Abby Franquemont

Abby Franquemont
Abby Franquemont wearing blue hat
Abby Franquemont, 2019
Born
Abigail M. Franquemont

1972 (age 51–52)
Massachusetts, United States
Occupation(s)Spinner, weaver, writer, fiber crafts educator
Known forReviving the ancient art of hand spinning with a spindle
Notable workRespect the Spindle (2009)

Abigail M. Franquemont (born 1972) is an American textile crafts writer, lecturer and educator, based in Cusco, Peru. She spent her early childhood among the Quechua people of Chinchero, Peru, where "women spun to eat and pay for the home they lived in."[1] As a revivalist of the ancient art of hand spinning with the spindle,[2] she published her book, Respect the Spindle, in 2009.

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