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NEW! The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook

More than 200 Fibers from Animals to Spun Yarn. Check out this great sourcebook. Learn about the abundance of animals and the fiber they produce. The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook covers almost every sheep breed in the world from the longwool breeds of the United Kingdom to the Tasmanian merino, the Navajo churro, the northern European Faroese, and dozens and dozens more. It also includes goats, camelids (such as alpacas, llamas, and vicunas), bison, horses, musk oxen, rabbits, and even dogs. Each entry includes photographs of the featured animal; samples of its raw fleece, its cleaned fleece, and yarn spun from the fleece; and samples of the yarn knit and woven. You'll find everything you want to know about each animal and its fiber, including the fiber's color, density, strength, and staple length, and recommendations for processing and using it. This is the essential reference no fiber-lover can be without.

NEW! The Ashford Book of Learn to Spin

the ashford book of learn to spin There are many spinning books, this one's a keeper!

Easy to follow step by step instructions will help you master the art of spinning. Learn to prepare fleece, worsted and woolen spinning methods, adjusting tension, treadling, skeining, drafting and blending and much more. Find out how to prepare a wide range of fibers and spin these so that they show off the characteristics of the fibers to their advantage. The Ashford book of Learn to Spin offers a wealth of information for the beginning spinner including many projects for your spun yarn and advice about spinning wheels and how they work. 208 pages

NEW! DVD Color Works for Spinners - 2 Disk Set

Learn simple tricks to create your own unique fiber colors! There’s magic in color, but creating wonderful color for spinning and felting is what you might call “practical” magic. Start with colored fiber – natural or dyed. Add a blending tool (a drum carder is Deb’s choice). Mix and play using some simple, basic color principles – and there’s no limit to the possibilities. With Deb’s relaxed, enthusiastic guidance, you’ll learn basic blending techniques, the language of color, which is the key to successful blending, how to work with hue, value, and saturation and much more. Watching the colors roll off Deb’s drum carder is endlessly fascinating, and every new exercise suggests a hundred more that you’ll want to try for yourself. It’s an endless adventure.

NEW! Handspinning Rare Wools DVD

Handspinning How to spin them, why we should care. You'll learn that washing, carding, spinning and finishing these fibers is a never-ending experiment filled with surprises! Deborah Robson explores 38 rare and endangered sheep breeds such as Northern European short-tailed sheep, Old British breeds, rare English Longwools, Classic English Down Breeds, Welsh and Border Breeds, American Originals and more!

NEW! Spinning Luxury Fibers DVD- 3 Disk Set

Spinners today have such an abundance of fiber choices, sometimes it’s hard to know where to begin – and to know how to handle these precious materials once you have them in your hands. Let Master Spinner Judith MacKenzie show you what she’s learned from deep experience in both craft and industry, with a hands-on teaching style that will give you inspiration, confidence, and good results. This three-disk set covers: Silk, from cocoon to top to noil to magnificent blends, Alpaca, both Huaycaya and Suri, Camel, Llama, Paco-Vicuña, Yak, Bison, Cashmere and Quiviut
With Spinning Luxury Fiber you’ll learn how to prepare each fiber, how to spin it, how to finish your yarn, and the fascinating history and lore of each.

NEW! Spinning for Lace DVD

Do you really want to spin cobweb-fine threads that are both lively and durable? Meet Margaret Stove! Her methods might seem counterintuitive, but they work! A great advocate of the fine Merinos of her native New Zealand, Margaret is fearless in creating plied blends using silk, angora, qivuit, and more. Learn how to handle a fine fleece without felting it, wash by the lock, adjust your wheel tension for exquisite delicacy, and ply a balanced yarn, or tweak your hand positions for plying different fibers together. Plus, see how to choose and sort a fleece, separate spinnable staples, dissolve the grease, manage the staple to avoid felting and maximize durability and “bounce.” Using high magnifications of the fibers and spun yarns, Margaret explains just how it all works.

NEW! A Spinners Tool Box DVD

Master Spinner Judith MacKenzie had done it again! As a spinner, your most important, versatile tools are your own skilled hands. With those eight fingers and two opposable thumbs, plus a half-dozen simple techniques for manipulating the fiber supply, you can spin a full suite of yarn styles. Learn how to spin: Worsted, Semi-worsted, Woolen, Semi-woolen, Slub and Boucle yarns.
You’ll begin by seeing the unlikely possibility of spinning the six different yarns styles with a single fiber preparation. You’ll end by witnessing this revered master spinner, in a miracle of energetic ambidexterity, draft two fiber sources simultaneously into a single strong, lofty, funky novelty yarn. And so can you!

