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---. VERPSTES (Lithuanian for distaff, 2000) Utenos Krastotyros Muziejus, Utena, Lithuania. Baines, Patricia. Flax & Linen (1985) Shire Pubs Ltd., Prences Risborough, Bucks, UK; Many examples of spinning equipment & a mangle. Baines, Patricia. Spinning Wheels Spinners & Spinning (1977, 1979) Charles Scribner's Sons, NY. Benson, Anna & Warburton, Neil. Looms & Weaving Shire 154 (1986) Shire Pubs, Ltd., Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Bucks, UK; includes primative looms. Black, Sue. Weaving on a Tape Loom (1995) Bondegarden Tape Looms, Bridgton, ME. Bogouslavskaja, I. J. Art Populaire Russe (1968) Russian Museum, Russia; plates 12-23 distaffs. Bowles, Ella Shannon. Homespun Handicrafts (1931) J.B.Lippincott Co.,Philadelphia & London; with chapters on spinning, weaving, knitting, embroidery, quilts, rug-making Netting, & lace, includes tools. Broudy, Eric. The Book of Looms A History of the Handloom from Ancient Times to the Present (1979) Brown University Press, Hanover, NH & London. Burgess, Fred. W. Chats on Household Curios (c1914) pp 223-250 chapter: "The Old Workbox" includes spinning wheels and numerous "Little Accessories" for lace-making, cutting, knitting, pins, & pincushions. Burnham, Dorothy K. Unlike the Lilies Doukhobor Textile Traditions in Canada (1986) Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; spinning & weaving tools. Channing, Marion L. The Textile Tools of Colonial Homes 1969,1971) Channing Books, Marion, MA; includes fiber processing, spinning, spinning, weaving, & sewing tools. Channing, Marion L. The Magic of Spinning (1966, 7th Edition-1978) Marion L. Channing, New Bedford, MA. Crowfoot, Grace M. & Roth, H. Ling. Hand Spinning & Woolcombing (1931) Bankfield Museum, Halifax, England; (1974) Ruth Bean, Carlton, Bedford, England. Delaney, Connie. Spindle Spinning Frome Novice to Expert (1998) Kokovoko Press, Corinth, KY. Cummer, Joan Whittaker. A Book of Spinning Wheels (1993) Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH. Enciso, Jorge. Designs from Pre-Columbian Mexico (1971) Dover Pubs, NY; spindle-whorl designs. Fawcett, Pauline (reseacher) &, Fellows, Graham (editor). The World of Wooden Bobbins (1995) The Discovery Collection, Somerdale, NJ. Flemming, Betty Whiting (curator). Wheels, Reels, Warp & Weft The Art of Spinners & Weavers (1996) The Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, VA. Gengelbach, Darlene J. Encyclopedia of Children's Sewing Collectibles (2007) Collector Books, Paducah, KY; mostly sewing, but also knitting, crochet, weaving, books & patterns. Hochberg, Bette. Handspindles (1977, 1980) Bette & Bernard Hochberg, Santa Cruz, CA. Hoffmann, Marta. The Warp-Weighted Loom (1st e.-1964) Norway; (1974) Robin & Russ Handweavers, US. Hooper, Luther. The Loom & Spindle Past, Present & Future (1912) Canton Lectures, reprinted in the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, UK. Innes, R. A. Non-European Looms In the Collections at Bankfield Museum, Halifax (1977) Calderdale Museums, Halifax, UK. Jorstad, Caroline M. Ethnic Looms (1982) Museum of History & Industry, Seattle, WA. Kenny, Michell Rene. The Charka Handbook A study of Spinning on the Charka (1990) The Yarn Peddler, Hemet, CA; all aspects of spinning on all types of charka wheels. Kruglova, Olga. Traditional Russian Carved & Painted Woodwork (1981) IZOBRAZITELNOYE ISKUSSTVO Publishers, Mosco, Russia; includes several distafs & some lace bobbins, shuttles, & Battledores (battens?). Laurie, Margaret. The Cradle or Box Loom (1945) McGill University, Macdonald College, Quebec?, Canada. Leadbeater, Eliza. Spinning & Spinning Wheels Shire 43 (1979-1992) Shire Pubs Ltd., Princes Risborough, Bucks, UK. Mason, Otis Tufton. Primitive Frame for Weaving Narrow Fabrics (1899) Report of National Museum, Washington, DC. McManus, Michael. A Treasury of American Scrishaw A Collection of the useful & Decorative (1997) Penguin Studio, NYC; sewing, weaving, knitting, crochet, tatting & netting tools. Muller, Wayne. Darn It! The History & Romance of Darners (1995) L-W Book Sales, Gas City, IN. Pennington, D. & Taylor, M. American Spinning Wheels (1975) The Shaker Press, Sabbathday Lake, ME. Powell, J.W. Eighteenth Annual Report...Smithsonian Institution (1899) Smithsonian, Washinton, DC; includes "implements for making thread & cord". Raymond, Louis C. Spindle Whorls in Archaeology (1984) University of Northern CO. Museum of Anthropology, Greeley, CO.; a very detailed study. Roth, H. Ling. Ancient Egyptian & Greek Looms (first published 1913) Bankfield Museum, Halifax, UK; (reprint 2010) General Books, Memphis, TN. Roth, H. Ling. Studies in Primitive Looms (c1918, 1939, 1950) Bankfield Museum, Halifax, UK; (1981) Robin & Russ Handweavers, McMinnville, OR. Shaffer, Frederick W. Indian Designs from Ancient Ecuador (1979) Dover Pubs. Inc, NYC. Sommer, Elyse. Textile Collector’s Guide Valuables… Usables… Reusables (1978) Monarch, NY; includes a small section on textile tools of all sorts & publications some crochet & textile care. Spencer, Audrey. Spinning & Weaving At Upper Canada Village (1964) St. Lawarence Parks Commission, Canada. Spicer, Lorne. "A Stitch in Time / as Thimbles Prick Collectors' Hearts" Collect It!" (Nov 1998) UK; includes thimbles, darners, sewing boxes. Tacker, Harold & Sylvia. Band Weaving The Techniques, Looms & Uses for Woven Bands (1974) Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., NYC, Cincinnatti, Toronto, London, & Melbourne. Thompson, G. B. Spinning Wheel (The John Horner Collection) (1976) Ulster Museum, Belfast. Tuer, Andrew W. Japanese Stencil Designs 100 Outstanding Examples (1892, 1967) Dover Publications Inc., NYC. Turner, Katy. The Legacy of the Great Wheel Myths, History & Traditions with Practical Lessons (19xx) Select Books, Mtn View, MO; Spinning wheels of all types.