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Wheel Spinning Workshop
Have you been reading our newsletter? If not we announced a Wheel Spinning Workshop this October and if you are interested there are a few places left. If you ever wanted to learn to spin on a spinning wheel here is your chance: The Important Information: When: Saturday October 7th 10am – 2pm Where:… Read more
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September Announcements
Hello All, I know it has been a while since you have heard from us but there are a few wonderful events happening this September so here is a quick post to keep you up to date. You can also download a copy of the poster here World Wide Spin in Public Day… Read more
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The Beauty in Handmade
After last week’s post from Liz on her spinning wheels, I thought we could meet Ailbhe’s collection of wonderful handmade spindles and wheel. If you have been at one of the Eastern Guild Meets, you may have been lucky enough to meet one of these beautiful spindles in person. Ailbhe very kindly agreed to write… Read more
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Wheels, Wheels and More Wheels.
Today’s post is brought to you by guild member Elizabeth O’Connor who you all may know from Ravelry as LizLimerick. I really wanted a post during the Tour de Fleece that focused on wheel spinning and Liz has helped me out with my own wheel and to find my feet with her. This is a… Read more
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A Beginner Takes the Spindle
Today we continue our spinning blog posts as part of the Tour de Fleece. Today’s post is brought to you by one of our members, Jaclyn Allen. I might be best described as a “fair-weather” spinner. Not because I only spin when the sun shines, but because my spinning experiments have been intermittent since being… Read more
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A Rough Guide to Rough (and smooth) Fibres
Our next post in the Tour de Fleece series is from our guild secretary Cathy. Are you unsure what to look for in fibre before you choose to spin it? Are you looking at spinning for the first time during this tour or are you an experienced spinner looking for a challenge? Get in touch… Read more