Spinning Books and DVDs A- Z

All New Homespun Handknit

Liven up your knitting with handspun yarns! Make the most of your handspun! All New Homespun Handknit: 25 Small Projects to Knit with Handspun Yarn features beautiful quick-to-knit projects that use just a few hundred yards of handspun. Transform small amounts of handspun into fantastic wearables with All New Homespun Handknit. Choose from colorful caps and bags, cozy self-striping socks, comfortable and beautiful mittens, airy ponchos, warm scarves and shawls, and adorable sweaters and hats for babies and kids.

Beautiful Sheep - Portraits of Champion Breeds

There are a great many breeds of sheep, that for centuries provided income from their wool--thus today's versions are able to produce long heavy fleeces. Likewise, those sheep used primarily for their meat were bred and developed to graze the harsh upland and hill territories well-suited for those climates. All of these breeds are showcased, as never before, in the pages of this collector's item. No longer will the gentle ovine be reduced to catch phrases about "the black sheep of the family" or "the wolf in the sheep's clothing"--but now can be appreciated and admired as stunning creatures. A beautiful pictorial of sheep--arranged by breed, with geographical and historical information to complement the images--immaculately presented as stars of the catwalk, the best of the show. The result is an unusual and totally charming book.

Color in Spinning, Deb Menz

A paperbound edition of Deb Menz's classic guide to color for handspinners is finally here! Menz draws on 20 years of experience teaching and experimenting with color techniques to offer a technically savvy yet accessible tutorial on working with color and fiber. Written expressly for the handspinner seeking new adventures in color, this comprehensive manual presents in-depth discussions and step-by-step photographed demonstrations of immersion dyeing, painting rovings, blending colors and fibers, and spinning and plying multicolored preparations. And for those spinners who are color challenged, a useful chapter on understanding color principles will give you the skills needed to easily work with color. Whether you're a novice or an expert, no spinner's library is complete without this book.

Creative Spinning

Learn to create appealing multi colored yarns with Alison Daykin and Jane Deane, who have decades of experience spinning, weaving, and dyeing. Find out how easy it can be to create personalized and gorgeous skeins of one-of-a-kind fibers. Designed for complete beginners, Creative Spinning offers 30 beautiful projects that teach a repertoire of skills on both the hand spindle and spinning wheel. Creative Spinning starts with spinning and twisting, plying, and finishing, then goes on to offer a primer on working with fibers. All the chapters are organized by yarn type, including short wool and down, medium fine wool, long wool and luster, hill and mountain, rare wool, animal hair, silk, and vegetable fiber.

Drafting: The Long and the Short of It DVD

What’s the difference between woolen and worsted spinning? IS there a difference? How do you decide when to use what method? Why should a spinner care? Here to make common sense out of it all is Abby Franquemont.

You'll learn: - The short forward draw (worsted) and what kinds of fibers it’s best for. - The backward long draw (woolen) and what kinds of fibers to choose it for. - Two hybrid drafting methods, including spinning from the fold. - Important extras such as making good worsted joins and spinning ergonomics. The result? You’ll be comfortable with a wide range of drafting methods, and you will have developed a sense of when and how to use them with different fiber preparations.

Fiber Gathering

Can't make it to a fiber show this year? Don't miss out and visit all 11 events across the US with this entertaining, educating and just plain fun book. Knit, Crochet, Spin and Dye more than 25 Projects Inspired by America's Festivals!. Bonus knitting and crocheting projects mixed with tips on washing and dyeing fleece and yarn, spinning tips etc. complete this book that will make you feel like "you were there"!

Fibre Facts, Bette Hochberg

The third book from Bette Hochberg concentrates on various spinning fibers, their use and preparation. Chapters on the properties of fiber, wool, silk, cotton, linen and synthetic fibers are included as well as an analysis of yarn structure.

