Visitors
Since
Sept 2004
UK & Nearby Spinning Resources - Suppliers, Courses and Workshops and Fleece
Drop Spindles and Tapestry Weaving Bobbins by Ian Tait
P&M Woolcraft
Pindon End, Hanslope, Milton Keynes MK19 7HN, UK
Tel: 01908 510277 Fax: 01908 511706
D.G. Barnett, Little Orchard, 4 St. Peters Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 2HS
Tel/Fax. 01323 893725 e-mail david"at"orchard.fire-bug.co.uk
Classes and Workshops in Spinning,Weaving, Knitting, Felting and Natural Dyeing. Spinning, Fibre, Spinning Wheels, Natural Yarn, Looms, Natural Dyestuffs and Books! Majacraft, Lendrum, Ashford. Mail Order Welcome, but come visit when you are in Central Scotland.
Twist Fibre Craft Studio, 60A High Street, Newburgh, Fife, KY14 6AQ Scotland.
Tel/Fax: 01337 842843 e-mail: enquiries"at"twistfibrecraft.co.uk
FIBRES & TUITION
Specialist dealer in antiquarian and secondhand books on (among other interesting things) Textiles, Design, Needlework, Lace, Costume and Fashion.
9 Penfold Street, Aylsham, Norfolk.
Tel: 01263 733142. Fax: 01263 735074.
This is one of two shops mainly selling jerseys, scarves, hats etc knitted using Welsh Black wool, but occasionally have black fleece for sale. Telephone beforehand to check availability.
Bluefaced.com The Croft Stables, Great Barrow, Cheshire CH3 7JN Tel 01829 740903
Undyed yarn suitable for home machine and hand knitting and hand dyeing, in hank and on cone, also a small range of sliver for spinning for a selections of Breeds
Open weekend this 28th and 29th Sept 2008, with all tops and yarns for sale. Fyberspates and the Natural Dye Studio will be there with their hand painted yarns and fibres , DT Crafts will be bringing along their dyes and Laughing Hens will have all their goodies as well.
Claire
Boley from Exeter. Teaches spinning for beginners and has had numerous
exhibitions of work (under the name of Claire Winter) She also provides
custom spinning of fibres to order. email: amyclaireboley"at"btinternet.com.
Note: New address from 1st August 2000.
The Mohair Centre,
Brickfield Farm, Laughton Road,
Chiddingly, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 6JG Tel:01825 872457)
Fibre and dye supplies for spinners, weavers and feltmakers, tuition.
FIBRES & TUITION
"We produce combed wool tops in British breed wools which we supply to hand and machine spinners around the world.
Our range features all the most commercial,less commercial, minority, and rare breeds in the British clip. All are natural colours, from white through light to dark greys, fawns, blacks, and ginger. The wool has had no chemical treatment and whilst not organic is the next best.
I addition we spin yarn from these tops and have a large range of Aran and some double knitting yarns in stock for sale to knitters."
Helps to promote Members' sheep and their products and aims to improve the wool quality and colour. They also publish the Coloured Sheep and handspinners fleece directory (#3.50 non-members) and a quarterly newsletter. (Subscription #12.50 pa including newsletter and directory). Enquiries tel: 01884 32602
The
British Wool Marketing Board
Wool House, Roydsdale Way, Euroway Trading Estate, Bradford, W Yorks BD4
6SE
Offers a range of fleeces have been specially selected by the British
Wool Marketing Board to cover a wide range of hand-spinning requirements.
Contact Mandy Mulley Tel. 01274 688666 or details here
"We've just settled into new life on fair isle & will shortly be opening up a B&B specializing in holidays for handspinners & fibre adicts alike www.burklecrafts.co.uk, as well as selling our renouned fine fleeced hill bred shetland fleece's."
www.fairislefibres.blogspot.com
FLEECE
TUITION
ADVENTURE
16 Holyfield Road South,Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B76 1NX
Tel. 0121 329 3234
Norwegian Pewter Clasps and buttons, lace bobbins, spinning wheels and supplies
We can supply alpaca fleece for hand spinners (from 100g) in white, light fawn, toffee, rose grey, dark brown, and black. If you are in West Wales and would like to meet the alpaca that grew the fibre, get in touch to arrange a visit. We keep a small flock of rare breed Llanwenog sheep and can supply fleeces and commercially-spun aran weight yarn. See website for prices and ordering information or send an e-mail to Lou at penlan_lou"at"yahoo.co.uk or phone 01570 470 692 - please leave a message if there's no reply.
Guiting Power, near Stow-on-the Wold, Cheltenham, Glos.
Tel 01451 850307.
