Spinning and weaving
Spinning by hand took my exploration of textiles into another dimension. 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 knitted felted handbags.
I have a small loom which I use for weaving scarves using the yarns I've spun or making pieces of textile which can be cut up and used to make accessories.
Please explore finished scarves and mittens made from handspun yarns in my scarves and mittens shop.
