Title: Whorl and Wheel
Description: The story of handspinning in Scotland.
Useful account of this ancient craft. The author describes both the tools and the methods used by people engaged in this essential craft. Illustrated with black and white photos and line drawings. Wool, from sheep to plaid and flax, with its rather different methods and equipment. There are also sections on Shetland knitting and Tweed  weaving.
Subjects: spindles, wool, muckle wheels, saxony or flyer wheel, linen, distaff, flax, shetland knitting, tweed, tartan, carding, reels, swifts
Places: Shetland, Orkney, Perthshire, Crieff