweave Press spinning information.
www.interweave.com/spin
- Spinners' and Weavers' Housecleaning Pages - For the exchange of things related to spinning and weaving -- tools, equipment and raw fiber from home-raised animals.
homepages.together.net/~kbruce/kbbspin.html
- Spinning Loft - A teaching facility dedicated to the promotion of fiber arts. Information about classes, recommended equipment, and events at the farm.
www.spinningloft.us
- Spinning Wheel Tao - A spinning wheel FAQ, along with build-one-yourself instructions and resources.
www.jb.man.ac.uk/~caj/wheel.html
- The Joy of Handspinning - Information on different types of spinning wheel and drop spindle, on different fibers and how to prepare them
www.joyofhandspinning.com/make-dropspin.html
- The Spin List - Email discussion list with topics from the care and feeding of our fibers and equipment to the projects that use our yarn.
www.spinning.net
- The Spinning Wheel Sleuth - Periodical devoted to spinning wheels and related tools
www.spwhsl.com
- Victorian Video Productions. - Instructional videos on spinning, dyeing, felting.
www.victorianvid.com/spin.html
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