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Spinning Cotton (DVD)

Cotton was perhaps the most important fiber of the ancient world!
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SKU# 10SP12

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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 – think underwear and bluejeans! 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 engaging video, 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 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.  

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SKU: 10SP12

Author/Speaker/Editor: Stephenie Gaustad

Format: DVD

ISBN 13: 9781596684638

Customer Reviews

Thank you so much Review by Hussain Salman

I'm very happy that I'm watching this video and also thank you so much for your wonderful work.

(Posted on 6/22/12)

Review by Debra Wolverton

I love this DVD, very informative and easy to follow,with a lot of other useful information in addition to spinning cotton.

(Posted on 10/15/11)

Stephenie Gaustad's "Spinning Cotton" is a winner! Review by Rose Mae Richardson

Informative, Organized, Well-Paced, Well-Photographed! I have been trying to learn to spin cotton on a tahkli with limited success. After viewing this DVD, I was able to incorporate some of Stephenie's techiques resulting in a major improvement to my spinning. I still have a long way to go--but practice makes perfect! :) In this DVD, Stephenie shares some of the history of cotton, discusses its unique properties, shows fiber preparation (seed removal, carding), and then demonstrates spinning on several types of hand spindles and various spinning wheels. The DVD is well organized, informative, and the techniques are clearly photographed. The presentation is permeated with Stephenie's intelligence and gentle humor.

(Posted on 3/20/11)

Spinning Cotton Review by Pandra Moriarty

This was a wonderful video. The information was presented slowly and carefully with precise visuals. The format was easy to follow and easy to go back to, for review. So much information!.....and so nicely presented.

(Posted on 3/4/11)