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Fiber Arts Reference

Bill Koepp's Weaving Stuff

Bill's been building weaving aids for years. Here you'll find many of his ideas, clearly documented.
http://www.geocities.com/bgkoe/

Federal Trade Commission (US) Textile Care Information

Labeling and precautionary advice for all textiles.
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/textilejump.htm

Bashkir Curly Horse information

Learn about the Bashkir Curly Horse. The naturally curly coat, including the soft mane and tail, shed out each spring.
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/

Dictionaries of Textile Terms

Scroll down to Textiles for many dictionaries, glossaries and vocabularies.
http://www.yourdictionary.com/diction5a.html#textiles

Flax Facts

Production, nutrition information and uses of flax from the Flax Council of Canada, Winnepeg, Manitoba.
http://www.flaxcouncil.ca/

Frequently Asked Questions about Spinning Wheels

Provided by The Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, United Kingdom. In addition to spinning wheel information, there are many links to fiber sites world-wide.
http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~caj/wheel.html

Gwen's Fiber Arts Homepage

Gwen Powell has documented her work for a Certificate of Excellence in Handspinning (1991) plus information on wool pests and spindle spinning.
http://www.mresource.com/Fiber/

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