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Spinning and Spinning Wheels (Shire Album Series No. 43) - Softcover

Leadbeater, Eliza

 
9780852634691: Spinning and Spinning Wheels (Shire Album Series No. 43)

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A concise history, design and evolution of the ancient craft of spinning and the introduction of the spinning wheel.

Spinning and Spinning Wheels traces the evolution of the ancient skill of spinning, from the early spindle, through the introduction of the wool and the flax wheel, to the numerous variations of the wheel in Europe and North America. Surveying these different models, the author reveals the principles of spinning that have essentially remained the same for generations.

Providing insight into the mechanics of the U-flyer and the tools and accessories used in the craft, this volume is a timeless and valuable source of information to craftsmen, collectors and historians.

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Eliza Leadbeater is a handspinner who has earned a world-wide reputation for her contribution to the craft. She has researched the development of textile hand tools and cottage industries and is the author of Handspinning, a recognized classic among instruction books. For over a decade she lived in a cottage in Cheshire where she designed and manufactured equipment for handspinning, weaving and dyeing. Products she designed are in use all over the world. In the 1980s she returned to the United States and lives in New Hampshire.

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