There are 2 - HARDCOVER BOOKS with DUST JACKETS
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in this listing both profusely illustrated hardcover books with dust jacket one is on the joy of spinning and the other is a weaver's book and in them you will find:
PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED * HARDCOVER BOOK with DUST JACKET * bringing you The First COMPLETE BOOK of HAND SPINNING for the Hobbyist and Craftsperson from Choosing a SPINNING WHEEL... to CARDING... SPINNING and DYEING.. In This Charming Account of How She Learned to Spin.. the author gives COMPLETE... "STEP-BY-STEP... INSTRUCTIONS on EVERY ASPECT of this Wonderfully Satisfying Craft in the Joy of Spinning including How to Choose a Spinning Wheel, and how to Identify the Old Ones You find when you're antiquing around the Countryside or the new Wheels now Being Made Here, Where to Buy Raw Wool.. Even that of Black Sheep.... and other Fibers .... HOW to CARD... COMB and STRAIGHTEN FIBERS..... HOW TO SPIN WOOL.......... FLAX.... CAMEL's HAIR... ANGORA... CASHMERE... even DOG HAIR........... How to Gather and use Native Plant Dyes such as Goldenrod... Sumac... Pokeberries... Sassafras... and Black Walnut.... and more... Clearly Illustrated and Rich in Personal Historical Anecdote...
Contents includes... Spinning Wheels and Goldenrods.. Finding a Spinning Wheel - with Serendipity... Four Housewives Learn to Spin... WOOLGATHERING........... PREPARING WOOL FLEECE for SPINNING.. SPINNING YARN on a WOOL WHEEL......... SPINNING WOOL on a TREADLE WHEEL...... SPINNING with a HAND SPINDLE............ SPINNING FLAX and other FIBERS.... PLYING and SKEINING...... the delights of VEGETABLE DYEING...... CREATING with HANDSPUN.... Following the golden Thread.. Helpful Information... Wellsprings for Spinners.. WHere to buy homespinning supplies.. Where to See Spinning.. Regularly and on Special Days. Spinner GLOSSARY. INDEX
and the other book is a Profusely Illustrated Hardcover book with Dust Jacket bringing you a Practical, AUTHORITATIVE... "STEP-BY-STEP" guide for the Beginning Weaver the weavers book written by noted Teacher, Lecturer and writer, Taking the Beginning Weaver Through a COMPLETE COURSE of WEAVING from Analyzing the Hand weavers Most Important Tool - the LOOM... to the Creation of BEAUTIFUL and IMAGINATIVE Fabrics the weavers book Fundamentals of Hand weaving with twenty nine chapters illustrated with photographs and more than one hundred diagrams and drawings with any of the difficult terms used in weaving defined for your at their introduction and it takes you Step by Step thru the intracacies of this wonderful craft she covers all your practical instruction along with Structural Weaves Speaking from a LIfetime dedicated to Textile Designing and Handweaving .... she first takes up the 3 Natural Fibers... and suggests ways in which you can set up the warp for a Particular Yarn.. She Then Outlines the Principles of GOOD DESIGN - and Demonstrates how to put them Into Practice in the Preparation of a Draft.. or THREADING DESIGN... she Then turns to Actual TECHNIQUES of WEAVING... How to Dress the Loom... How to Recognize the Correct Typical Errors... Adjusting the Loom, Handling the Shuttle... Finishing The fabric.. after Cutting it from the Loom... This is one of those Rare Books which is Both Practical and INSPIRING.. it will open up Whole New Horizons for anyone who wants to WEAVE CREATIVELY.... includes.. the Loom, Yarns, Designing, preparation for weaving, Dressing the Loom, Weaving, Drafting and Fabric Analysis, the Weaves and Pattern Drafts, the plain weave class, Controlled Weaves on Tabby Foundation, the Twill class, the Twill Derivitive Class, The Unit Class, Grouped thread class, Double Weave Class, Rhythmic Weave Class, Weaving Skills, index,
and together both books total 360 pages (for both books) and they are both hardcover books with dust jackets in good condition with clean and intact pages and good bindings with prices removed inside one is dated 1971 and one is 1973 and measure about 9 1/2" by 6 1/2" with some wear/tear to dust jackets and THANKS SO VERY MUCH FOR LOOKING AT THESE NEAT VINTAGE BOOKS
                      
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