Spinning, dyeing and weaving has taken over the cottage! Part of this take over, as mentioned in another recent spinning, dyeing and weaving post, is what came to be known as the ‘Project’. The aim was to take raw fleece through all the processes, to end up with a finished textile item – a scarf.…
Spinning and Weaving – it’s been a winter of learning new skills. These are such fundamental textiles crafts. It’s a wonder that it took so long to discover them round these parts. Part of this is learning a whole new vocabulary. And the words are so evocative. There are maidens and the mother-of-all, a footman and even…
Weaving looms! A pair of them. Well it was bound to happen. It just completes the trinity of weaving, dyeing and spinning (having tried and tested, if not yet mastered the first two). Such are the dangers of ebay browsing! The first is a small vintage loom that sits in it’s own wooden box with…