This is the place mentioned in the Chadwick spinning book and at the height of the shearing season have 20 breeds of fleeces available including Shetland, Cotswold, Angora, Jacob, Herdwick, Soay, Hebridean. Only open April - September though, so ring first to check.
Online supplier of craft supplies. Dealer for DHF Falkland Wool dyed merino cross tops.
I know it's not UK... but it's not that far away!
Summer courses in weaving at The International Weaving School in Denmark, where you will find classes for both beginners and advanced students. Classes are small, and teaching is one-on-one. Main instructor: Turid Uthaug.
Mathom House, Moorland Rd., Freystrop, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA62 4LE. Tel. 01437 890712
Linen and tow yarns and fibre. Handweaving from rugs toclusive linen wall hangings. Commisssions. Courses in weaving, spinning and dyeing for adults and children. Workshop open for visitors.
Alison Daykin is a weaver, spinner and dyer. She also make braids and felted items and teaches in Adult Education "I hold classes in South Derbyshire every Monday evening, during term time from 7pm to 9pm. I have a spinning and weaving curriculum, but am a student led tutor, so they will learn everything that is appropriate to their situation, including spinning, weaving and dyeing fibres from your own animals, weaving with your own hand spun yarns and felt making. I also give workshops to individuals and small groups in my home."
Tel: 01283 701809 Fax: 01283 701729 Email: alison"at"alisondaykin.wanadoo.co.uk
TUITION
Stephanie Kemp writes:
I have a handweaving business with flyshuttle looms and am just setting up two 1920's hattersley looms which have been a restoration project this year. We are able to weave on commission and are able to offer a service to those with their own fleeces or who spin yarn themselves.
e-mail: Stephanie Kemp designer"at"weave.fsnet.co.uk
Dry
Drayton Alpacas
2004 alpaca fleeces for sale as follows:white and butterscotch first shear
fleeces, cream and rose-grey adult fleeces. You are welcome to see the
herd from which the fibre came.
DYEING
Europa
Wools Ltd
Suppliers
of fibres for Handspinners and Felters
1 New Close Cop Hill, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield. HD7 5XA
Tel: 01484 846878 Fax: 01484 847372
Tel: 01425 616203 e-mail: Ann Saunders wmh"at"newmil.freeserve.co.uk
The Studio sells fibres and equipment for spinning, feltmaking and other associated crafts such as embroidery, tapestry weaving, weaving, dyeing, silk paper making,etc.
Courses are run by request and we also go out and give workshops,talks and demonstrations. Any other activities involving fibre could be undertaken on request.
& TUITION
Tucker Street, Wells Somerset. BA5 2DZ.
Tele/Fax 01749 677902
e-mail brianpaul"at"falklandagencyshop.freeserve.co.uk
Merino and merino-cross fleeces, falkland knitting yarns, guild talks etc.
FIBRES
Hut Cottage, West Meon, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 1JY
Tel: 01730 829452
Glimakra Swedish Looms and Accessories
Old Portsmouth Road, Peasmarsh, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 1LZ
Tel 0(+44) 1483 565800, fax 0(+44) 1483 565807
Mail order & Showroom. Supplies for Fabric Painters, Dyers and Printers, Glass Painters, Hand weavers, Hand Spinners and Dyers, Felt & Paper makers.
e-mail sales"at"fibrecrafts.com
Fibrecrafts now includes George Weil Textile Craft Supplies.
FIBRES
Handspun and hand-dyed yarns plus a small range of dyed roving for spinners, this will expand during 2008.
Tuition for individuals or small groups who wish to learn to spin or weave. (North Wales area close to Llangollen)
Website: http://www.fibremania.co.uk/
Flight
Weaving
Weaving tuition for individuals or small groups, beginners and intermediates.
Classes held to suit the student in the beautiful surroundings of the
Hirsel Country Park, Scottish Borders. Also, weekly workshop at Moondance
Wools.
Contact: Janis Embleton, Flight Weaving, 2 The green, Swinton, Duns, Berwickshire.
TD11 3JQ.
Tel: 01890 860346 email: info"at"flightweaving.co.uk
& DYEING TUITION
Independant group of weavers, spinners and dyers. Basics taught, then self and mutal help. Some experienced weavers others total beginners. Occasional day workshops for particular skills (feltmaking, indigo dying, design & colour.)
Table & floor looms, spinning wheels, tapestry frames, yarns available. A library with books on relevant subjects. Visits welcome.
Contact Jane Lewis on 01761 413316
& DYEING TUITION
The Ghiordes Knot
Traditional Persian carpet knotting tools and handspun yarns direct from
Iran. Tuition given.
