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Hand Woolcombing and Spinning

by Peter Teal

The fundamental source of instructions for home fiber artists on how to comb and spin true worsted yarn and thread. Great ink line drawings and B&W photos to illustrate processes described. Table of Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. The Tools (Wool combs, pad, diz, oiler, and water spray) 2. Wool Sorting 3. To scour or not to scour 4. First steps in combing 5. Colored yarns 6. Twisting machines – – spinning wheels 7. Worsted spinning 8. How much twist? 9. A standard measure 10. A Miscellany (plied yarns, spinning attention, setting the twist, worsted yarns on the big wheel) 11. 25 Years On! Appendices I-VI Index

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