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Turn up your speakers and listen to some of these spinners and weavers music clips.

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A Weavers Joke
Not music this time, but a joke told by Bill Engelke.

Auld Wheel
Spinning Wheel from the album The Strathspey King by J Scott Skinner.

Beir Soirdh, Siridh Bhuam
Waulking Songs by Bannal.

Breaking Flax
The Dzintars perform the world song Breaking Flax, from their album Songs of Amber.

The Band of Shearers
By Carla Sciaky, on the album Her Infinite Variety: Celtic Women in Music & Song

Charkha
The Latin album Traveling Artists Of The Desert: India: Traveling Art features the song Charka (Spinning Wheel)

Click Go the Shears
An Australian Folk Song.

Cotton Fields
The album Recollection (Disc 1) features the Cotton Fields performed by Credence Clearwater Revisited.

Dance Around the Spinning Wheel
Finbar & Eddie Furey perform the Celtic song Dance Around The Spinning Wheel from the compilation album The Best Of Irish Folk Volume Two.

Four Loom Weaver
Folk singers Maddy Prior and June Tabor perform Four Loom Weaver from the album Silly Sisters.

Golden Loom
Bob Dylan sings the Golden Loom, on the Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3.

Handloom Weaver's Lament
The Hand-Loom Weaver's Lament, performed by Harry Boardman from the folk album Deep Lancashire.

I Sow the Flax
I Sow the Flax, a working song performed by M. Rakauskiene.

Island Spinning Song
Island Spinning Song by Celtic Mystique.

Jog Along Til Shearing
Gerry Hallom performs Jog Along Till Shearing on the album Undiscovered Australia II.

Little Wheel Spin and Spin
Buffy Sainte Marie sings Little Wheel Spin and Spin.

Lura Stanley
An audio clip of Lura Stanley telling about the wool blankets and quilts made by her mother.

Maid at the Spinning Wheel
From Maggie Sansone, an excerpt of the song Maid At The Spinning Wheel.

Maid at the Spinning Wheel
Maid at the Spinning Wheel by Touchstone.

Nancy Whiskey
"I'm a weaver, a Carlton weaver." I think you'll enjoy this one. Nancy Whiskey is an .mp3 performed by Switchback.

O Hi Ri Lean
From her Celtic album I See Winter, Catherine-Ann MacPhee performs the song O Hi Ri Lean: A Spinning Song.

O Thalu Thrad
An Iceland spinning song by Oddrun Sigursson.

Sheep Shearing Blindfolded
Pulse of the Planet - Sheep Shearer: Kevin Ford tells in an audio clip about shearing sheep without looking at what you are doing.

Old Spinning Wheel
Gail Fratar and Peter Kessler sing the Old Spinning Wheel.

Oran Sniomh (Spinning Song)
From the album Suas E! by Mary Jane Lamond comes an excerpt of the folk song Oran Sniomh (Spinning Song).

Poor Black Sheep
Poor Black Sheep by the Fresh Oldtime String Band, Mike Seeger.

Shearers Dream
The music and lyrics for an Australian folksong.

Shearing the Sheep
Shearing the Sheep from Give Us Another, by Joe Derrane.

Sheep Shearing Song
The Sheep Shearing Song from the Wild Mountain Thyme album by Revel Players.

Silas Marner
Disappointed in friendship and love and embittered by a false accusation, weaver Silas Marner retreats from the world with his loom, but soon finds his monastic existence disturbed by the arrival of a golden-haired child.

Sissaya Heyku
Traditional music of Nepal, the song Sissaya Keyku (spinning wheel).

Skye Waulking Song
by Nadurra, Capercaillie

Spinning Wheel
from Scenes of Scotland by Isla St. Clair

Spinning Wheel Medley
The Spinning Wheel Medley, Irish Drinking Songs by Sean O'Neill.

Spinning Wheel
An audio clip of the song Spinning Wheel performed by Foster & Allen from their Celtic album Ireland

Spinning Wheel
An audio clip of The McDonald Sisters' Celtic song Spinning Wheel off the compilation album Bonnie Old Scotland-The Best Of Scotland.

Spinning Wheel
A regg fa9 ae version of Spinning Wheel is from the album Forgotten Dreams, performed by Phil Coulter.

Spinning Wheel
Jean Redpath performs the Spinning Wheel on the Prairie Home Companion.

Springtime Brings on the Shearing
Springtime Brings on the Shearing by the Golden Ring on their album, For All the Good People.

Springtime Brings on the Shearing
The music and lyrics to this Australian folk song.

Tae The Weaver's Gin Ye Go
From the compilation Traditional Music Of Scotland, the Scottish folk song Tae The Weaver's Gin Ye Go by Andy M. Stewart and M'anus Lunny.

