Spinning, Plying & Making Art Yarn from Black Welsh Mountain on a Spinning Wheel
Category Archives: Spinning
Black Welsh Mountain: Gothic Hood
Weaving a hood with the Black Welsh Mountain combing waste
Fibre Representations: Part 2 Cats & Cloth
A fun critical look into how film and literature have represented weaving and knitting; what they’ve got right and what has gone wrong!
Fibre Representations: Part 1 Fairytale Faux Pas
A fun critical look into how film and literature have represented spinning; what they’ve got right and what has gone wrong!
Spinning: Castlemilk Moorit
Spinning & Plying Castlemilk Moorit Fleece on a Spinning Wheel
Tour De Fleece 2025 – Week 3 Final Wrap-up
Progress photos and reflections from the final week of Tour De Fleece 2025
Tour De Fleece 2025 – Week 2 Wrap-up
Progress photos and reflections from the second week of Tour De Fleece 2025
Tour De Fleece 2025 – Week 1 Wrap-up
Progress photos and reflections from the first week of Tour De Fleece 2025
Tour De Fleece 2025
Introduction to my 2025 Tour De Fleece Challenge.
How Long is a Piece of String?
Setting up a vintage yarn measurer ahead of this year’s Tour de Fleece.