Whilst waiting for some hints and tips from our wonderfully talented Guild members I thought I’d try a spot of supported spinning. I understand supported spindles come in all types, shapes and sizes but I settled on 2.  I thought I’d try a Russian spindle and a Tibetan spindle. I also purchased a matching bowl all made by J.A.G Drake and available from Adelaide Walker in Addingham. Spindles for supported spinning I’d heard starting off…

https://www.youtube.com/user/curmudgeon66 Interesting and often useful and inspiring YouTube channel is Old Curmudgeon.  Following too many hours looking for weaving videos to watch, I stumbled across Old Curmudgeon (real name Andy). What a fantastic resource! Some of the videos are ‘A-Z How To’ for a complete project whilst others will be a thorough and in depth ‘How To’ of a particular aspect of weaving or simply something to inspire. He is a very capable weaver but…

Article by Laura Rymer At the Christmas Guild meeting last year, Santa gave me a Dyeing Calendar. Each month there is an inspirational picture of the dyestuff and the results achieved. I set myself the challenge of keeping up with the calendar and where possible, attempting to try each monthly dye process in turn. I though it would be fun to share my experience and results in the newsletter each month. Maybe you had a…

Article by Lesley Fidler It is a weavers’ maxim that ‘weaving is what comes off the loom, cloth is weaving that has been finished’. In this context ‘finished’ doesn’t mean fastened-off, but refers to treating the fibres so they hold together. I like to weave with commercially spun and dyed Shetland wool that I buy from Fairfield Yarns, Co-operative Buildings, 131 Rochdale Road, Heywood.  (The shop only opens on Fridays, but it makes a grand…