The jury is out as to whether my latest pullover is too pale….no point in knitting the whole thing only to decide it doesn’t tick the boxes. The yarn is a mix of Jacob, Blue faced Leicester and Alpaca fibres.
These two rugs demonstrate extremes of weaving – left hand one is made from spun and unspun Wensleydale fleece and woven on a peg loom; on the right is a fine quality rug in handspun, high twist Jacob, and was woven on an eight shaft floor loom. Both rugs have had about five years’ wear […]
Here is Ruth making rug yarn on her second lesson at Woolly day 22nd Feb. She is making a lovely long draw, straight from the fleece on only her second lesson. She is a busy farmer’s wife and wants to learn how to make rugs from her own Leicester Longwool fleece. Some rugs will be […]
This is my fourth pupil this week to hold her own skein of first spinning on her second lesson – yes, only one previous lesson! During February four of my pupils have learned to spin long draw in their first lesson!Click on the picture to see the quality of this yarn – what a privilege […]
It gives me so much pleasure to share in the moment when you hold your very first skein of long drawn spinning – if you would like to learn or can long draw and would like to help others to learn then see events in April…this lovely first spinning is in Blue Faced Leicester and […]
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
The world has more long draw spinners following my course at Knuston Hall
if a mugshot of me is the best thing to see when you open my new website….
Ros will bring history to life on Tuesday with her talk and video on in the Luttrel Psalter.