How to...

• How to...
  • How to use a drop spindle to spin wool or any other fibre (with video)
  • Getting started. A quick guide to preparing and drafting fibre when using a drop spindle or spinning wheel.
  • How to use a Turkish drop spindle to spin wool or any other fibre (with video)
  • How to card wool and other fibre using hand carders (with video)
  • How to use a niddy-noddy to make a skein
  • How to ply (with video - Andean plying)
• General information
  • Spinning FAQs
  • Spinning Glossary (or 'what does that mean?')
  • Yarn calculator -How many yards of yarn do I have to spin to make that?
  • Ashford guide: Learn to spin on an Ashford wheel
• Books
  • Spinning books and book reviews
• Spinning podcasts
  • What does podcast mean?
  • Yarnspinners Tales
  • YKNIT
  • SpinDoctor
  • Clickspin
  • Spin Control Podcast
  • Tribbles Fibrecast

Spinning and weaving holidays

with Skylark holidays and Alison Daykin Alison also has a less formal 'Monday night group': spinningandweaving.weebly.com

Other courses

• Lancashire: Spinning workshops at Knit-Wise on January 14th, February 18th, March 17th, April 14th, May 12th, June 16th, July 14th. All materials included for £40, contact Cathy (lazykate) on 01695 580590
• Nottinghamshire: Spinning courses with Juliet Hill (external link to Juliet Hill Handspinning)
• Manchester: Spinning courses with Dee Sayce also sewing, felt making, weaving, dyeing, batik and silk painting (external link to beetlefelt)
• Norfolk: Single-day spinning courses (external link to Norfolk Yarn website)

• Weaving
  • Derbyshire: Spinning, dyeing and weaving holidays with Alison Daykin (external link to Skylark Holidays' programme and prices). Alison also has a less formal 'Monday night group': spinningandweaving.weebly.com
  • South West: Louise Cottey teaches at Coldharbour Mill (external link to Coldharbour Mill website)
  • Manchester: Weaving workshops courses with Beetlefelt (external link to beetlefelt)

Blogroll

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