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Homegrown flax and cotton : DIY guide to growing, processing, spinning & weaving fiber to cloth / Cindy Conner.
"A complete guide to growing flax and cotton in your home garden for the purpose of making clothing: how to grow, harvest, and prepare the fiber for spinning into yarn; how to spin cotton and flax/linen; the basics of weaving cloth; and suggestions on patterns and how to weave to create the pieces you need for clothing, and how to sew your woven pieces together"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780811772198 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: viii, 144 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Essex, CT : Stackpole Books, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Why wear homegrown, handspun clothes? -- Growing flax for linen -- Retting -- Breaking and scutching -- Hackling -- Spinning flax into linen -- Growing and harvesting cotton -- Preparation for spinning -- Spinning cotton -- The cotton project -- How to manage spun fiber -- Turning yarn into fabric -- Clothes to make -- Guilds, fiber festivals, and the fibershed movement -- Spirituality of handspun cloth. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Cotton growing. Cotton manufacture. Dressmaking. Flax spinning. Flax. Linen. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 677.11 Con | 31681010397024 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
