Today I went to the Rarebreeds show at the Weald & Downlands outdoor museum. There were plenty of wonderful sheep there that had so many different fleeces from an almost felted appearance to long long dreadlocks. Being a spinner the sheep were of greatest interest to me but I also browsed the huge pigs, big eyed cows and nosy goats. After that I went for a stroll around the stalls and found my favourite spindle maker IST. Here I found a new product for sale, a Tibetan supported spindle which I immediately fell in love with. They are so new they are not even on their website! It spins like a dream for ever. It is surely going to become my absolute favourite. I also bought another Russian brass tipped spindle to add to my collection - I now have 3! I was told by the many West Surrey Guild members that I met at the event that as soon as the judging of the fleeces was over that there was a fleece sale so I hurried as fast as my legs would take me over to the...
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.