Tel: 020 8973 1847 (SW London)
EQUIPMENT
&TUITION
Organic shetland wool (Rovings and fleeces) from Pembrokeshire
Residential weaving courses in Scotland.
for brochure contact Kate Ferguson, Ardmiddle Mains, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 8AL. tel/fax 01888 562443
& FELTMAKING TUITION
The Handweavers Studio & Gallery
29 Haroldstone Road, London E17 7AN Tel: 0208 521 2281
Resources of Spinning Wheels, Weaving Looms, Dyes - Acid, Fibre Reactive, Direct and Russell. Wide range of high quality fibres, fleece, yarns, equipment and books at competitive prices.
We offer courses in Feltmaking, Loom Weaving, Spinning, Tapestry Weaving.
FIBRES & TUITION
Gateside, Strathmiglo, Fife, SCOTLAND, KY14 7ST
Tel:01337 860767 Fax:01337 868983
Haldane Wheels until 1997, Carders, accessories, Ashford and Louet dealers
Angus Glen, 2/20 Branahuie, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis,HS2 0BB, Scotland, UK
Tel +44 (0)788 175 928. e-mail: angus"at"hebrideanspinning.com
Genuine Hebridean spinning wheels hand-built to order, to the traditional design by an island craftsman in the Outer Hebrides
Countesswells Rd. Thornhill, Cults, Aberdeenshire, AB1 9QJ
Tel. 01224 867238
about 4 miles from Aberdeen - hebridean wool, fleeces sometimes. Note: Very old address - check if it still exists!
Hedgehog Equipment
Handspinning and knitting. Hedgehog carders and Majacraft wheels.
Daren Uchaf, Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire, Wales NP7 7NR
Tel: 01873 890712
e-mail sales"at"hedgehogequipment.co.uk
27 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1UP.
Tel 01305 264449 & 267917. Fax 01305 250675.
Good Spinning and Weaving supplier, including his own made equipment, reasonably priced as well as tops, slivers.
The Mill, Tregoyd Mill, Three Cocks, Brecon, POWYS, Wales, LD3 OSW
Tel/fax: +44(0)1497 847421
e-mail sue"at"suehileyharris.co.uk Silk specialist.Tuition in inlay weaving, natural dyeing, silk paper making. Discounts currently available (Nov. 2002) on orders over 25 pounds
From the North Wales area close to Llangollen and overlooking the Berwyn Mountains.
Commission weaving is also undertaken. Tuition for individuals or small groups who wish to learn to spin or weave.
Tel: 01691 777659 Email: info"at"hazelbhandweaver.co.uk Website: http://www.hazelbhandweaver.co.uk/
MARALYN
HEPWORTH textile artist
"I
am a textile artist living and working in Shropshire. I specialised in
tapestry weaving at West Hope College Shropshire and West Dean College
Sussex. I use tapestry weaving and other textile techniques to explore
themes around sustainability in its widest sense. I often use local fleece
and natural dyestuffs, or recycled materials. My work varies from the
functional to wallhangings, from traditional to wacky."
For details of Monthly Workshops, Individual tuition and Group Activities
see http://www.maralynhepworth.co.uk
Martin
Hills (MAH Accessories for Textile Crafts)
Maker of English Wool Combs, hackles and other accessories. email: martinhills"at"woolcombs.orangehome.co.uk
(note new email address)
I have taken over from Peter Teal, making woolcombs. They are almost
the same - the only real difference is that I am using locally sourced
wood. I also make a few other bits and pieces, such as hackles, floor
inkle looms and raddles.
Windmill Cross, Canterbury Road,Lyminge,
Folkestone,Kent. CT18 8HD
Tel: 01303 862617
e-mail info"at"handspin.co.uk
New and Second Hand Wheels & Looms and Accessories, Natural and Acid Dyes, Craft Videos, Silk Painting Materials, our own Easy Peasy Dyes, Fibres for spinning and felting, Textile Craft Kits, Wool Fibre Dyed for Your Project. Tuition for Groups and individuals on Spinning, Weaving, Dyeing, Feltmaking and Silk Painting. Free Mail Order Brochure available on request. Open by appointment.
FIBRES & TUITION
"A quarterley publication full of friendly advice, helpful hints, whats on where,classifieds etc.Ideal for newcomers and old hands". Annual sub £7.00" and NEW Spin and Bare It 2004 Calendar
Joan Kendall
8 Cobbeech, 36 Newtown, Uckfield, E. Sussex, TN22 5DE. email joany46"at"aol.com
37, High street, Kessingland, Suffolk. NR33 7QQ
supply a large range of Silk fibres dyed and undyed, Carrier rods,Cocoon Strippings,Felting fibres such as merino tops, easy acid dyes and associated embroidery products by mail order. Small orders a speciality.
Comprehensive 48 page catalogue available for 4 x 1st class stamps.
