Fiber


The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook
The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter
Yarnitecture: A Knitter's Guide to Spinning: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want
Respect the Spindle: Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool
The Knitter's Book of Wool: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding, Using, and Loving this Most Fabulous Fiber
The Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning: Being A Compendium of Information, Advice, and Opinions On the Noble Art & Craft
All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin
Wild Color: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes
Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
The Knitter's Book of Yarn
The Intentional Spinner: A Holistic Approach to Making Yarn
The Geometry of Hand-Sewing
The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs: Techniques for Creating 80 Yarns
Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes
What Else Would Madame Defarge Knit by Heather OrdoverShaping Shawls by Anna DalviWhat Would Madame Defarge Knit? by Heather OrdoverAncient Egypt in Lace and Color by Anna DalviThe Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design by Franklin Habit
Independently published knitting books
41 books — 125 voters
Respect the Spindle by Abby FranquemontThe Complete Guide to Spinning Yarn by Brenda GibsonThe Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs by Sarah AndersonFleegle Spins Supported by Susan Glinert StevensThe Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook by Lynne Vogel
Best Fiber Spinning Books
13 books — 9 voters

The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate JacobsHooked on Murder by Betty HechtmanYarn to Go by Betty HechtmanThe Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club by Gil McNeilKnit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton
Fiction for the Fiber Artist
190 books — 59 voters
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara  CollinsThreadneedle by Cari ThomasThe Embroidered Book by Kate HeartfieldStories That Bind Us by Susie FinkbeinerCities of Women by Kathleen B. Jones
Stitched Covers
31 books — 5 voters

John Muir
Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.
John Muir, The Wilderness World of John Muir

David Perlmutter
Great sources of fiber include legumes, above-ground vegetables, whole fruits, nuts, & seeds such as flax, chia, pumpkin, & sesame. Try to eat a minimum of 35 grams of fiber per day.
David Perlmutter, Drop Acid: The Surprising New Science of Uric Acid―The Key to Losing Weight, Controlling Blood Sugar, and Achieving Extraordinary Health

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