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Fiber Books
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The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.75 — 717 ratings — published 2011
The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,856 ratings — published 2018
Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing & Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,927 ratings — published 2006
Yarnitecture: A Knitter's Guide to Spinning: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.62 — 472 ratings — published 2016
Respect the Spindle: Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.43 — 972 ratings — published 2009
The Knitter's Book of Wool: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding, Using, and Loving this Most Fabulous Fiber (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.38 — 866 ratings — published 2009
The Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning: Being A Compendium of Information, Advice, and Opinions On the Noble Art & Craft (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.48 — 258 ratings — published 2001
All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,087 ratings — published 2010
Wild Color: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.48 — 329 ratings — published 1999
Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,077 ratings — published 1994
The Knitter's Book of Yarn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,548 ratings — published 2007
The Intentional Spinner: A Holistic Approach to Making Yarn (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.35 — 345 ratings — published 2008
The Geometry of Hand-Sewing (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.45 — 398 ratings — published 2017
The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs: Techniques for Creating 80 Yarns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.67 — 425 ratings — published 2012
Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.28 — 258 ratings — published 2011
Start Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.19 — 444 ratings — published 2008
In Sheep's Clothing (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.26 — 179 ratings — published 1995
A Treasury of Knitting Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.61 — 1,194 ratings — published 1967
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,256 ratings — published 2020
Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,222 ratings — published 2019
Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.06 — 427 ratings — published
Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,368 ratings — published 2019
Learning to Weave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.44 — 374 ratings — published 1995
The Weaver's Idea Book: Creative Cloth on a Rigid Heddle Loom (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.47 — 345 ratings — published 2010
The Principles of Knitting: Methods and Techniques of Hand Knitting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.50 — 802 ratings — published 1989
Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,604 ratings — published 2011
Spin Control: Techniques for Spinning the Yarn You Want (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.14 — 207 ratings — published 2009
The Opinionated Knitter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,147 ratings — published 2005
Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,729 ratings — published 2008
Color in Spinning (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.38 — 185 ratings — published 1998
Spin to Knit: The Knitter's Guide to Making Yarn (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as fiber)
avg rating 3.72 — 152 ratings — published 2006
With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,389 ratings — published 2025
The Lost Flock: Rare Wool, Wild Isles and One Woman's Journey to Save Scotland's Original Sheep (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 3.95 — 358 ratings — published 2023
Worn: A People's History of Clothing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,583 ratings — published 2022
A Stash of One's Own: Knitters on Loving, Living with, and Letting Go of Yarn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,890 ratings — published 2017
Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,323 ratings — published 2018
Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom: Discover the Full Potential of the Rigid-Heddle Loom, for Beginners and Beyond (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.53 — 486 ratings — published 2015
Dyeing to Spin & Knit: Techniques & Tips to Make Custom Hand-Dyed Yarns (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.39 — 98 ratings — published
The Knowledgeable Knitter (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.43 — 272 ratings — published 2014
A Perfect Red (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 3.88 — 3,103 ratings — published 2005
The Spinner's Book of Fleece: A Breed-by-Breed Guide to Choosing and Spinning the Perfect Fiber for Every Purpose (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.60 — 214 ratings — published 2014
Anni Albers On Weaving (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.63 — 150 ratings — published 1965
A Weaver's Garden: Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and Fibers (Dover Crafts: Weaving & Dyeing)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.33 — 123 ratings — published 1987
Knit to Flatter: The Only Instructions You'll Ever Need to Knit Sweaters That Make You Look Good and Feel Great! (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.17 — 625 ratings — published 2013
Connect the Shapes Crochet Motifs: Creative Techniques for Joining Motifs of All Shapes (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.34 — 353 ratings — published 2012
The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes: Personalize Your Craft with Organic Colors from Acorns, Blackberries, Coffee, and Other Everyday Ingredients (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.26 — 145 ratings — published 2010
The Complete Guide to Spinning Yarn: Techniques, Projects, and Recipes (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 3.94 — 78 ratings — published 2011
The Art of Weaving (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.19 — 21 ratings — published 1970
New Key to Weaving: A Textbook of Hand Weaving for the Beginning Weaver (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.27 — 26 ratings — published 1957
Spinning Wool: Beyond the Basics (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as fiber)
avg rating 4.25 — 67 ratings — published 2010
“If a stitch in time saves nine, get Help Apparel on time”
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“So powerful, in fact, is simple string in taming the world to human will and ingenuity that I suspect it to be the unseen weapon that allowed the human race to conquer the earth, that enabled us to move out into every econiche on the globe during the Upper Paleolithic. We could call it the String Revolution.”
― Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
― Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