Tel: 01502 740414. E-mail: janet_hawkes"at"lineone.net.
90 North Road, Lerwick, Shetland Isles, ZE1 0PQ
e-mail shetland.wool.brokers"at"zetnet.co.uk
Tel: 01595-693579 Fax: 01595-695009
Shetland wool, including lace weight. Fleeces when available.
Kemtex Services Ltd., Tameside Business Centre, Windmill Lane, Denton, Manchester M34 3QS Tel:0161 320 6505
"As a spinner and Environmental scientist in Scotland most of my designs are influenced by the surrounding environment and traditional scottish garments. Using organic fleeces and dyeing the natural way with plants and minerals to minimise environmental impact. I also provide, fleeces, fibres, and equipment for the spinner, felter, weaver and knitter. "
& DYEING &
FIBRES
Crafts
at Les Landes
Spinning courses, etc in Normandy France. Please see www.crafts-at-leslandes.co.uk
for details. "We offer holidays with a fibre interest and/or wood
turning as well as weekly workshop sessions and monthly social craft days."
Lazy
Kate Cathy Wright sells her own handspun wool for knitters and
creative embroiderers, and also handdyed spinning fibres. She also writes
a column for www.knitonthenet.com
which is an on-line knitting magazine.
FIBRES & PUBLICATIONS
Spindle spinning workshops for guilds and groups Instruction at our home in spinning and natural dyeing - individual or small groups. Dealers for Greensleeves spindles and Bosworths' topwhorl spindles.
2 New Bridge Cottages, Midgehole, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 7AL
Tel: 01422 844881 e-mail spindlers2"at"aol.com
Sarah
Lodge.
" I
am a hand spinner and am able to offer a spinning service for any type
of fleece or fine fibre. If you are interested or would like more
details please email me at sarahlodge16"at"hotmail.com
The
Loom Exchange
Hilary Charlesworth, Ash House, Stedham, W Sussex. GU29 0PT. Tel 01730
817191.
Weaving and Spinning equipment bought and sold. SAE for catalogue or go
to web site.
Also courses in spinning, weaving and felt making and secondhand textile
books.
TUITION
Manda Crafts
Spinning and Dyeing Courses in Cornwall.
Hand-dyed fibres for spinning
TUITION
Dept E. Carters, Station Road, Wickham Bishops, Witham, Essex, CM8 3JB
Tel 01621 891405 and 0860 9063
Fleeces for handspinners from our prize winning flock. Shetland (coloured and white) Polwarth (coloured and white) Ryeland. All fleeces are selected for hand spinning. See us at Royal Highland and Great Yorkshire Show. Mail order to UK and worldwide. Website www.scottishwool.co.uk Email fleeces"at"scottishwool.com for information and fleece availability.
Blackemore Farm, Little London, Longhope, Glos GL17 0PH.
Tel/fax: 01452 830630.
Mohair fleece available all year round.
Jacky and Martin Webb, Brickfield Farm, Laughton Road,
Chiddingly, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 6JG Tel:01825 872457
Spinning & Weaving Equipment, Mohair Fleece, Tops, Spinning Courses.
FIBRES & TUITION
Springhill Farm, Coldingham Moor, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland TD14 5TX
Tel/Fax:01890 771541
Spinning & weaving equipment, supplies, fibre, yarn, books, dyestuffs, fleece.
Instruction in spinning, weaving, knitting, and dyeing
e-mail margie"at"moondancewools.com
FIBRES & TUITION
Washed & carded wool from rare breeds of sheep, bought locally, on the Welsh border.
"I am a feltmaker & spinner myself, & I am very selective about my fleeces, no dips, no dyes, just the real thing."
Handspun and machine spun embroidery silks, tapestry wools and knitting wools. Also spinning and dyeing products. Spinning and dyeing courses, workshops, especially historical application of natural dyes. E-mail fishwife"at"mulberrydyer.co.uk
YARNS & TUITION
The Natural
Fibre Company Custom carding, spinning and weaving for smallish
quantities of fleece.
The Natural Fibre Company moved to Cornwall late last year (2005).
Unit
b Pipers Court, Pennygillam Industrial Estate, Launceston, Cornwall PL15
7PJ
Phone: 01566 777635 Fax: 01566 779795
SERVICES
Fiona
Nisbet
Withymoor Cottage, Burleydam, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 4BQ
Tel: 01948 871618
Synthetic and natural dyes. Spinning/weaving/dyeing tuition/workshops
supplies.
