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Cotton spinning. Advice on fiber preparation, spinning and plying.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1993 (v.14#3) pg. 60

Dyeing and spinning cotton lint (raw cotton fiber).
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #38 Spring 1979 (v.10#2) pg. 62

Spinning cotton. Instructions for a beginner using roving or sliver in Upland (or Acala) cotton.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #101 Winter 1994-95 (v.26#1) pg. 15

Finishing handspun cotton. How to set the twist, size warp and weft, and finish the cloth.
SPIN-OFF 1978 (v.2) pg. 30

Tips on spinning cotton, linen, silk and wool.
SPIN-OFF 1981 (v.5) pg. 55

How to spin cotton on a pocket spindle while riding in a car.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1983 (v.7#4) pg. 38

How to spin cotton on the charkha.
SPIN-OFF Summer 1984 (v.8#2) pg. 36

Tips on how to purchase cotton for spinning.
SPIN-OFF Fall 1984 (v.8#3) pg. 36

Preparing and spinning ginned cotton.
SPIN-OFF Summer 1985 (v.9#2) pg. 26

Tips on spinning cotton yarn directly from the cotton boll.
SPIN-OFF Summer 1985 (v.9#2) pg. 31

Setting the spin on handspun cotton yarn.
SPIN-OFF Summer 1985 (v.9#2) pg. 50

Spinning cellulose fibers (including cotton, flax, ramie, hemp and jute) for use in crochet.
SPIN-OFF Spring 1986 (v.10#1) pg. 30

Tips on spinning cotton sliver with sewing thread to produce a core thread covered with embedded fibers.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1986 (v.10#4) pg. 38

How to handspin cotton. Includes plying and finishing instructions, as well as instructions for knitting a woman's short-sleeved blouse with patterened yolk and sleeves.
SPIN-OFF Spring 1993 (v.17#1) pg. 50
Correction SPIN-OFF Summer 1993 (v.17#2) pg. 3

A rainbow of cotton. Cotton lint, cotton and silk blends, and pure cotton roving are spun, Navajo plied and knitted into more than a dozen swatches. Includes instructions for a Victorian Pineapple crocheted purse.
SPIN-OFF Fall 1993 (v.17#3) pg. 80, 118

How to spin cotton on a high-whorl drop spindle.
SPIN-OFF Spring 1995 (v.19#1) pg. 73

Acadian spinner. Traditional Acadian spinning technique for cotton weft yarns. Also describes the preparation of home-grown cotton.
SPIN-OFF Fall 1996 (v.20#3) pg. 38

Answers to common questions about spinning cotton.
SPIN-OFF Fall 1996 (v.20#3) pg. 76

Knitting handspun cotton sweaters. Describes how to test a yarn's durability, preparing the yarn for knitting, selection of needles and gauge, knitting cotton ribbing, washing and drying cotton sweaters.
SPIN-OFF Fall 1996 (v.20#3) pg. 80

Transparent weaving with handspun cotton weft.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #30 Fall 1983 (v.8#2) pg. 44

How to spin cotton.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #31 Winter 1983-84 (v.8#3) pg. 49

A cotton spinning primer. Explains methods for decompacting the fibers, carding, spinning on a supported drop spindle, setting the twist and sizing for warp and weft.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #42 Fall 1986 (v.11#2) pg. 16

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