With the textile industry able to make cloth more quickly & cheaply than ever before why make your own? The answer is simple: nothing could be more different & unique than h&-made textiles. Weaving your own textiles for use in clothing or furnishings is a rewarding & satisfying activity
- with the added benefit of knowing that the whole process can be done just as well by hand using almost no energy but your own! This book looks at where different fibres come from how to grow & harvest your own vegetable fibres & how to prepare them for spinning. The principles of spindle & spinning wheel spinning are covered along with home dyeing using natural dyestuffs & hand weaving with or without a loom. Finally there are a number of simple projects such as a rug shoulder bag bed cover & jumper & mitts to put your newly learnt skills to the test.