Internationally acclaimed master-weaver Anne Field has been teaching and demonstrating basic and advanced weaving techniques for over 25 years. While most beginner books describe the different weaving techniques and then give examples of how they can be used, Anne has found that people learn best wh[...]

This edition has been extensively revised and updated to give the reader an essential introduction into the major qualitative research methods and schools of thought. These relate to ethnography,grounded theory and phenomenology.[...]

Spinning Wool teaches spinners to analyse and choose fleeces and to get the best from their wheels. The book is written from the spinner's point of view, and provides information about wool that would only previously have been found in farming manuals. The book is sensitive to the rising surge in po[...]

Building on the basics presented in the author's previous book, "Ashford Book of""Spinning," 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 proc[...]