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spinning and weaving

by lmainjohnson7

As a spinner and ethnobiologist, I appear to be obsessed with spinning, weaving and the tools and dyes necessary to do this. The photos show spindles, weavers, weavings, dyestuffs and other spinning and weaving tools.

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Replica Gitksan spindle
Chinchero weaver making a strap
Quechua weaver from Patabamba
Karhui textiles-1
Quechua weaving
weaving made by Libia Palomeno, Amaro
drop spindle with medieval whorl (2)
medieval ceramic spindle whorl
drop spindle with medieval whorl
niddy-noddy and shetland wool
basket of fleece, niddy-noddy, spindle and distaff
four spindles, four cultures
Gitksan spindle with spun wool
Quechua spindle with mohair
Peruvian coloured tuque
spectrum of hand spun naturally dyed wool
hand spun wool, shades of white, brown and gray
handspun wool, natural colours and earth tones
flax yarn and weaving
basket of wool
cochineal dyed rose-path twill scarf
Low D whistle case with card-woven strap
the finished silk trim
Leslie weaving silk band (side view)