Today whilst attending my local groups spinning day and I received a message that my English combs had arrived at home. Avoiding the worst of the torrential rain that was submerging the roads I dashed back home eager to try out my new toy. When I unpacked it and slid out the combs from their cover I was amazed how much like torture devices they looked! They also remind me of those huge toothed deep sea fish. With a quick trip out again to the local DIY shop to buy claps I got it all set up and ready to go being very careful not to spike myself. As there were no instructions I thought I would look on YouTube to see if I could confirm my ideas of using them. I thought they couldn't be much more different than using hand carders and a series of 4 videos confirmed as much and gave me the confidence to get on and try them. Adding the fleece to the combs I started with the least good sections of the white Leicester Longwool fleece bought at th...
Over the last few years I have begun to experiment with spinning yarn, dyeing and then weaving. Learning these new crafts is a big learning curve at times but the thrill of succeeding and learning from mistakes is worth all the effort.