The Gallant Weaver
The Gallant Weaver from Jean Redpath's Celtic music album The Songs Of Robert Burns, Volume 7.

The Old Spinning Wheel
The Old Spinning Wheel comes in lots of versions. This one is a blues song, on Cadillac Jack's #1 Son by Kevin Gordon.

The Shearings Not for You
Martin Simpson performs the Shearing's Not for You, on his album, The Collection.

The Sweet Sound of the Spinning Wheel
The Sweet Sound of the Spinning Wheel is found on the album Allah And The Prophet by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

The Weaver and the Factory Maid
The Celtic group Steeleye Span perform the song The Weaver And The Factory Maid.

The Weaver
Steeleye Span perform the folk song The Weaver from their album Tonight's The Night Live.

There's an Old Spinning Wheel in the Parlour
Rich O'Brien performs the song There's An Old Spinning Wheel (In The Parlor) from his jazz album Seasons, Roads, And Faces.

These Cotton Pickin' Blues
The album Blue Guitar features the blues song These Cotton Pickin' Blues performed by Earl Hooker.

Truten Har Nuzu
I am spinning wool for thread for stockings.

Waulking Song
The Waulking Song by Carla Sciaky.

Weave Room Blues
Weave Room Blues by Dorsey Dixon, on the album Babies in the Mill.

Weaver's Blues
The blues song Weaver's Blues performed by Sylvester Weaver from the album 1923-1927.

Weaver's Life
An audio clip of the folk song Weaver's Life by The Dixon Brothers.

Weavers Daughter
The Weavers Daughter by Carla Sciaky.

Weavers March
The Weavers March by Carla Sciaky.

Wee Weaver
Wee Weaver by Steeleye Span.

We Sowed Flax Beyond the River
A Russian folk song by the Barynya Ensemble. 

Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
Performed by the artist Pete Seeger, the song Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues is featured.

Woman's Basket Weaving Song
Woman's Basket Weaving Song, performed by Beaver Chief from the folk album Red Cedar Medicine Circle Songs.

Wool Song
A Tibetan Folk Music song performed by Norsang.

You Might Easy Know a Doffer
The lyrics to a traditional Irish song.

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Handweaving Books

Weaving for Beginners: An Illustrated Guide (Peggy Osterkamp's New Guide to Weaving Series) Provides beginners with the information they need to weave in a clear and enjoyable step-by-step way. UK: Weaving for Beginners
The Handweaver's Pattern Directory Introduction to the tools, equipment, fibers, and yarns used with four-shaft looms, this reference features patterns for 600 different weaves, including twill, zigzag, diamond, herringbone, and block UK: Handweavers Pattern Directory
The Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns A thousand different patterns on more than 25 weave structures. UK: 8 Shaft Patterns
The Weaver's Companion (The Companion Series) Information on looms, yarn, methods of warping, drafting, troubleshooting, planning, and fabric finishing. UK: Weavers Companion
A Handweaver's Pattern Book A collection of 377 patterns for four-harness weaving, organized in groups of similar designs. This is one of the first weaving books I bought and it is still one of my favourites. UK: Handweavers Pattern Book
The Magic of Handweaving About the art of hand weaving, including the history and heritage of this timeless art, how looms work, what tools and equipment to use, the basics of good technique. UK: Magic of Handweaving
The Big Book of Weaving: Handweaving in the Swedish Tradition: Techniques, Patterns, Designs and Materials This book covers basic subjects such as warping a loom and making bobbins of weft, as well as more elaborate, highly decorative projects: baby blankets, shawls, table cloths, and linen hand towels. UK: Big Book of Weaving
The Treasure Chest of Swedish Weaving Complete pattern drafts for rugs, curtain, table cloths, towels, bedspreads. UK: Treasure Chest of Swedish Weaving
Hand Weaving Patterns From Finland UK: Handweaving Patterns from Finland
Keep Me Warm One Night: Early Handweaving in Eastern Canada Coverlets & other items, including clothing, primarily of the 19th Century. UK: Keep Me Warm
Manual Of Swedish Handweaving A comprehensive book on handweaving in general which draws on the Swedish handweaving tradition, looms, charts, diagrams, weave composition patterns, technical drawings. UK: Manual Of Swedish Handweaving
Swedish Handweaving 180 handweaving patterns for pillows, curtains, blankets, rugs: 4 harness twills, honeycomb, lace, rosepath, extended point twills, damask. UK: Swedish Handweaving
The Weaver's Book: Fundamentals of Handweaving UK: Fundamentals of Handweaving
Key to Weaving: A Textbook of Hand-Weaving Techniques and Pattern Drafts for the Beginning Weaver A definitive guide to handloom weaving: step-by-step instructions, intricacies of color, fiber and how to use them effectively. UK: Key to Weaving
Weaving For Worship Handweaving for Churches and Synagogues UK: Weaving for Worship
Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age From the Industrial Age to the Information Age, connecting the loom to thefirst proper computer. UK: Jacquards Web
Mastering Weave Structures How to design threadings, channel the design power of the tie-up, and make the most of threading options, as well as understand fibers, setts, and color interactions. UK: Mastering Weave Structures
Favorite Scandinavian Projects to Weave: 45 Stylish Designs for the Modern Home A collection of 45 different furnishing textiles: colorful blankets, fanciful table runners, classic curtains, and embroidered hand towels. UK: Favorite Scandinavian Projects to Weave
Rug Weaving Techniques: Beyond the Basics Concise instructions and explanatory diagrams techniques for plain weave, twill and block weaves. UK: Rug Weaving Techniques
Weaving Made Easy: 17 Projects Using a Simple Loom The small, portable rigid heddle loom can be used to easily produce loose, drape-friendly fabric as well as dense, sturdy material. UK: Weaving Made Easy
The Weaver's Idea Book: Creative Cloth on a Rigid Heddle Loom Techniques include leno, Brooks bouquet, soumak, and embroidery on fabric. UK: Weavers Idea Book
Collapse Weave: Creating Three-Dimensional Cloth Collapse cloth when removed from the loom and washed, takes on an entirely different appearance as the threads draw up and create puckers. UK: Collapse Weave
The Weaver's Studio: Doubleweave How to weave a tube, and a tube within a tube. UK: Doubleweave
Hands on Rigid Heddle Weaving Wonderful projects and plain-weave variations, this user-friendly guide covers choosing, setting up, and weaving on a rigid heddle loom. UK: Hands on Rigid Heddle
The Woven Bag: 30+ Projects from Small Looms (Writers Digest Guides) Each bag is created using small looms, such as potholder looms, frame looms and knotted mesh looms. UK: The Woven Bag