See NW Courses for
details of current workshops
e-mail fionanisbet"at"yahoo.co.uk
& WEAVING TUITION
We are a cottage industry situated about 10 miles south of the North Wales seaside resort of Rhyl, on a south-facing hillside in a gap in the Clwydian range of hills beside the Offa’s Dyke Path. In Victorian times a small hamlet and Chapel was established in the area, which they called Sodom. Using State-of-the-Art modern technology, we process fleeces from a range of animals into spun yarn or roving, and can process individual fleeces if required (usually with a minimum weight of around 1 kg.) to preserve the identity of your favourite Alpaca!
SERVICES
Northern
Isles Fibre Adventures with
Elizabeth Lovick and Kathy Coull
"Fibre adventures in the Northern Isles of Scotland and beyond, where
you will have access to tutors living and working in the isles who have
a great depth of knowledge of the places, their people and their traditions.
Because the groups will be small, we will tailor our activities to your
interests whether they are wildlife, history, art - or simply fibre"
Pinden End, Hanslope, Milton Keynes, MK19 7HG Tel:01908 510277
Spinning and weaving supplies, fibres, dyes, books. Lendrum, Ashford, Louet. UK Dealers for the Bosworths' topwhorl spindles.
FIBRES
Janet
Phillips
Warden's House, Bix Bottom, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 6BL
One day courses and weekend courses and week courses in spinning, weaving
and dyeing. SAE for brochure or download
Tel: 01491 641727. e-mail: janetphillips"at"clara.co.uk
Showers Mill, 78 Frizinghall Road, Bradford, BD9 4JB, England email: sales"at"prestigefibres.com
Buyers and selleers of all types of speciality animal fibres
Leathley Road, Menston, West Yorks, LS29 6DP
Tel: 01943 878329 and 874736
Range of handbuilt looms, weaving hardware. Agent for Texsolv, Toika and Myrehead. Send £1 for illustrated information pack and pricelist.
Pure
Inspiration
Spinning supplies, whole and part raw Border Leicester fleece,hand dyed
wool fleece, Gotland Fleece, Bowmont fleece, Hebridean fleece, raw and
hand dyed Wensleydale fleece, hand dyed and natural coloured alpaca fleece,
hand dyed and raw kid and adult mohair curls, hand dyed mulberry silk
tops, silk hankies and matawa silk caps. Cashmere fibre from goats to
order when in season. Also spindles, dyes, and knitting needles. Many
interesting items available at ebay
shop.
EQUIPMENT
Suppliers of Fibres for Handspinners and Felters
315 Radcliffe Road, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield. HD7 5BN
Tel: 07976 639610
Renaissance
Dyeing
100% naturally dyed yarns for embroidery, lace-knitting and weaving
etc.
Over 100 shades, natural dyed with woad, indigo, madder, weld, cochineal
etc. Some plants home grown in our dye garden. commissions undertaken.
Textile packs, naturally dyed on natural materials.
Courses in dyeing held twice a year in the foothills of the Pyrénées.
(And
for other members of the party - walking
holidays )
YARNS, DYEING
TUITION
ADVENTURE
"My small company handweaves linen on a Hattersley loom (I was previously a Harris Tweed weaver). We also spin fibres, and offer natural dyeing and spinning residential courses"
DYEING
23 Damhead, Lothianburn, Edinburgh EH10 7EA.
Tel/fax/ans 0131 445 3899 email: enquiries"at"scottishfibres.co.uk.
"Suppliers of equipment, books, fibres, materials, yarns and accessories for spinning, weaving, dyeing, knitting, crochet, felting, papermaking, silk painting and many other crafts. Probably the largest range of wooden knitting needles and crochet hooks in the UK.
Exclusive suppliers of Caprine Fine Fibre from Scottish cashmere goats and suppliers of Scottish llama including from our own herd of cashmere goats and llamas."
FIBRES
Johnny
Shiels - Spinning Wheel maker
New Road, Carndonagh, Co. Donegal, Ireland Tel: +353 74 93 74769
"I am
a third generation producer of hand-crafted spinning wheels in Ireland
and have a limited selection of high quality wheels made to order. Please
visit my website (http://www.spinningwheels.ie)
for more information, images, specifications, etc."
Skylark Holidays. We provide a range of specialist interest holidays and breaks and specifically focus on weaving, spinning and dyeing. My partner, Alison Daykin, is passionate about the crafts and we share a vision to ensure that the skills are retained for the future. Alison has more than 20 years experience in teaching, producing, consultancy and designing in the crafts. And she has won awards for her designer weaving and has co-authored the wonderful book "Creative Spinning". As our main tutor at Skylark Holidays, Alison can provide the knowledge and experience for traditional skills and for modern techniques.
TUITION
Spinning
Weal
Sarah Harris breeds sheep, spins, and teaches spinning in Bristol and
North Somerset.
Learn to spin sheep's wool, or to dye it with natural and synthetic dyes,
at friendly, creative classes and workshops.
