First of all, to you spinners out there are you loving the Tour de Fleece? I feel like my spinning has taken a back seat recently to my weaving and I’ve loved sitting each day, during the highlights and spinning away. How are you getting on? That time also allows extra thought to swish around […]
We're well into our Sheep to Skein course and on Week 2 we went straight into spinning. When you're a complete beginner the aim of the game is to be able to draft the fibres (the part you do with your hands) and treadle (with your feet) at the same time. Thinking at this point […]
What's it all about? Our focus for 2023 is to slow things down a little and take the time to do a little more in depth exploration into the spinning and weaving process We love our daily workshops and the Two Day courses that we introduced for 2022 have been successful and hugely enjoyable. We've […]
Interview with Lucinda Bird from Benridge Woolworks Following our series of meet the producer, we spoke to Lucinda Bird from Benridge Woolworks. Based in County Durham, they sell wholesale specially selected wool and bespoke, handmade needle felts. They support British farmers by buying wool at a fair price, which we can then spin knowing we […]
Sabrina Ross from Heatherlea Black Cheviots This is the first in a series of interviews with farmers/small producers of sheep that we are particularly interested for their fibre as spinners. I'm hoping to create a directory of high quality producers specifically for spinners. Our first farmer is Sabrina Ross of Heatherlea Black Cheviots who is […]
