Spinning Wheels Spinners & Spinning
by Patricia Baines
Paperback book, new with some minor shelfware, 1976, 252 pages
Winner of Crafts magazine's award for the best craft book of its year, Spinning Wheels, Spinners & Spinning has established itself as the most complete account yet published of the history of the spinning wheel and of spinning techniques. Historically, it traces the spinning wheel's evolution from the 13th century to the present day; technically, it covers the construction and workings of spinning wheels and spinning methods and through its illustrations, it provides an invaluable guide to the identification and dating of different types of wheel.
The practical sections give instructions on making a variety of yarns, on spinning flax and silk, and on choosing and sorting wool. 101 photographs and 17 diagrams.
