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Needle felted magic for Christmas Learn how to make these delightful fairies and angels. Fabulous as ornaments or Christmas tree decorations. Maxine is a talented needle felter and a great teacher. Her classes are relaxed and informative. or make a cheery snowman to brighten your Christmas. see courses for more details fairies or snowmen https://beechwoodcrafts.com/courses/needle-felted-angels-and-fairies/

Jacob FleeceCorriedale X Gotland Having just sorted and washed over 2.5 kg of fleece – leaving me with just under 2kg clean fibre I thought I’d share a few thoughts. If your new to sorting and washing fleeces hope this helps. If you are experienced and have any comments I’d love to hear from you… Continue reading Fleeces – Sorting and Washing →

I have recently spend a great couple of days with Alison Dakin spinning silk. We have played with every preparation we could find ready for Inspired Spinning. Preparations of Silk   Selection of silk preparation Hankies/caps  These two are essentially the same and give a characterful lumpy yarn. Layers of de-gummed cocoons are stretched over either… Continue reading Silk preparations →

Just in the middle of spinning a gorgeous graduated sliver created on drum carder. will post something on graduated batts and slivers soon Why might you want to blend? For colour              To produce the colour you want              To create variation in colour through yarn  or felt For texture              Using different types of fibre or add… Continue reading Blending fibre for spinning (or felting) →

I was recently wondering what to make with the 100g of super soft silky blue faced Leicester (BFL) top I have. This then led me on to thinking about the BFL fleece I have.  I found some information on line in various places and created this chart to try to help me think about what… Continue reading What can I make with this amount of fibre? →