Shirley
Simpson
Tom's Barn, Dennington Rd., Framlingham, Suffolk. IP13 9JL
Tel. 01728 723114
Dyes
Run by Michael Ames in Coventry, UK. (Web site currently not available) "He can repair/renovate any type of spinning wheel including Welsh and Shetland, and has many years of experience in wood-turning."
Until the rebirth of his web site, I'm told that he can be contacted at Tel:02476-456-592
"I'm a full time textile artist working in Cumbria.,My work combines a number of techniques but focuses around feltmaking ,recycled textiles,spinning,dyeing and crochet. I run courses from my home,a listed Georgian building overlooking the Solway Firth and Scotland,examples of my work and details of courses are available on my web page."
DYEING TUITION ETC!
Strand
& Co. The New Forest, Hampshire.
are now the UK distributor for Babe
Spinning Wheels. They also stock Ashford wheels, fibres, spindles,
dyes and knitting supplies, and hope to soon be arranging courses (2007)
(TUITION)
The Threshing Barn, Lower Lady Meadow Farm, Bradnop, Leek Staffordshire, ST13 7EZ
Telephone and fax: (+44) 01538 304 494
Gaywool Dyes, Fleece and Ashford Spinning and Weaving equipment. Also Varied craft courses
College Mill, Barkerend Rd., Bradford, BD3 9AQ
Tel: 01274 722191 Fax: 01274 393500
e-mail enquiries"at"texere-yarn.co.uk
Anne and James Williamson,
Wheel Lodge, 159 Main St., Asfordby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Tel:01664 812320
Timbertop Spinning Wheels
A not-for-profit organisation running its own programme of activities as well as providing hospitality for courses organised by public, private and voluntary agencies.
2006 courses include freestyle weaving, designer knitting, crochet wizardry and natural dyeing.
53 Cross Green Rd, Huddersfield, HD5 9XX
Tel 01484 534273 Fax:518328
Spinning equipment, fibres
FIBRES
North St. East, Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9QL
Yarns, Linens, silk cashmere etc.
WARATAH Fibres
3 Kirkham Street, Rodley, LEEDS, LS13 1JB
Tel:0113 255 7198
"Gaywool Dyes, Gaywool Merino/Silk and Gaywool Merino/Mohair. Also the only place in the UK that you can buy Wendy Dennis Polwarth Fleece. New for 2000 is Wendy's spun Polwarth in Natural colours. This is 8ply yarn. Hand Painted Wensleydale Tops and yarn in the Gaywool colours."
residential courses in weaving and dyeing.
SAE Penwenallt Farm, Cilgerran, Cardigan, Dyfed SA43 2TP
tel:01239 841228 e-mail: martin"at"snail-trail.co.uk
Cross Lanes Farm, Garriston, Leyburn. N. Yorks. DL8 5JU
Tel/Fax: 01969 623840.
Wensleydale Fleeces, tops, yarns, patterns, garments and many more sheepy delights.
hand-made wooden articles for textile crafts such as drop spindles, replacement spinning wheel bobbins for older wheels, tapestry frames and bobbins, marudai etc.
Teaches spinning, natural dyeing and felt making. Also supplies fibres for spinning and felting and handspun yarns and naturally dyed yarns for knitting.
Wheeldale Lodge Goathland N. Yorks YO225AP Tel: 01947896068
e-mail wheeldalelodge"at"onetel.net.uk
Daily or residential courses in spinning and weaving to suit individual needs,
94 Llandeilo Road, Upper Brynamman, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, SA18 1BG. 01269823075, email: edwardwhitet"at"aol.com.
70 Main St. Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire,S62 7TN,
Tel 01226 742926, Fax 01226 741166
"We are now stocking 70 repeatable shades of merino 64's all suitable for spinning and feltmaking. Shade cards are sent out on loan or they can be purchased. In addition customers can select shades from the range and we will comb them to together to make their own unique rainbow blend. All the details are in the free price list. All the usual range of fibres still stocked."
Also stocked, spinning equipment (Ashford dealer), yarns.
e-mail wingwool"at"clara.net
FIBRES & TUITION
Craft-link Ireland
36 Bayswater, DERRY, BT47 6JL
e-mail g.woolsey"at"virgin.net
Mr. Woolsey writes:
There is only one spinning wheel craftsman remaining and he lives in a remote part of North West Ireland. He is the fourth generation of his family to handcraft spinning wheels to time-honoured traditions. The wheels are fully functional and although many are sold to spinners, others adorn homes and retail premises world wide. I have shipped wheels to the US, Europe, Australia and one to Africa. (The former vice-president of Nigeria is the proud owner!)
If you would like further details including a photo of these beautiful wheels, I would be delighted to respond.
