The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. suggests this list of books, periodicals and videos to help readers find useful information on the subject of spinning. Most of the publications are still in print and can be purchased or borrowed from a library. The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) helps identify the title if a bookstore or library is ordering a copy. Inclusion or omission of a book title from this list does not constitute HGA’s endorsement or lack thereof. Suggestions for titles to be included in future bibliographies are welcome, as are corrections and information not yet complete.
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| Amos, Alden. Spinning Wheel Primer. (Rev). Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1990. 64 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-55-6) |
| Anderson, Beryl. Creative Spinning, Weaving and Plant-Dyeing. New York: Arco, 1979. 48 pages. (ISBN ?) |
| Anderson, Enid. The Spinners’ Encyclopedia. New York: Sterling (David & Charles, pub.) 1987. 288 pages. (ISBN 07153-8794-4) |
| Aspin, Chris. The Woollen Industry. Buckinghamshire, UK: Shire Pub. 1982. 32 pages. (ISBN 0-85263-598-2) |
| Aspin, Chris. The Cotton Industry. Buckinghamshire, UK: Shire Pub. 1981. 32 pages. (ISBN 0-85263-545-1) |
| Baines, Patricia. Linen Handspinning and Weaving. London: Batsford. Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1989. 224 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-52-1) |
| Baines, Patricia. Spinning Wheels, Spinners and Spinning. New York: Scribner, 1977. 252 pages. (ISBN 0-7134-0822-7) |
| Baines, Patricia. Flax and Linen. Buckinghamshire, UK: Shire Pub. 1985. 32 pages. (ISBN 0-85263-727-6) |
| Birrell, Verla. The Textile Arts. New York: Schocken, 1973. 512 pages. (LC 58-8363, ISBN ?) |
| Blosser-Rainey, Priscilla. Spinning Video. |
| British Wool Marketing Board. British Sheep Breeds. (Reprint) British Wool Marketing Board, 1984. 84 pages. (ISBN ?) |
| Brown, Rachel. The Weaving, Spinning, and Dyeing Book. New York: Knopf (Dist. by Random House), 1978. 366 pages. (ISBN 0-394498-01-1) |
| Brown, Rachel. Fundamentals of Handspinning. Video. Petaluma, CA: Victorian Video Productions, 1986. 97 min. (ISBN 0-936225-09-2) |
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Burnham, Dorothy K. The Comfortable Arts: Traditional Spinning and Weaving in Canada. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1981. 256 pages. (ISBN 0-888844-74-3) |
| Burnham, Dorothy K. Unlike the Lilies. Doukhobor Textile Traditions in Canada. Royal Ontario Museum. 1986. 101 pages. (ISBN 0-88854-322-0) |
| Bush, Sarah. The Silk Industry. Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK: Shire Pub. 1987. 32 pages. (ISBN 0-85263-706-3) |
| Cartwright-Jones, Catherine. The Prolific Knitting Machine. Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1990. 208 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-58-0) |
| Castino, Ruth and Pickens, Marjorie. Spinning and Dyeing the Natural Way. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1974. 104 pages. (ISBN 0-442214-82-0) |
| Chadwick, Eileen. The Craft of Handspinning. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1980. 167 pages. (ISBN 0-684164-27-2) |
| Channing, Marion L. The Magic of Spinning. How to do it Yourself, Wool, History, Facts. Marion, MA: Channing Books, 1975. 48 pages. (ISBN 0-960049-60-6) |
