by DesignerLynne | Nov 1, 2012 | Drop Spindle, Drop Spinning, Spinning, Techniques
Spinning on a drop spindle doesn’t sound very sexy and it doesn’t match the romantic image of relaxing at a large wheel as it hums its favourite tune, whilst spooling exquisitely fine yarn. However, you can produce some amazing yarns on this cheap and simple device,...
by DesignerLynne | Oct 9, 2012 | Freeform Crochet, Mega Crochet, Projects
I don’t know what it is about me that makes me steer away from conventionality and directs me into the realm of experimentation and discovery, but even with crochet, I find it so difficult to stick to the rules. Maybe, when I’ve reached my 100th birthday, I’ll sit...
by David | Oct 5, 2012 | Creative Spinning, Fibre Dyeing & Soap Felting, Things Llama, Workshops
The last two months have been amongst the most challenging I can remember and this was reflected in our need to cancel one workshop recently and even to not making the effort to promote the one before that, on Mega Knitting. Thank you all for your understanding when...
by DesignerLynne | Aug 17, 2012 | Carders, Exhibitions, Indian Head Spinning Wheel, Tools of the Trade, Workshops
If I have nightmares about drowning in an ocean of alpaca and llama fibre, crested with roving of pure white sheep wool, it wouldn’t surprise me; that’s almost how it has felt every day for the past month. We have a lot of fibre that needs cleaning and we really...
by DesignerLynne | Jul 17, 2012 | Animals, Education, Llama Rescue, Philosophy, Socks & Slippers
Turning a hobby into a full time business venture is a daunting prospect, but elevating the hobby to a fibre arts education centre is an entirely different ball game. Just how the ball started rolling is described in this short and amusingly moralistic story, which I...
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