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BOOKS

Below is a list of books that you may find useful. Please note that the links are to amazon and are for information only. Some of these titles are out of print. Check WorldCat for details of copies available in your local library.

Items in green are available for members to borrow from the Guild library.

DYEING

• DEAN, Jenny (2010) Wild Colour 9781845335694
• BUCHANAN, Rita (1995) Dyers Garden 1883010071
• WICKENS, Hetty (1983) Natural Dyes for Spinners and Weavers 0713420219
• FEREDAY, Gwen (2003) Natural Dyes 1893063070
• GOODWIN, Jill (2003) Dyers manual 0954440102
• FRASER, Jean (1995) Traditional Scottish Dyes 0862415756
• FLINT, India (2008) Eco Colour: Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Textiles 978-1741960792

SPINNING

• ROSS, Mabel (1983) Essentials of Yarn Design for Handspinners
• WALSH, Penny (2006) The Yarn Book 978-0713669558
• ROSS, Mabel (1980) The Essentials of Handspinning
• GRIERSON, Sue (1985) Whorl and Wheel 0951013203
• LEADBEATER, Eliza (2008) Spinning and Spinning Wheels (Shire Album) 0852634692
• BROWN, Rachel (1979) Weaving, spinning and dyeing book  0710089600
• HOPPE, Elisabeth, EDBERG, Ragnar (1975) Carding, Spinning, dyeing 0442300727
• STOVE, Margaret (1991) Merino : Handspinning, dyeing and working with merino and superfine wools 0908563396
• LEADBEATER, Eliza (1976) Handspinning 0289705983
• MERCER, John (1979) Spinners workshop 0904727777
• BAINES, Patricia (1978) Spinning wheels, spinners and spinning 0684153076
• CHADWICK, Eileen (1981) Craft of handspinning 0713410124
• CASEY, Maggie (2008) Start spinning 1596680652

SUPPLIERS

• Art Van Go – wide range of art supplies, fabrics, equipment, dyes etc. Also runs courses. 1 Stevenage Road, Knebworth, SG3 6AN. (01438) 814946

• P&M Woolcraft – General supplies. Wide range of fibres, yarns, books, dyes and equipment. Pindon End, Hanslope, Milton Keynes, MK19 7HN. (01908) 510277

• Handweavers Studio – Fibres, yarns, books and courses. 140 Seven Sisters Road, London, N7 7NS. (020) 72721891

• Wingham Woolwork – Fibres, yarns and equipment for felting and spinning. 70 Main Street, Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorks., S62 7TN. (01226) 742926