Here is Erica’s rainbow dyeing from last Thursday – these are my favourite colours – Sammy has his own opinion
Tuesday workshop is on the 3rd Tuesday in January – you can learn some new colour skills
I put it on my ancient balance scales to find out – the answer is ‘Yes!’ The yarn is rainbow dyed – we will be doing this on 10th January. I bought the yarn in a skein – I don’t mind experimenting on bought yarn – wouldn’t risk my own handspun though. I prefer to […]
Jackie demonstrated a novel way of shaping with her Primary pots at our workshop in December. The secondary colour ones looked very promising too but she didn’t get time to finish them at the workshop
Our little HapHazard group has completed four Shetland Haps so far and four more are ‘work in progress’. the one on the left is in handspun Blue faced Leicester by Val who only learned to spin in July – she works part time, and has a family and horse to look after so it is […]
There is a workroom on the left and rooms can be divided off with concertina walls. There is Wifi! In the entrance area there is a wide hatch through to the kitchen. It is light and airy and very inspiring. we hope to meet here on Woolly days next year.
you can make a cushion cover in shades to match your chair in just two days at my Weaving for Beginners course in February 2014 – see events – In this one I started with a new ball of wool from Uppingham yarns and wove in left over handspun yarns, bits of silk and slivers […]
In November we looked at how to manage colours using Tints, Tones and Shades. In December we painted primaries and mixed secondary colours for our own colour wheels and could then see the complementary of each colour. Next month we are dyeing and exploring ways to use complementary colours. Last tuesday Rachel explained how the differing wavelengths […]
Festive Woolly Day will be held at my new venue for workshops: Loddington Visitor Centre. Bring your wheel and something for lunch – leftover mince pies? mulled wine? and enjoy a party you haven’t had to organise. – Never been to Spinningschool? No problem -you’ll be with warm, welcoming people who just like doing woolly things; no subscriptions, […]
when you have the ability to manage colour and a lovely new Joy on which to spin it. Learn how to use complementary colours at my SpinningSchool workshop on 14th January 2014 – and try a Joy for free in my studio.
see events page for a map- To get there eave the A47 Peterborough/Uppingham to Leicester road at East Norton, go 1.5 miles to Loddington; when you get to Loddington T junction the house facing you is where our lovely Weaving room is – courtesy of Frances. Turn right towards Launde and the visitor centre is […]
we are having colourful times at Spinningschool – learning how to manage colour instead of letting colour manage us. The results are on the bobbins and in the punags as my friend Linda calls them. You can buy these punags for just £1 each on Tuesday 10th. And learn more about how to manage colour!
Ann brought her heart shaped rag rug to Woolly Day. It’s in is a lovely warm choice of analogous colours and, along with other ‘meaningful’ textiles, contains her deceased mother’s favourite red coat.
I believe this is the UK’s first ever sale of Punis. You can make your own with one of my blending boards – or buy them ready made in these glorious colours. Each weighs around 10 gms and
Spinningschool’s first workshop at Loddington takes place next Tuesday 10th December 11am-4.30pm
Rachel had a fabulous time with her new blending board – – Spinningschool students get 10% discount –
SpinningSchool Tuesday workshops have moved. From now on all Tuesday workshops(second Tuesday in the month) will take place at the The Allerton Project Visitor Centre, Loddington, LE7 9XE. This new award-winning sustainable building will provide an inspiring opportunity to develop our educational activity; it seats 70, is spacious and light, has superb conferencing, wi-fi, disability […]
Carol made some perfect rolags at the workshop and showed her eye for colour with these lovely blends
.. is a skill quickly learned as Jane demonstrated at the last workshop