About me
I'm Shiela Dixon, an enthusiastic knitter, spinner and walker.
I've always loved crafts. After a spell with glass engraving I worked for twelve years as a stained glass artist before discovering softer and more forgiving materials.
This website contains a growing range of spinning items; spinning wheels, carders, plying tools, books. Prices are below recommended retail price and most items are in stock and ready to go by first class post (unless I've sold out, and I try to state this by the item). I sometimes dispatch on the same day and almost always within 24 hours.
Please note that I don't have the premises to be able to offer browsing, try-before-you-buy or tuition.
email: shiela@handspinner.co.uk
I am a member of the Federation of Small Businesses
Other ways to hook up
- I am one of the Stitchin' Bints
- Make Facebook friends with me
- I am also known as peahen on Ravelry
My delicious bookmarksNewsletter
I spend lots of time searching the web for spinning news, reviews, blogs, siliness and giveaways so that you don't have to. To sign up for the free monthly email, send me your email address using the box below. Read the most recent newsletter
Ratings and reviews
Fibre
A range of fibre from wool to exotic and luxury fibre for spinning, dyeing, felting: wool, silk, alpaca, cashmere, mohair, camel, yak and angora ready to spin. Also raw fleece
Spinning wheels
A range of Ashford Spinning Wheels delivered quickly to your door. I usually have some second hand spinning wheels listed.
Magazines and cards
Why not add one or two to your order? These cards, hand made by Jules of 'Always with a Heart' feature a textured sheep. Perfect for Christmas for your friends or for the spinner / knitter in your life. I now stock Selvedge magazine and Yarnmaker magazine.
LatestNews
Spinning cotton, free eBook
Have you spun cotton? Did you know that it grows in natural colours as well as white?
This free eBook from SpinningDaily gives us some history, some tips for spinning the very short fibre with some patterns.