| Channing, Marion L. The Textile Tools of Colonial Homes. Marion, MA: Channing Books, 1971. 64 pages.(ISBN 0-960049-61-4) |
| Clark, Hazel. Fibers to Fabrics. London: Batsford, 1985. 136 pages. (ISBN 0-713446-16-1) |
| Crockett, Candace. The Complete Spinning Book. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1977. 215 pages. (ISBN 0-823008-60-6) |
| Crowfoot, Grace M. and Roth, H. Ling. Hand Spinning and Woolcombing: from Bankfield Museum Notes, Halifax. McMinnville, OR(reprint):Robin & Russ Handweavers, 1974. 39 pages. (ISBN 0-903585-01-4) |
| Davenport, Elsie G. Your Handspinning. Pacific Grove, CA: Select Books, 1981. 130 pages. ( ISBN 910458-01-4) |
| Duncan, Molly. Spin, Dye & Weave Your Own Wool. New York: Sterling, 1973. 72 pages (ISBN 0-806952-38-5) |
| Erskine, Kent (ed.) Colored Sheep and Wool. Proceedings World Congress Colored Sheep USA. Ashland, OR: Black Sheep Press. 1989. 320 pages. (ISBN 0-9608736-2-7) |
| Fannin, Allen. Handspinning: Art and Technique. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1970. 208 pages. (ISBN 0-442223-69-2) |
| Fiberarts. Asheville, NC: Fiberarts. (ISSN 0164-324X) |
| Field, Anne. The Ashford Book of Spinning. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 0000. ? pages. (ISBN ?) |
| Gibson-Roberts, Priscilla. Knitting in the Old Way. Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1985. 160 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-20-3) |
| Gibson-Roberts, Priscilla. Salish Indian Sweaters, A Pacific Northwest Tradition. St. Paul, MN: Dos Tejedoras, 1989. 116 pages. (ISBN 0-932394-13-2) |
| Goodrich, Frances Louisa. Mountain Homespun (ed. reprint) Knoxville, TN: Univ. of Tenn. Press. 1989. 91 pages. (ISBN 0-87049-620-4) |
| Grasett, K. Complete Guide to Handspinning: Teasing, Carding, Spinning. Pacific Grove, CA: Select Books, 1971. 35 pages. (ISBN 0-910458-09-X) |
| Grierson, Su. Whorl & Wheel, Handspinning in Scotland. Perth, Scotland: by Author. 1985. 42 pages. (ISBN 0-95-101-3203) |
| Hochberg, Bette. Handspindles. Santa Cruz, CA: B. & B. Hochberg, 1977. 73 pages. (ISBN 0-960099-02-6) |
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Hochberg, Bette. Handspinners Handbook, 3rd ed. Santa Cruz, CA: B. & B. Hochberg, 1980. 68 pages. (ISBN 0-960099-05-0) |
| Hochberg, Bette. Spin Span Spun: Fun and Folklore for Spinners. Santa Cruz, CA: B. & B. Hochberg, 1979. 66 pages. (ISBN 0-960099-03-4) |
| Hochberg, Bette. Fiberfacts. Santa Cruz, CA: B. Hochberg, 1981. 66 pages. (ISBN 0-960099-06-9) |
| Hoppe, Elizabeth and Edbert, Ragnar. Carding, Spinning, Dyeing:An Intro. to Traditional Wool & Flax Crafts. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1975. 75 pages. (ISBN 0-442300-72-7) |
| Horne, Beverley. Fleece in Your Hands. Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1979. 72 pages. (ISBN 0-934926-00-9) |
| Hower, Virginia G. Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing: A Beginner’s Manual. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1976. 169 pages. (ISBN 0-139478-04-3) |
| Jackson, Constance and Plowman, Judith. The New Zealand Woolcraft Book. Auckland, NZ: Collins, 1980. 192 pages. (ISBN 0-002169-68-1) |
| Kailfoyle & Samson. Completely Angora. Ontario, Canada: Samson Angoras 1988. 176 pages. (ISBN ?) |
| Kilbride, Thomas. Spinning and Weaving at Home: Construction and Using Your Own... New York: Sterling, 1981. 128 pages. (ISBN 0-806992-72-7) |