Get Spun: The Step by Step Guide of Spinning Art Yarns

Want to learn how to spin the cool, funky art yarns found in knitting boutiques! Get Spun teaches the reader to create useful yarns with structure and balance. By combining this range of skills with an unlimited range of fiber possibilities, knitters and fiber artisans can not only create the yarn of their dreams, they can re-create it and use it for their fiber-art projects. Intended for the advanced beginner to intermediate spinner, this book explores the spinning fundamentals, techniques for spinning wool and silk, spinning with nontraditional materials (fabric, silk cocoons), introducing add-ins (beads, locks, etc.), and creating exciting plying effects. In addition to the spinning techniques, Get Spun, will share techniques for easy home dyeing and using a drumcarder to blend colors and fibers.

Hands spinning book on Spinning, Lee Raven
Want to teach yourself how to spin? Look no further, this book has all the spinning instructions you need. Learn how to card, spin, ply and learn how to achieve a balanced yarn. Bonus: Section on fiber selection and preparation. Fun projects for handspun yarns included! One of the best spinning books for teaching yourself! 8 1/2 x 10 3/4, paperbound, 120 pages, color and b&w photos throughout.

Handspindles, Bette Hochberg

This classic gives a detailed overview of the different types of drop spindles, their origin and uses. Included chapters on the historic aspects of spindle spinning, Turkish spindles, Navajo spindles, supported spindles, as well as "how to" instructions for spinning on a drop spindle and on a supported spindle, the distaff and it's use.

Handspinners Handbook, Bette Hochberg

Another classic from Bette Hochberg. Learn how to adjust your spinning wheel, tie a drive band, draft your fiber, skein and ply it. Chapters on sheep breeds, selecting fleece, sorting and storing fleece, washing, carding as well as evaluating your spinning wheel.

How I Spin DVD

A common sense approach to great productivity and creative joy. What can you learn from someone who spins all day, every day (except during gardening season), and who produces her own handspun shirts, sweaters, blankets, rugs, table linens, bath towels, aprons, even gardening shorts? Short answer: A lot! Rita Buchanan has spent more thoughtful time preparing fiber, spinning yarn, and making fabrics from her handspun than perhaps anyone in the developed world. In this set you’ll learn: How to control yarn size with your hands, not with wheel adjustments, how to create the most wonderful preparations using cards, combs, and more. How to spin cotton while reading your favorite book And so much more. Play time: 1-65 min, 2-90 min.

In Praise of Simple Cloth 2 DVD Set

Liked "How I Spin"? Let Rita Buchanan take you a step further and share her passion for spinning and weaving with this crossover DVD. Packed with a joy for spinning and weaving Rita shares practical tips and will teach you how to: match yarn for a project, explore the properties of various fibers, spin and weave for wall and floor rugs, creating humble household fabrics for everyday use as well as knitting with handspun yarns. Keep it Simple!

In Sheep's Clothing, Nola and Jane Fournier

Essential reading for handspinners, wool growers, and other fiber craft enthusiasts, this indispensable reference book provides a comprehensive review of the characteristics of wool from 100 breeds of sheep. Actual fleece locks are shown in full-size photographs, and knitting, crochet, weaving, and other techniques illustrate the importance of matching wool type to end use. Everything from baby-soft Merino to silky Lincoln and sturdy Karakul—the full range of nature’s miracle fiber—is represented here, with special attention given to fleece characteristics and to methods of preparation and spinning. You’ll find expert advice on: selecting top-quality fleeces; cleaning wool efficiently and thoroughly; teasing, flicking, combing, carding, and other preparation methods; and spinning and plying a variety of yarn styles.

Intertw Intertwined ined

Funky, quirky and unique projects await you in Intertwined. Subtitled: The Art of Handspun Yarn, Modern Patterns and Creative Spinning, this book is for fiber lovers. Enjoy an intimate look at the interconnectedness of all members of the fiber community, from the wool farmers, the dyers and the spinners to the knitter. Intertwined offers instructions for 30 spinning techniques, 30 projects for handspun yarns.

NEW! Know your Wheel DVD - 2 Disk Set

Learn how to tweak your wheel! Spinning Wheel Experts Alden Amos and Cindy Lair will show you how to: Quiet that annoying clunking sound, stop the drive band from jumping off, lubricate your spinning wheel and much much more. Feel confident knowing how your spinning wheel functions, and learn special tricks to deal with common maintenance problems.