Linen Weaving

Linen from flax seed to woven cloth Learn about flax cultivation, processing and spinning, natural and synthetic dyeing, and weaving and finishing linen cloth. UK: Linen from flax seed..
How to weave linens UK: How to Weave Linens
Reflections From A Flaxen Past : For Love of Lithuanian Weaving Flax tools and faces from archival photographs; textile images and patterns. UK: Reflections from a Flaxen Past

Rug Weaving Books

Making Rag Rugs: 15 Step-by-Step Projects Step-by-step instructions for 15 rugs that are hooked, prodded, clipped, or braided. UK: Making Rag Rugs
The Rag Rug Handbook Rag rugs from basic information to drafts for 20 traditional two- and four-shaft patterns. UK:Rag Rug Handbook
The Braided Rug Book: Creating Your Own American Folk Art The classic guide to an enduring American craft - Beginners will learn about wools and other materials, how to care for finished rugs, and how to recognize a quality rug. UK: Braided Rug Book
Twined Rag Rugs: Tradition in the Making Twining done with rag strips is an effective technique for making sturdy objects like rugs, bath mats, baskets, and bags. UK: Twined Rag Rugs

Weaving Videos

Warping the Loom Back to Front - A DVD Workshop with Peggy Osterkamp This workshop thoroughly explores the process of dressing a loom by yourself, from back to front. UK: Warping the Loom

Silk Textile Books

The Silk Weavers of Kyoto: Family and Work in a Changing Traditional Industry The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species. Tamara Hareven integrates historical research with intensive life history interviews to reveal the relationships among family, work, and community in this highly specialized occupation. UK: Silk Weavers of Kyoto
Silk Paper: A Guide To Making It And Using It In Textile Art the basic methods for creating silk paper in step-by-step detail to create flat and 3D designs, from framed pieces to jewelry. UK: Silk Paper
The Book of Silk Following the Silk Road from China and Japan through Asia into Europe, the story is as variegated as the rich colors, weaves, and embroideries that were used for the ceremonial or everyday accoutrements of the wealthy and powerful. UK:Book of Silk

Weaving and Dye Books

Woven Shibori (The Weaver's Studio series) Unlike traditional shibori, which uses stitches placed by needle on commercial cloth in the dyeing process, the "stitches" used in this new process are woven directly into the cloth, thus becoming part of the cloth's construction. UK: Woven Shibori

Weaving Books: Kindle

Small Loom & Freeform Weaving Kindle version Included are 30 small weaving projects, some of which can easily be completed in an evening or weekend. UK: Small Loom and Freeform Weaving

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