Yahoo group - UK spinners weavers and dyers
For all those wishing to meet like minded hobbiests and share info and
help each other in this wonderful craft. The group has been going now
for over a year, and a free subscription can be obtained by going to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weavers-spinners-uk
In
order to make sure that you are from the UK you are asked for your proper
name and the county in which you live. This is kept private between the
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Alpaca fibre for sale in quantities to suit hand spinners; 4kg - 40 kg. Available in black, white and brown from Ashbourne Alpacas. We are based at Ashbourne in Derbyshire but can possibly arrange delivery in the UK. Potential customers are welcome to call by appointment and view the herd from which the fibre itself has come. Tel: 01335 350404 weekdays and speak to Audrey or Wayne Buttery. Also e.mail wayne"at"buttery.co.uk
Alpaca fibre for sale, small quantities of light and mid brown. Contact: P O Box 41, Slaithwaite Huddersfield, HD7 4YB, Tel: 01484 659596
Alpaca fleeces for sale. Brown, black, fawn, white and baby fleece 1st cut. Jane Kinroy (email: JKinroy"at"aol.com ) Tel: 01262 674691
Alpaca fleeces for sale, brown. In East Sussex. Alan Chapple. Tel 01323 833587.
Amazing
Alpacas
"We are a family run alpaca farm, based on the ridge of the
Usk and Wye valleys in South Wales. We have a lovely herd of about 30
quality alpacas, who produce an annual crop of wonderful fibre that some
of your members may be interested in. Glenda spins herself, but we have
some great quality fibre available for sale, at very reasonable prices.
We sell prime saddle fibre for £4 per 100g (best quality) and slightly
coarser saddle fibre for £3 per 100g (good quality). We can also
supply alpaca fibre for felting at £10 per kg (second quality).
All prices are inclusive of vat, but P&P is extra. We have a range
of colours available, from white through fawns and browns to black.
You can see our some of our alpacas by visiting us online at www.AmazingAlpacas.co.uk"
Carlton Llama Farm. The Old Rectory, Thorpe Morieux, Suffolk, IP30 ONW tel/fax: 01284 828227. Alpaca Fibre. Many colours, unwashed. £1.25/oz plus p&p. Free samples available
Imagine Alpacas Ltd., Tel: 01865 351 655 or Email: sew "at" dial.pipex.com Fine alpaca fleece available in black, white, cream, fawn and gingerbrown.
The Toft Alpaca Shop We are a large alpaca farm in Wariwckshire. We sell raw fleece in 500g lots in all the natural colours through the site. The farm shop is also open for spinners to come and meet the producers and hand-pick fleeces of animals before they come off the backs if they fancy an extra special fleece. Toft Manor, Dunchurch, Warwickshire, CV22 6NR Tel: 01788 810626
MOHAIR & CASHMERE
Don's Angoras UK breeder and exhibitor of Angora Rabbits in the UK, Supplier of fibre.
Angora
fibre for sale from my Continental and Satin Angora rabbits. Contact
me at Braceland Cottage, Pontithel, Three Cocks, Brecon, Powys. LD3 0SA.
e-mail suejames "at" ukgateway.net
Coloured
(8) and white (8) angoras and 13 pedigree Norfolk Horn sheep
and have a few fleeces for sale. Our smallholding is in the Forest of
Dean, Gloucestershire.
Lydia Barrett e-mail:lydiabarrett"at"hotmail.com
Tel: 01594 860858.
ANGORA
ANGORA & WOOL
Lesley
and Martyn Archer
We
are sheep farmers from the North Tyne Valley in Northumberland. We have
a flock of Bluefaced Leicester sheep and were wondering if anyone would
be interested in purchasing fleece direct from the breeder. If so, please
contact Lesley or Martyn on 01434 230210 or archers"at"lowcarryhouse.fsnet.co.uk.
EDEN
GOTLAND SHEEP is
a new flock situated in North Cumbria. We shear our GOTLAND ewes and lambs
again in January 08 so will have raw fleece avaliable from Feb 08.
Contact: Nickie Kirkby, SCALERIGG,RENWICK,PENRITH CUMBRIA CA10 1JE
Tel 01768 870538 email: scalerigg"at"tiscali.co.uk.
