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For Students in HM325 and HM250:

Cultural Context:
Interview with Elizabeth Cline author of Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion on "ethical" vs. "fast fashion".
​Ethnobotonist Wade Davis on learning from other cultures.

Creativity and Art:
Elizabeth Gilbert TED talk: inspiration, genius and finding courage to be creative
Dennis Dutton TED talk (I find the illustrations distracting, it's a great one to listen to while knitting or spinning): Dutton's take on prehistory of art.
The Source of Creativity TED radio hour

Podcasts (great for litsening to while working on projects):
Weavecast
Woolful
Yarnstories

Fiber Arts Networks:
Weaving Network: Weavolution
Ravelry: Mostly knitting and crocheting, but also some other fiber arts, forums inspiration and lots of free patterns

Weaving:
Weaving Calculator from Weavolution
Ashli Tyre podcast
Tapestry podcast with James Koehler
Warping the Backstrap Loom
Tapestry at the Gobelins, Paris
Rigid Heddle Warping video
Inkle Weaving Video
Inkle Pattern Generator

Yarn Handling:
Using a skein winder and a ball winder
More balling skeined yarn (she says "cake" where we would use the term "center pull ball" or just "ball")
​Winding the Nostepinne


Spinning (Getting Started):
Spinning on a drop spindle
Another drop spindle spinning lesson this one you may want to watch just for the intro...

​Worsted and Woolen:
Combing Wool Worsted Preparation
Short Draw for Worsted Spinning
Long Draw for woolen preparation

Cultural (and technical) Variation:
Spinning on a Scottish Spindle or Dealgan
Dineh/Navajo Wool Working from sheep to rug.
Winding a Cop on a Turkish Spindle

Other Techniques Important to the Spinner:
Finding Wraps Per Inch (WPI)-You can really use any tool with inch marks, (disregard the weaving calculations).
Plying!​ with Ashford
Scouring (current cultural info) Scouring (traditions)

Novelty Yarns:
Core spinning with Ashford
Spinning Boucle

Knitting:
Casting On
Knit Stitch
Knit Stitch
Purl Stitch
Decreasing
Binding Off
Getting Faster
Flicking
Portuguese Knitting
Knitting Pattern Abbreviations 
Terrible Knitters of Dent
Hazel Tindall Speed Knitting

Felting:
Iranian Felt Rug Maker -Video Source Peace Industry
More Iranian Felt Making
Mongolian Felt Making
Needle Felting Basics with Sara Renzulli, this is one of many videos Sara has on youtube.  Her techniques open new doors in the world of needle felting.

Flax and Linen:
Marta Bahillo podcast on linen and lots more
Dressing a Distaff and Spinning on a Spindle with Josefin Waltin
Taproot Fibre Labs and a video about their process

Suppliers for Fiber Arts Tools and Materials:
Webs
New England Felting Supply
The Woolery
Dharma Trading Post
Sarafina Fiber Art​

Dyeing
Shibori

Origami Shibori Technique: Star 
Origami Shibori Technique: Cross
Origami Shibori Technique: All Over Squares 

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