Over the last forty years, Spin Off has reviewed, excerpted, and recommended countless books. It’s no secret that we spinners are a literary lot! We’ve selected the four classics included here using two criteria: we wanted influential books that span the decades Spin Off has been publishing and that are still available.
Forty-plus years ago, the world learned about Appalachia’s spinning and weaving heritage from the Foxfire book series. These 1970s classics kindled a resurgence of interest in simple living. Foxfire 2: Ghost Stories, Spring Wild Plant Foods, Spinning and Weaving, Midwifing, Burial Customs, Corn Shuckin’s, Wagon Making and More Affairs of Plain Living, edited by Eliot Wigginton and his highschool students, includes information on raising sheep, shearing, washing wool, carding, spinning, dyeing, and weaving, plus plans for building a…