Learn To Spin Silk on a Top Whorl Spindle, Ruth MacGregor

books for spinning Wow!! You will love this brand new little book with all that you need to learn to spin silk! Ruth MacGregor's 38 page book will teach you about the different types of silk, how to spin it, ply and make a skein. Includes trouble shooting tips and instructions on how to spin alpaca and Tencel as well. Now you can teach yourself how to spin silk!!

Popular Wheel Mechanics, 2 DVD Set

How to Choose the Wheel you Want, Love the Wheel You've Got, and Truly Master the Machine. In this far-ranging video, Judith MacKenzie looks at several of the popular wheels available to spinners today, dissects their differences, gives pointers on get the best from them, and shares tips and hints on making your wheel as efficient and versatile as it was designed to be. You'll learn how the drive wheel size influences spinning, why your hooks are on the same side of the flyer, or why you might want them to be ,how to spin six different yarns by making simple wheel adjustments and much much more.

Productive Spindling

Explore the top whorl, bottom whorl, and Turkish spindles. Get started spinning with this portable tool and master the art of drop spindle spinning in no time. Learn how to draft, join, ply and finish your yarn. Packed with photos to show technique, spindles, yarn and finished items. Spiralbound

Respect the Spindle Book

how to spin on a drop spindle Portable and productive, the hand spindle has been responsible for creating the world's yarn for millennia. In Respect the Spindle, veteran spinner Abby Franquemont teaches spinners old and new how to create incredible yarn with the amazing drop spindle Respect the Spindle offers step-by-step photography with detailed illustrations, making the spindle spinning techniques clear to even the novice spinner. Profiles of drop spindle spinners from various traditions are presented in sidebars throughout the book, which introduce heartwarming and historical fiber stories from around the world. Five simple projects give spinners practice in creating a variety of yarns and patterns.

Respect the Spindle the Video DVD

Respect the spindle Never mind the title, it's a DVD. Veteran spinner and spindle aficionado Abby Franquemont shows spinners old and new how to create volumes of incredible yarn with the amazing drop spindle. You’ll learn how drop spindle spinning works and how to spin on a simple stick, how to make a functional spindle out of almost anything, how to spin a lot of excellent yarn in an amazingly short time and how to manage the yarn supply, to ply efficiently, and to finish appropriately.

Start Spinning: The Video, 2 DVD Set

Start Spinning DVD

Yes, this is a DVD, even though the title is strange, you will find a wealth of information in this unique DVD set. The Two DVD's of Start Spinning will teach you how to pre-draft and why, how to adjust your spinning wheel, how to spin a good single yarn and how to ply. Start Spinning will also show your how to master carding and combing, spinning the long draw, spinning worsted yarn, spinning from the fold and much much more! Play time 78 minutes and 66 minutes. Grab this one! Also see the book "Start Spinning" below.

learn to spin cotton Spinning Cotton DVD

Cotton was perhaps the most important fiber of the ancient world, clothing more people throughout history than any other. It remains one of the most important fibers today -- blue jeans, sheets and towels! Yet cotton has been largely neglected by contemporary spinners in the developed world. Stephenie Gaustad aims to change all that. In this Spinning Cotton DVD, you'll learn: How to prepare cotton, from boll to batt; How to spin cotton with ease and efficiency on a wide range of tools, from tahkli to flyer spinning wheel; How to boil off and set twist in preparation for weaving, knitting, or what have you. Along the way, you'll be treated to fascinating historical asides, to inventive tricks for devising and adapting tools, and to an array of splendid made goods from socks to smocks to household cloths.

Spin Control

Techniques for Spinning the Yarn you Want. Spin Control teaches spinners to control their handspun and make the yarns of their dreams. From soft, bulky singles to durable cabled yarns with terrific stitch definition; and from tweedy yarns with rich texture and color to serviceable 3-ply that holds up to heavy use, the sky is the limit with Spin Control.

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Start Spinning

Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn Start Spinning will teach to spin the yarn of their dreams beginning with an introduction to the various types of fibers available. Learn how to choose and prepare (or buy) fiber with which to spin. Follow detailed instructions for both spinning on a spindle and spinning on a wheel, with extra detail on Wheel 101 complete with plenty of photos. Start Spinning also offers a special section on trouble shooting and wheel maintenance, plus tips and tricks for creating better yarns. Then Start Spinning moves into plying, setting twist, using a niddy noddy, and woolen and worsted spinning. Start Spinning concludes with a chapter on uses for spun yarn, which covers wraps per inch, measuring yards for projects, and size of yarn. S120 pages, 125 photographs, 5 illustrations.

