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SPINNING WHEELS: SPINNERS AND SPINNING

by Patricia Baines

Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st. 1977

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. A complete and delightfully readable account of the spinning wheel and spinning techniques. Cream cloth boards, red foil title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Top edge red. 252 pages including index.

Light browning to boards at top and tail. Text block and endpapers lightly browned. Pale foxing to pastedowns. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at corners, slightly grubby, faded to spine. Musty odour present.

ISBN: 0713408219
Stock no. 1830408

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Contents

  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Chapter One Fibres and their Preparation
  • Flax. Cotton. Wool. Silk
  • Chapter Two Spindle Wheels
  • Spindle wheels in the East. The Oriental or Eastern Type of spindle wheel in Europe. Hoop rim spindle wheels. Spindle wheels in the British Isles. Accelerating the spindle Winders.
  • Chapter Three The Flyer Spinning Wheel
  • The Stock. The Driving Wheel. The Treadle. The Mother-of-all and maidens. Tensioner. Flyer mechanism. The bobbin. Difference types of drive. The driving band and threading. Early spinning wheels with flyer in Europe.
  • Chapter Four Accessories to the Spinning Wheel
  • Distaff. Dressing the Distaff. Ribbons and bands. Waterpots. Greasepots. Seats. Bobbin holders. Reels. Swifts.
  • Chapter Five Principal types of spinning wheels.
  • Picardy spinning wheel. Horizontal spinning wheel with stock. Horizontal spinning wheel with frame. Vertical spinning wheel with base. Vertical spinning wheel with frame.
  • Chapter Six Some Special types of spinning wheels
  • Castle spinning wheels. Two wheel spinning wheels. Double flyer spinning wheels. Boudoir spinning wheels. Table spinning wheels. Girdle spinning wheels. An improved spinning wheel. Queen Victoria's spinning wheels.
  • Chapter Seven Spinners and Spinning
  • Chapter Eight Practical Application
  • Appendix One Choosing and sorting wool
  • Appendix Two: Sheep breeds
  • Source Material
  • Books on Practical Spinning
  • Publications
  • Index

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