Spinning by hand took my exploration of textiles into an exciting dimension which I like to continue exploring in the winter months when I'm not spending as much time in my garden studio. Much of the fleece I sourced locally and dyed it myself after scouring and carding. This is a lengthy process when carried out in a domestic setting but great pleasure can be taken from personally seeing the process through from the raw material to a finished woven article. Hand spinning allows for irregularities in texture and endless blends of fibres and the finished woven or knitted items are truly unique. I also sourced local alpaca and blended this with wool and silk to produce more exciting and softer yarns. These yarns are used in knitting fingerless mittens and weaving scarves.

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In this collection I've also included a small number of printed textile scarves which I've designed.

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