| Kluger, Marilyn. The Joy of Spinning: The First Complete Book on Handspinning... New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978, 187 pages. (ISBN 0-671208-59-4) |
| Kolander, Cheryl. A Silk Worker’s Notebook (revised). Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1985. 164 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-18-1) |
| Kroll, Carol. The Whole Craft of Spinning from the Raw Material to ... Yarn. New York: Dover, 1981. 48 pages. (ISBN 0-486239-68-3) |
| Kroll, Carol. Putting On the Dog. Jefferson, WI: by Author. 1976. 29 pages. (No ISBN) |
| Kronenberg, Bud. Spinning Wheel Building and Restoration. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981. 143 pages. (ISBN 0-442219-15-6) |
| Leadbeater, Eliza. Spinning and Spinning Wheels. Buckinghamshire, UK: Shire Pub., 1979. 32 pages. (ISBN 0-85263-469-2) |
| Leadbeater, Eliza. Handspinning. Newton Center, MA: Branford, 1976. 112 pages. (ISBN 0-823150-48-8) |
| Ligon, Linda (ed.) Homespun, Handknit: Caps, Socks, Mittens & Gloves. Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1987. 160 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-26-2) |
| Linder, Olive and Linder, Harry. Handspinning Cotton. Phoenix, AZ: The Cotton Squares, 1977. 50 pages. (No ISBN) |
| Linder, Olive and Linder, Harry. Handspinning Flax. Phoenix, AZ: Bizarre Butterfly, 1986. 79 pages. (ISBN 0-915113-04-X) |
| Lord, P.R. Spinning in the Seventies. Broadway, NJ: Textile Bk., 1970. 288 pages. (ISBN 0-872455-17-3) |
| Lynne, Erica. Angora: A Handbook for Spinners. Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1992. 120 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-75-0) |
| Mercer, John. The Spinner’s Workshop. (also paperback, ISBN 0-904727-97-1) Dorset, UK: Prism Press. 1978. 150 pages. (ISBN 0-904727-77-7) |
| Mitchell, Lillias. (comp.) Irish Spinning, Dyeing, and Weaving:An Anthology, from. . . Documents. Chester Springs, PA: Dufour, 1978. 80 pages. (ISBN 0-852211-01-5) |
| Northern California Angora Guild. Angora Handbook. Los Altos Hills, CA: Northern California Angora Guild. 1990. ? pages. (ISBN ?) |
| Pauli, Karen. The Care and Feeding of Spinning Wheels: Buyer’s Guide, Owner’s Manual. Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1981. 84 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-04-1) |
| Pennington, David and Taylor, Michael American Spinning Wheels. Sabbathday Lake, ME: The Shaker Press, 1975. 100 pages. (ISBN 0-915836-01-7) |
| Quinn, Celia. Yarn: A Resource Guide for Handweavers. Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1985. 112 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-17-3) |
| Raven, Lee. Hands on Spinning. Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1987. 120 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-27-0) |
| Reese, Sharron. Jigging 100% Hand Worsted. Cornelius, OR: Meck, 1984. 24 pages. (ISBN ?) |
| Robinson, J. S. (ed.) Spinning, Extruding and Processing of Fibers: Recent Advances. Park Ridge, NJ: Noves Data Corp., Chem.Tec.Rev.159, 1980. 436 pages. (ISBN 0-815508-01-8) |
| Rohlena, Vbaclav and others. Open-End Spinning. Textile Science and Technology Ser., Vol.1, New York: Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co., 1975. 380 pages. (ISBN 0-444998-70-5) |
| Ronin, James A. Spinformation. Richardson, TX: Spincraft, 1984. 117 pages. (LC 84-090218, ISBN?) |
