Fibre Days

I seem to have lost the first half of this week. Lost in the nicest of ways. I was able to devote time to fibre interests early in the week. Monday I attended a spinning workshop with Anne Field http://www.annefield.co.nz/ Anne is a textile artist from New Zealand. She wrote the "bible" of spinning - The Ashford Book of Spinning. It was first published in 1986. Many of learned to spin using this book, so it was a delight to meet Anne and fantastic to spend a whole day with her. The workshop focused on spinning silk, mohair and alpaca. I think I finally have grasped how to spin using a "woolen" technique.

Rosie was one of the workshop participants - you just have to love those ears!

Yesterday Anne lectured at our Guild meeting on Collapse Weave.While, I'm no longer a weaver I enjoy and am inspired by anyone who works in a creative and beautiful way with fibre.



Today is catch up day.....