Spinning Wool: Beyond the Basics

Building on the basics presented in the author’s previous book, Ashford Book of Spinning (find it further down the page), this handbook provides more advanced spinners with information extending beyond the act of spinning—how to spin an adequate yarn and extend the range of yarns produced, what happens during the spinning process, and the relationship between the raw materials and the final output—for greater mastery of the craft. This new edition features up-to-date information about spinning wheels, new color photos, and seven new projects. Organized in four sections—wool, spinning wheels, yarn design, and projects—the text provides examples of a global range of fleece types, a detailed examination of the functions of bobbin and flyer wheels, a step-by-step analysis of spinning yarns of a predetermined size and twist count best suited to the properties of the fleece, and informative explanations of different spinning materials.

Spinning, Dyeing and Weaving

Self-Sufficiency. Weaving your own textiles is a rewarding activity—with the added benefit of knowing that the entire process can be done by hand, with little outside energy. This handbook looks at where different fibers come from, how to grow and harvest them, and how to prepare them for spinning. The principles of spinning are also included, as well as information on how to dye your fibers with natural dyestuff. Also included are numerous simple projects for decorating your home. 100 color illustrations.

Spinning Designer Yarns, Diane Varney

The book you have been waiting for! Bring your spinning to the next level! Few things are as satisfying as creating the perfect yarn for a special project. This book, first printed by Interweave Press in 1987, leads the new or intermediate spinner gently into the world of super-soft luxury fibers, textured effects, and the dyepot’s miracles. Learn to apply dye to fibers in new and exciting ways, predict how novelty yarns will look in finished fabrics, blend fibers for color and texture effects, and spin singles and plied yarns in ways that will put more zip in your spinning—and your weaving, knitting, and crocheting. Corespun, bouclé, snarl, knotted, and tufted yarns will become part of your spinning repertoire, and you’ll rediscover the excitement of spinning all over again. You won't want to miss these spinning instructions.

Spin, Span, Spun, Bette Hochberg

The fourth book of the Bette Hochberg series is packed with fact and folklore for spinners and weavers. Find out interesting and amazing tidbits about your favorite hobby.

DVD Spinning and Weaving the Ashford Way

Learn more about the various Ashford products including spinning wheels and weaving looms. Learn how to assemble and Ashford Traditional spinning wheel, view spinning instructions, find out how to use spinning accessories, including how to card and dye fiber. Assembly instructions for several Ashford looms are shown as well as instructions for all looms. This DVD gives you a good overview of the various Ashford products. 67 minutes. Value Priced.

Spinning Llama and Alpaca, Chris Switzer

spinning llama and alpaca

Lean how to spin this lovely fiber. Instructions for cleaning, washing, preparation and blending of alpaca and llama. Learn how to dye and spin these fine fibers. Projects included.

Storey's Guide to Raising Llamas, Gale Birutta

Subtitled: Care, Showing, Breeding, Packing and Profiting, this book will show you how to care for these beautiful animals. Easy to raise , manageable and increasingly affordable, Llamas have become a popular backyard livestock. Learn how to: buy your first Llama, build a herd, breed, feed, can care for Llamas. 328 pages

The Gentle Art of Plying DVD

Plying is not an afterthought. It’s your gateway into the vast world of yarn design. Informed and skillful plying can make all the difference between “just another yarn” and “just the yarn you want.” In this engaging video, master spinner Judith MacKenzie presents not just the basics—how to hold your hands, where to put your kate—but an extensive adventure into the endless possibilities. You will learn how to use organize your hands (the best tools of all), avoid errors, customize and enhance commercial yarns.

The Intentional Spinner

the intentional spinner A Holistic Approach to Spinning Yarn. Judith MacKenzie McCuin's educated, gently opinionated, and fun to read blend of technical knowledge, history, tips, and narrative takes the form of a compendium of spinning wisdom. Yarn making is approached in three fundamental areas: understanding fibers, managing yarn structure, and making yarns that precisely meet the spinner’s needs. The Fibers section of The Intentional Spinner blends the rich historic traditions of plant and animal fibers with the fascinating scientific advances in synthesizing fiber. The Yarn Structure chapters use step-by-step instructions and photographs to demonstrate the range of possibilities in yarn, from sturdy plied yarns to playful novelty yarns. The Intentional Spinner also includes four projects that demonstrate how handspun can be used in weaving and knitting. Projects explain how to choose material, techniques, and finish the processes. This book does not come with a DVD. To get BOTH please order the "Intentional Spinner with DVD below.

