expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] The range of Schacht designed spinning wheels extend from the Ladybug through the Sidekick to the Matchless. The Matchless spinning wheel is the most responsive wheel available today and comes with single treadle or double treadle action along with a wide range of options and accessories. The silk fabrics include the smooth, finely woven Pongee and Habotai which are ideal for silk painting and Shibori, the Gauze Chiffon which can be used when felting wool to make Nuno felted fabric, the Crepe de Chine which is woven from high twist silk yarns to create a flexible fabric with a soft drape, and the tactile Noil Poplin and Noil Gauze fabrics woven from the remaining fibres from silk cocoon carding. Continue reading… The wheels are recognised as low-cost, easy, and trouble-free and able to spin all fibres in a wide range of sizes. Unison Colour – Unison Colour Soft Pastels are widely recognised as exceptional for their colour gamut, balanced tenderness and feel on the paper.

And the ends aren't too sharp so for those knitters who sometimes give the needle a push with their finger, it won't cause any soreness.All of this requires a fineness of skill and technique that can only come through accumulated experience.

All checkout donations will be donated to Samaritans,a charity working across the UK and Ireland to reduce the number of people who take their own lives. They mention that the wool just glides beautifully, and the needles and cord are strong and durable.This manufacturer uses traditional techniques for making the mediums and varnish, with the best quality raw materials sourced from around the world. After conditioning, which is simply warming by hand working, Sculpey Premo is is soft enough to blend easily and firm enough to hold fine detail. If you are beginning weaving, it can be difficult to decide what type of loom to start with (see our Blog Post on Choosing a Weaving Loom. The Flair collection features a range of widths and lengths, ensuring you'll have the perfect set of tools for every knitting project. The 25 gauge is for general felting and shaping for British wools and the 38 gauge is for finer fibre and detailed shaping.

Manufactured from the highest quality materials, they are a functional and practical part of any knitters kit. expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] The hand cards are manufactured to the specifications developed by the Howard Brothers Company from 1866. Knitters, crocheters and hand spinners will enjoy a choice of magazines including Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet and Spin Off while the fascinating Piecework magazine includes articles and projects which celebrate the history and diversity of needlework and textile crafts. Made from beech wood, the polished surface and smooth join of these fixed circular needle sets means you don't have to worry about your yarn getting caught and disrupting your rhythm - the stitches will glide on and off with ease.These allow the artist to first use drawing techniques and then develop their work into a water colour, painterly style of image. Started off with the grey metal pins, then thought myself very fancy when I bought myself a set of bamboo pins.

Our range of fibres include British Wools, Merino wool, cotton, flax and other delicious fibres including alpaca, silk and cashmere.

The resulting Hat Shapers are excellent for creating, shaping, blocking, drying and storing your felted hats. The floor looms are well able to take the stresses of high tension warps for rug weaving or the delicate warps of lace weaving.