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Weaving & Spinning: Resources

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Articles

General

• Master Weaver From Ghana By Gilbert "Bobbo" Ahigble & Louise Meyer
• ANWG: Technical Articles
  • Absorbency of Mercerized Cotton by Tom Beaudet
  • Algebraic Expression as Design Elements, by Lana Schneider
  • Calendering, by Laura Fry
  • Handwoven Motifs, by Lillian Whipple
  • Horsehair as a Textile, by Kerstin Fröberg
  • Jack Looms, by Joanne Hall
  • Loom Shaped Clothing by Gloria Vaughn Hann
  • Mangling, by Kerstin Fröberg
  • Rigid Heddles, by Ingrid K. Hanssen
  • Steel Yarn, by Peter Collingwood
  • Texsolv, by Susanne Kallstenius
  • Types of Looms , by Joanne Hall
  • Washing Wool, by Tom Beaudet
  • Wet Finishing, by Laura Fry
• Loom Manual Library
• Spinning and weaving; A rapid historical tour of my favourite hobby, by Susan Van Winkle
• Tabletweaving Articles
• The Weavers Friend & The Loom Manual Library
• Books, Project Collection @ The Beryl Dunn Weaving and Fibre Reference Collection

Mangling

• Mangling, by Kerstin Fröberg
• IronRite Automatic Ironer

Mills - Historical

• The Lowell Project

Carpets

• History of carpets
• A Brief History of English Carpets, and the Stourvale Mill
• Nepalese Carpet Industry
• Rugs & Carpets - Bibliography
  • Bibliography of Books Relating to Oriental Rugs....
  • Select Bibliography
  • Selected Bibliography @ Feizy Rugs
  • Symmetry of Rugs - Oriental Carpets Bibliography
    
• Working Techniques Of Knotted Carpets

Dyeing for Weaving & Spinning

• Dye History from 2600 BC to the 20th Century, by Susan C. Druding
  Originally written for a Seminar presented in Seattle, Washington at Convergence 1982, a bi-annual gathering of weavers, dyers and spinners
• Dyeing @ The Spin list Helpful Hints
• Using Kool-Aid For Dyeing: Collected Wisdom from the Ashford-Spinners List

Spinning

• Articles on spinning @ TextileLink
• History of Spinning, Kingdom of An Tir (Spinning Guild)
• Spinning Exotic Fibers by Johanna M. Bolton
• Cotton Spinning Tutorial, by Phyllis Karsten
• FAQ - Spinning wheel @ The Spinning Wheel Sleuth
• Inside out of spinning, by Celia Quinn
• Selecting, Preparing and Spinning Mohair @ Elizabeth's Fiber & Yarn Store at Barkas Farm
• Spinning & Spinning (Equipment) @ The Spin List Helpful Hints
• Spinning FAQs, compiled by Christine Jordan
• Spinning - AlpacaNet
• Spinning Wheels, Democracy and the USS Enterprise -why there will never be a science of history Geoffrey A. Landis

Weaving

• Annette Hepner, fingerweaver, costumes of the fur trade
• Chilkat weaving
  • The Essence of Chilkat Weaving
  • Culture - Gwishalaayt - The Spirit Wraps Around You
  • Ravenstail and Chilkat Weaving
  • Chilkat Weaving with Evelyn Vanderhoop @ Sitnews
• Weaving Looms and How They Work @ Elkhorn Mountains Weaving Studio
• Documentation Related to Weaving , by Ralph E. Griswold
  [Downloadable -Most documents are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)]
  • Digital Archive of Documents Related to Weaving
• The Final Straw -- Wheat Weavings by Joanne - the ancient art of wheat weaving, by Joanne Juhnke
• Flow chart of weaving process @ TexGuide
• History of Weaving @ Centinela Traditional Arts
  Rio Grande Weaving
  Weaving in the Southwest
• Inside out of weaving, by Karen selk
• Loom Controlled Shibori (woven), by Jane Eisenstein
• Loom Shaped Clothing by Gloria Vaughn Hann
  also check some books on Weaving: Clothing in the book store
• Monographs - The Weaver's Guild of Boston
• Counterbalance Loom, Jack-Type loom, Countermarch loom and NEW Jack-Type loom with back hinge treadle
  Technical Informations @ The LeClerc Looms
• Network Drafting for Double Weave
• A Reference Book for 4 and  8-Shaft Double Weave
  Paul O'Connor,  A Double  Weaver's   Notebooks. Books available for browsing or download over the Internet
• Traditional Crafts of Japan: weaving
• The Sears Hearthside Loom - Zipped manual for the loom (download), Nancy M McKenna website
• The Weavers Friend & The Loom Manual Library
• Weaving Bibliographies, by Ralph E. Griswold
• Weaving Words, by Peter Collingwood
  Weaving Words for the Web-Weary - Ply-Splitting from Peter Collingwood
  Weaving Words for the Web-Weary - Macrogauze - Peter Collingwood
• West African strip-cloth weaving: from cotton field to finished product. A slideshow, by Louise Meyer.