Pedigree
White Wensleydale fleeces to sell either whole (approx 3 to 4 kg per
fleece) or in 200g or 500g bags. Helen Gill, Drythisendoon Flock, Wigginton,
North Yorkshire. Tel 01904 768373
email: helen.gill1"at"tiscali.co.uk
Fleeces off 1 soay, 1 manx, and 4 rylands, and 1 angora goat. They are very full and close, and are very good quality. £6 each (with a deduction on the lot as a whole). Suggest buyers collect if possible. Customers are welcome to veiw them. Please contact Sue Fran email: susie.f"at"tiscali.co.uk or Tel: 07786 954252 mobile. (Warwick)
I
have a flock of 19 Hebridean and 3 mixed breed males for
conservation purposes. They just been shorn for the first time and I therefore
have 21 fleeces to surplus to my requirements. I am open to offers for
this wool Please contact Noel Rigby
email: Noel"at"HVM1.fsnet.co.uk or phone 01743
791991. (nr. Shrewsbury)
The Gwarllwyn Flock comprises 50 registered pedigree Shetland sheep. We have various coloured (including extremely rare jet black) fleeces for sale. Prices £5.00/kg + P&P. Colours can be reserved in advance on a first come first served basis. Contact Sue Longhurst, Gwarllwyn Farm, Carmarthenshire. Tel 01550 721348. Fax 01550 721097. e-mail Suzanne.longhurst"at"btinternet.com
"I'm a member of the Coloured Sheep Breeders Association and I cross rare-breed sheep in order to produce naturally coloured interesting fleeces for myself and other spinners. We shear around 200 sheep, so have a wide choice available. Breeds used for crossing are:- Shetland, Icelandic, Cotswold, Ryeland, Corriedale, Wensleydale, Southdown, plus anything else that might add good things to the mix. We also have a group of this years ewe-lambs ready to sell, all quiet to handle and ideal temperament for beginners. Lesley Wickham (Powys) Tel/Fax: 01597 860244
"Our flock are Registered Pedigree Jacob bred specifically for the extreme softness of their wool for spinning. Fleeces are ready now, bundled and ready to go and weighing at approx 3-4kgs - Price GBP10.00 per fleece. Post is GBP6.50 each. For 2+ fleeces can arrange courier charge for next day at GBP9.50 for up to 4 fleeces packed together. Contact: Claire Swait, Huntley Court. Gloucestershire. UK. Tel: 0044 1452 830207 Fax: 0044 1452 831264 e-mail: swait"at"huntleycourt.com
I would like to advertise some fleeces from our Black Leicester Longwool
sheep, I understand that there are only 75 of these left in the world,
I have 8!. The wool is a mixture of blue, brown, black & white. (never
pure white) So if you want something special. please contact me at email:
john.pascoe"at"virgin.net I also have some white
fleeces for sale.
I have a conservation farm in the dalehead of Glaisdale and raise pedigree shetland sheep bred specifically for their fine fleece. i have a number of fleece for sale, moorit white and some first shear pedigree suffolk. £3.50 - £5 per kilo + p&p. tel/fax 01947 897608 Email: debbie_marke"at"yahoo.co.uk
Shetland
Fleeces Waterspark flock. Hand sheared, selected for handspinning
or felting, no chemical residues. Various colours.Currently 85 pure bred
ewes reared on our 50 acre Devon hill farm, managed to conservation principles
under the Countryside Stewardship scheme. Price £5.50/kg. Postage
at cost plus £1.00 for fleece bag, packing and despatch.
Also Shetland yarn on hank, 2ply medium spun, equivalent to double knitting,
for knitting or weaving. Five natural colours, very soft handle, light
and warm. 200gm hank in mid grey @ £7.50. 100gm hank in black, silver
grey, moorit,or cream @ £3.90. Please send A5 stamped addressed
envelope for sample card. Jenny Wilkinson. Hudley Mill, Brayford, Barnstaple,
Devon EX32 7PY Tel: 01598 710300 Email: wilkinj"at"btconnect.com
Interesting fleeces from this years clip. Southdown, Ryland (and Xs), Manx and Soay. Also 2 white mohair fleece. Contact Sue email: susan"at"auto-pc.co.uk (Warwick)
We have a flock of pedigree Portland sheep in Somerset. The flock have won numerous prizes in both 'Wool on the hoof' classes at shows and for rolled fleeces. We have a number of selected rolled fleeces for sale. Website: Hilary and Brian Howell, Beer Mill Farm, Beercrocombe, Taunton, Somerset TA3 6AQ tel 01823 480249
We have a small flock of Pedigree Jacob & Portland sheep. We usually have fleeces available throughout the year. Our contact details are:- Shernfold, Cockmount Lane, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 6UD. Paula Bull email: cousleyflock"at"hotmail.com Tel: 01892 784441
I have pedigree Hebridean sheep and am happy to sell the fleeces for spinning in the summer. I spin a little myself, but don't use them all up.. They vary from grey (the older sheep) to deep soft black. My contact details are e-mail:Monica Lee m.lee"at"lancaster.ac.uk Hare Appletree House, Quernmore, Lancaster, LA2 0Q, Tel: 01524 63049.
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