Dot's fibre to fabric

I enjoy handspinning & dyeing, and using yarns in knitting, handloom and inkle weaving.

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Plant dyes calendar for 2017

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Fran Rushworth, author of the popular Dye Plant Gardening articles for YarnMaker has published a calendar for 2017 Plant Dyes for All Season...
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Friday, 28 October 2016

YarnMaker no.28, will be the final edition of this British magazine for handspinners

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For past 7 years my blog has been quieter whilst my time and energy has gone into publishing YarnMaker, a British magazine for handspinners....
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Sunday, 22 March 2015

Kumihimo

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The marudai and tama (braiding stool and weights) are useful tools for building up the strength in my hands, and I am enjoying making kumihi...
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Sunday, 4 January 2015

off the loom and finished...

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See previous post. On the loom, width 9". Immediately after removal from the loom, width 8", length 120cm, still an open ...
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Thursday, 1 January 2015

A Day in the Life of Looms 2015

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Meg of Unravelling blog is co-ordinating A Day in the Life of Looms once again, the New Year's day look at looms around the world throug...
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Dorothy
I live in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. I started handspinning in August 2005 and soon went on to learn about using natural dyes to colour my yarns. Then, in order to make good use of the handspun yarns I took up knitting needles and thought it would be a good idea to learn to weave. I still love my first loom - I have a 2nd hand 8-shaft Toika Norjaana floor loom, now joined by an 8 shaft Leclerc Voyageur table loom, a small 12-shaft Greg Meyer loom, and two rigid heddle looms. I have a floor-standing inkle loom and a band loom with drawloom attachment, and several spinning wheels. I am a member of the Online Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers. On thing led to another, and in August 2010 I published the first edition of a British magazine for Handspinners: YarnMaker.
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