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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Conner, Cindy, author.
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Flax.
Flax spinning.
Linen.
Cotton growing.
Cotton manufacture.
Dressmaking.
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Homegrown flax and cotton : DIY guide to growing, processing, spinning & weaving fiber to cloth / Cindy Conner.
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Conner, Cindy, author.
Essex, CT : Stackpole Books, [2023]
Subjects
Flax.
Flax spinning.
Linen.
Cotton growing.
Cotton manufacture.
Dressmaking.
ISBN:
9780811772198 (paperback) :
0811772195 (paperback)
Description:
viii, 144 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
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, fibershed movement -- Spirituality of handspun cloth.
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"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.
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Hawaii State Library
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