Weaving - Looms

• Craft Design Plans; A 'Collection' of workshop plans by David Bryant
• Looms and Weaving Equipment - Weaving Looms @ Elkhorn Mountains Weaving Studio
• Loom Manual Library
• Looms: Parts & Devices @ Bill's Weaving Stuff
• Newcomb Weavers Delight @ Hands On Weaving

Plans for constructing equipments

• Build an African Loom used by Kente weavers by Louise Meyer
• Build your own bead loom!, by Hillsinger Fine Hand Beadwork
• Build your own spinning wheel, by Chris Jordan
• Cardboard Box Loom Project Making the Box Loom - @ About.com
• How To Make A Drop Spindle -car wheel and dowel @ The Joy of Handweaving
• How to Make a Drop Spindle -- woodworking by David Reed Smith
• How To Make Your Own Portable Tapestry Loom @ Vermiro
• Table of References to Loom Attachment and Accessory Plans, Half Way Tree
• Sources of Loom Building Plans, by Art McGathey, Half Way Tree
• Warp-Weighted Loom
  • The Warp-Weighted Loom
  • Building a Simple Warp-Weighted Loom
  • Build a warp weighted loom
  • Build a Warp Weighted Loom
  • Warp-Weighted Loom
  • 'Troll with a warp weighted loom' by Veronika Kronnäs
  • Warp Weighted Loom ... Museum for Textiles.
• Constructing a Warp-Weighted Loom
• Warping Reel, by Nancy M McKenna
• Toli's inexpensive inkle/cardweaving loom design

Magazines

see also FibreArts Magazines List

• Australian Hand Weaver And Spinner
  Publisher: Handweaver Spinners Guild Nsw
• Journal For Weavers Spinners & Dyers
  Publisher: Journal For Weavers & Spinners
• The Journal - Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, UK
• Oriental Rug Review- A Bimonthly Journal of Oriental Rugs and Other Textiles
• Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot
  Publisher: Handweavers Guild Of America
• VävMagasinet , Scandinavian Weaving Magazine
• Weavescene.com
• Weaver's Craft
• Magazine Collection @ The Beryl Dunn Weaving and Fibre Reference Collection

E-Zines: Online Magazines

• Fiber News
• Handweaving News

Videos

• Video list
• Tri-Loom Weaving Video

Songs

• Spin The Weaver's Song - Carla Sciaky

Mythology & Stories

• Mithologies, Stories, Movies of the World
• WEAVING: ARTS & LORE Cosmic Webs, Spinning, Spindles, Embroidery, Quilts, Clothing

Mailing Lists

see Discussion Forums and E-Mail Lists

• Rio Fiber Arts Guild
• Spinner's Guild - Glossary Of Common Terms @ Kingdom of An Tir
• Weaving Mailing List
• Tapestry (Tapestry) @ Topica

Weaving & Spinning Webrings

• Handspinning and Handweaving ; a list of Webrings
• Handspinning webring -Mostly vendors.
• SheepThrills Blogs
• Spinning and Weaving Ring Mostly vendors.
• The Spinning Wheel