Contact: Sue Mason (e-mail)
To borrow the Fred Gerber Memorial Spinning Wheel (Ashford Traditional), one of the drum carders, the hand carders, combs, etc.; or any of the books, magazines, or videos in our library the lendee must be a dues-paying member of TVHS. In addition, they must have attended at least three meetings or have an established member vouch for them.
Each drumcarder will be kept in a box with its accessories. The member checking it out will be responsible for replacing anything missing when the carder is returned. Each carder will have a checklist to be initialed when it is checked out and again when the carder and its accessories are returned.
- The Fred Gerber Memorial Spinning Wheel (Ashford Traditional)
- Fine Drum Carder
- Coarse Drum Carder
- Yarn Blocker Reel
- Viking Combs-- recommended for long and medium staple sheep's wool, as well as llama and Angora goat. They have a double row of 5.5" tines.
- Wool Handcards
Samples:
Samples have both knitted and felted squares and attract a lot of attention at public demonstrations.
To borrow, please contact Sue Mason. All of these items listed above are available for use by all TVHS members.
- One afghan of natural dyed samples
- One afghan of colored wool squares of the fleece are from several different Romney sheep.
- One Non-Wool wall hanging constructed of squares made of fibers from animals other than sheep—that is--animal fibers - so dog, alpaca, qiviut, cashmere, angora, llama, human hair, bison, etc.
Library:
- Contact: Mary Blevins (e-mail)
Our library is too bulky and heavy to be transported in its entirety to each meeting, but these are wonderful resources for both beginners and experienced spinners.
Our new librarian, Mary Blevins, will bring a selection to each meeting for members to check out, but members may also request items for Mary to bring. Please review the list to see what you’d like to borrow.
Be sure to fill out a card when you take an item
and to update the card when you return the item!
If you have recently checked out or returned something and have not done a card, be sure to let Mary know.
Magazines:
- The Shepherd's Rug (current subscription)
- Wild Fibers (current subscription)
- Pieceworks magazine collection
- Handwoven magazine collection
- Felt magazine
Books:
- Color in Spinning
- Gossamer Webs
- The Giant Book of Spinning Wheels
- Homespun Treasures from Rare Wools
- Women’s Work, the First 20,000 Years
- The Age of Homespun
Videos:
- The Fundamentals of Handspinning
- Advanced Handspinning
- Color Blending
- Spinning Exotics and Novelty
- Spinning Cotton, Flax & Silk
- Spinning and Plying Textured Yarns
- Charka Spinning Tips & Techniques
- Introduction to Weaving
- Rigid Heddle Weaving, Level I
