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The Woolcraft Book : Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing
by Jackson, Constance; Plowman, Judith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Owner's Name Else Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0002169681
- ISBN 13
- 9780002169684
- Seller
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Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Auckland: William Collins Publishers Ltd, 1980. Book. Owner's Name Else Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 1/4" x 7 5/8". 192 pages, some 157 illustrations in black and white and colour, including diagrams and line drawings. Includes section on the special problems encountered when weaving with hand-spun wool; also the craftworker is clearly told throughout the book how to identify faults, diagnose their causes, and how to correct and/or avoid them in future. Additionally the two authors spent some thirty months in compiling the book, testing, re-testing and finally checking every pattern and dyeing formula to ensure absolute clarity, simplicity and accuracy. Hb in dw, apart from the previous owner's neatly written name on the front free endpaper, the is a near fine copy of the first edition..
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- Bookseller
- Trinder's Fine Tools
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005403
- Title
- The Woolcraft Book : Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing
- Author
- Jackson, Constance; Plowman, Judith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Owner's Name Else Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002169681
- ISBN 13
- 9780002169684
- Publisher
- William Collins Publishers Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Auckland
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 10 1/4" x 7 5/8"
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About the Seller
Trinder's Fine Tools
Biblio member since 2004
Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk
About Trinder's Fine Tools
Peter and Rosemary Trinder are PBFA members, and trade as Trinders' Fine Tools from our book and tool shop in Clare, Suffolk, UK, and our web site at http://www.trindersfinetools.co.uk We specialise in quality reference books on all aspects of fine and applied arts and crafts.
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