The Intentional Spinner with DVD

Teach Yourself Visually, Handspinning, Judith MacKenzie McCuin

A great new way to learn how to spin! Teach Yourself Visually, Handspinning is easy to follow and master! Detailed color photos and instructions provide a book filled to the brim with information. Short two page lessons are easy to master and allow you to build your skills at your own pace. Teach Yourself Visually, Handspinning is a great way to learn!

The Ashford Book of Carding, Jo Reeve
Learn how to use flick cards, hand cards and drum carders. Find out how to process fleece into roving and how to blend colors and fibers. The Ashford Book of Carding is great for spinners that want to master their drum carder. Wether you plan to card fleeces or blend fiber or combine colors, The Ashford Book of Carding is for you! Projects: Self-striping socks; Merino mittens; Triangular shawl; Merino and silk scarf. 92pp.

NEW! The Ashford Book of Handspinning, Jo Reeve

Ashford spinning book This new title from Ashford covers spinning from the beginning to more advanced techniques as well as fiber preparation, novelty yarns and five easy projects. Step by step instructions will guide you easily and you will master spinning in no time!

The Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning, Alden Amos

alden Amos big book of handspinning This book is destined to be a classic! Great reference book for every spinner will leave no questions unanswered. Wheel designer and maintainer of textile traditions, Alden Amos – the recipient and evaluator of traditional wisdom – will guide you thru the many aspects of spinning, spinning wheels, fibers This is truly a BIG book offering decades of experience in making and handling yarn. He’ll change your spinning for the better. Spinning books come and go, this one is a keeper with it's in depth spinning instructions. 480 pages, hardcover

Projects for Alpaca and Llama, Chris Switzer

projects for llama and alpaca The newest book from this popular author. Projects include crocheted, felted, knitted and woven items such as vests, hats, mittens, scarves, baby booties and socks.

Putting on the Dog, Carol Kroll

Dog and cat lovers, this one's for you! Once you have seen, and touched, the lovely samples inside the front cover spun from the hair of samoyed, chow, collie, and Newfoundland dogs, and a Persian cat, you will want to know how such nice yarn was made. The author explains it all. Instructions for making simple drop spindles and an improvised yarn winder are included.

Color Theory

ColorSense, Color Sense Creative Color Combinations for Crafters

Learn how to combine colors for stunning effects. Thousands of tried and true color combos are showcased based on recognized rules of color theories. The perfect recourse for crafters and do-it-yourselfers to find the perfect color for projects! ColorSense includes clear and concise introduction to color theory including thousands of color combos in varying values and different backgrounds, and a color wheel and color swatches with pop-out templates.

A Dyer's Garden, From Plant to pot: Growing Dyes for Natural Fibers, Rita Buchanan

A touches on the history and nature of dye plants and walks you through a garden season from design to planting to harvesting for the dye pot. For everyone who wants to grow their own natural dyed stuff.

Paperbound, 6 x 7 1/4, 112 pages, color photographs

History

Spinners and Spinning Wheels

Spinning and Spinning Wheels traces the evolution of the ancient skill of spinning, from the early spindle, through the introduction of the wool and the flax wheel, to the numerous variations of the wheel in Europe and North America. The author surveys these different models and explains the principles of spinning that have essentially remained the same for generations. Providing insight into the mechanics of the U-flyer and the tools and accessories used in the craft, this volume is a timeless and valuable source of information to craftsmen, collectors and historians.

The Age of Homespun, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

This is history. The story of daily life in colonial times in New England, of the creation of creature comforts, of domesticity, of the intricate changing interlacement of working men and women. This is not a "how-to" or a picture book. It is a storybook of the treasures that are ignored by the mass-produced culture that predominates today. Written by a Harvard history professor, it is not an academic tome, but more a collection of stories about different people, all in the grand context of the changes that were happening to every body at the dawn of the Industrial age. Read this book!