| Ronin, J.A. (ed.) Spinning: from the First 10 Years of Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot. West Hartford, CT: Handweavers Guild of America, 1979. 93 pages. (No ISBN) |
| Ross, Mabel. The Encyclopedia of Handspinning. Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1988. 268 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-32-7) |
| Ross, Mabel. The Essentials of Handspinning. Malvern, Worcestershire, England: by Author, 1980. 40 pages.(ISBN 0-950729-20-5) |
| Ross, Mabel. The Essentials of Yarn Design for Handspinners. Kinross, Scotland: by Author, 1983. 126 pages. (ISBN 0-950729-21-3) |
| Ross, Mabel. Handspinners Notebook: Fancy Yarns. Kinross, Scotland: Spinningdale, Crook of Devon, 1989. 86 pages. (ISBN 0-950729-25-6) |
| Ross, Mabel. Handspinning Advanced Techniques. Video. Petaluma, CA: Victorian Video Productions, 1988. 112 min. (ISBN 0-936225-16-5) |
| Rossol, Monona. The Artist’s Complete Health and Safety Guide. New York: Allworth Press, 1990. 328 pages. (ISBN 0-927629-10-0) |
| Roth, Bettie G. and Schulz, Chris Handbook of Timesaving Tables for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers (3rd Ed) Elk Grove, CA: Roth-Schulz Pub. 1991. 97 pages. (LC 91-90061, No ISBN) |
| Rush, Helene and Emmons, Rachael. Sweaters by Hand: Designs for Spinners and Knitters. Loveland, CO: Interweave, 1988. 160 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-37-8) |
| Salem Area Spinners. Spin Tips. Silverton, OR: Ewethoria, 12868 Mascher Rd. 97381, 1992. 46 pages. (No ISBN) |
| Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot. Suwanee, GA: Handweavers Guild of America, (USPS 357-170) |
| Simmons, Paula. The Handspinners Guide to Selling. Seattle, WA: Pacific Search Press, 1979. 112 pages. (ISBN 0-914718-45-2) |
| Simmons, Paula. Spinning and Weaving with Wool. Seattle, WA: Pacific Search Press, 1977. 221 pages. (ISBN 0-914718-28-2) |
| Simmons, Paula. Spinning for Softness and Speed. Seattle, WA: Madrona, 1982. 91 pages. (ISBN 0-914842-87-0) |
| Spin-Off. Loveland, CO: Interweave. (ISSN 0198-8239) |
| Stove, Margaret. Handspinning, Dyeing, & Working with Merino & Superfine Wools. Loveland, CO: Interweave 1991. 112 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-71-8) |
| Svinicki, Eunice. Step By Step Spinning & Dyeing. New York: Golden Press, 1974. 64 pages. (ISBN ?) |
| Teal, Peter. Hand Woolcombing and Spinning:A Guide to Worsteds ... Spinning Wheel. New York: Sterling, 1979. 184 pages. (ISBN 0-713708-14-X) |
| The Weavers Journal. Boulder, CO; St. Paul, MN: 1976-1986 (ISSN 0160-3817) |
| Threads. Newtown, CT: Taunton Press. (ISSN 0882-7370) |
| Thresh, Christine. Spinning with a Drop Spindle. (2nd ed.) Santa Rosa, CA: Thresh Publications, 1972. 24 pages. (ISBN 0-960057-23-4) |
| Turner, Katy. The Legacy of the Great Wheel. Mountain View, MO: Select Books, 1980. 128 pages. (ISBN 0-910458-15-4) |
| Varney, Diane. Spinning Designer Yarns. Loveland, CO: Interweave. 1987. 96 pages. (ISBN 0-934026-29-7) |
| West, Wilfred C. Anyone Can Build a Spinning Wheel. Santa Rosa, CA: Thresh Publications, 1975. 32 pages. (ISBN 0-913664-06-5) |
| Wilson & Jackson (ed.) Textile Arts Index 1950-1987. Nashville, TN: Tungsteede. 1988. 1006 pages. (ISBN 0-9619526-2-4) |
| Zawistoski, Patsy. Spinning Cotton, Silk & Flax. Video. Petaluma, CA: Victorian Video Productions 1992. 111 min. (ISBN 0-936225-36-X) |