On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Holly Shaltz wrote:
1. Lots of reproduction spinning/weaving info. There's so much going on in this area that's not readily accessible to the average fiberist, and it's exciting stuff. There's so much we, as contemporary spinners and weavers and knitters, can learn from how these crafts were practiced 100-5000 years ago.
I second and third this one! And book reviews of archeological textile publications.
I'd also like to see an article on different sizes and materials of spindle whorls for drop spindles, and what, if any effect they have on the spun yarn. Also, the differences between top, bottom and middle whorled spindles and the effect on the spun yarn.
More projects featured that show a real life to the end result - Fiber _Art_.
7. Ditto, perhaps, info about mills, particularly cottage carding mills since those handle the vast majority of handspinning fibers. I don't remember ever seeing an article about how to choose fibers for processing, let alone one that really went into a mill and showed the processes to readers of Spin-Off.
I'd be interested in this one as well.
8. Lots of articles on aspects of using color, dyeing fibers, choosing the right fiber for a project, designing handspun yarn for the end product, basic design considerations that take a project from blah to WOW, etc. There used to be occasional articles of this sort, but lately there seem to be very very few.
More articles on natural dyeing, and it's history. As well, some solid research into the health and environmental research on mordants. There's too many arguements that just run in circles on the mordant issue.
Karen
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