Description:
In this comprehensive book, an expert textile arts instructor reveals everything readers need to know to spin, dye, and weave their own fabrics.
Brief description:
Penny Walsh is the author of Yarn: How to Understand, Design and Use Yarn. A visiting lecturer in textile arts at several colleges in the U.K., Penny teaches and researches traditional techniques of dyeing and spinning, using ecologically sound ingredients and renewable sources. Part of the design group AO Textiles, she has worked on fabrics and yarns for Jean Muir, Pecler's of Paris, Laura Biagiotti, The Royal Opera House, and Aveda Eco Fashion.
Review Quotes:
"I spin and weave and learned some new things from this book... If you have ever thought this is something you would like to try, this book is a place to start."
--Paula Moliver, Hartford Knitting Examiner
"Useful for beginners"
--Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers