Category: Dyeing

New Art batts

My new art batts comprise, merino, silk, spun yarn and these lovely angora locks, all of which were dyed in the same bath

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Batts for art yarn…

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Buffet Lunch at SpinningSchool

Lunch at Workshops and Woolly days is always a great treat – the next one is on 8th April – see What’s On page www.spinningschool.org/events We have a shared buffet, everyone brings something they like and it never fails to make a lovely meal

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At Woolly day in March…

Julia was spinning a lovely art yarn at Woolly Day last Saturday – the colours are set off agains her new Ashford wheel

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The kitchen table

The sun was filtering throughout the light tube over the kitchen table, the flower arrangement had spilled over my dyed and drafted merino and angora and created a lovely image that i could not have contrived

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Inspiration Day – Saturday 22nd March

This Saturday you can inspire or be inspired in an inspiring place with inspiring people. No need to book, just turn up. Never been before? Then we’d love to see you at Woolly Day this Saturday (4th Saturday in March already!) Bring something woolly, or just come along for a good lunch and meet woolly […]

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Looking for inspiration?

These Puni Packs contain  cashmere, silk and a merino puni and weigh about 40 gms – just enough to be inspired to spin, not enough to become hard work

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Beginners Art Yarn at Barnsdale

The gardens at Barnsdale provide are inspiration f or arty yarns

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The colour wheel….

.. picked out the relationship of colours in this boucle Vicki made at the workshop on Tuesday – it was just yummy  

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Another art batt

There is a lot of fun to be had with some fibres and dye, particularly with lustrous fibres which react with light and take dye differently to other wool

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Gimp, Boucle and Art Yarn -Tuesday

The aim is to learn some new skills and make lovely new yarns that you would perhaps not have tackled before. There will be plenty of help so nothing to worry about. You will need fibre and materials in different colours so please bring your stash of things you like, particularly any dyed fibre from […]

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Another batt for sale next Tuesday…

…at the Art Yarn, Gimp and Boucle workshop. 

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Another batt…

I’m wondering how these angora locks managed to come out so much lighter when they were in the same dye bath? I think this batch would make an interesting arty yarn – wish I had done more of the angora locks now

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Carded batts and art yarn packs

I have been making some packs my Art yarn, Gimp and Boucle workshop next week. This one is from rainbow-dyed merino all from the came bath. I had thought the carded batt could be spun woollen/long draw and the plait separated into fine rovings for a worsted draw. But the options are a numerous as […]

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Beginner’s socks….

My knitting advisor started my off on these at HapHazards last Wednesday….they are in my own dyed yarn  – a mist of merino, silk and acrylic

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Three handed spinner

Vicki took this picture at the last Tuesday workshop: Spin on Something Different – The country spinner was in big demand – especially for art yarns. This one was dyed at the previous Tuesday workshop.. such yarns are useful for Rigid Heddle weaving which we will be doing at the next Weaving Retreat in April 

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Woolly Day

 

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Happy Dyers

Dyeing day was very popular….

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Dyeing workshop 16th Jan: Complementary colours

Sally produced a lovely example of the effect of using complementary colours with these silk hankies

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Vibrant skeins at dyeing workshop

Some people just ‘went for it’ with dyeing their skeins – and it turned out a success!

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