Thank you, I am delighted with how well they came out.

That’s the one I’d be most likely to wear.

They really are quite vivid colours!

Thank you, I loved the way they all came out, will definitely be doing more!

A skein of hand spun yarn lying on a silk scarf. Both the skein and scarf have been bundle dyed together using dyer’s chamomile and Saxon blue to give vivid shades of yellow, blue and green. The original white of both scarf and skein shows through in places.

A skein of hand spun yarn lying on a silk scarf. Both the skein and scarf have been bundle dyed together using dyer’s chamomile, sulphur cosmos and cochineal to give vivid shades of yellow, orange and red. The original white of both scarf and skein shows through in places.

A skein of hand spun yarn lying on a silk scarf. Both the skein and scarf have been bundle dyed together using dyer’s chamomile, sulphur cosmos and walnut hulls to give autumnal shades of yellow, orange and brown. The original white of both scarf and skein shows through in places.

A skein of hand spun yarn lying on a silk scarf. Both the skein and scarf have been bundle dyed together using logwood chips, cochineal and Saxon blue to give strong shades of purple, red and blue. The original white of both scarf and skein shows through in places.

I’ve been experimenting with bundle dyeing using natural dyes just recently. These are the four main colour ways I have come up with so far and, whilst I like them all, I think the autumnal browns and orange are my favourite. Which is yours?
#naturaldyes #plantdyed #bundledyeing #handspunyarn

Thank you, I’m glad you’ve found it useful!

#distaffspinning #handspinning #spindlespinning #woolspinning #heritagecraft

Each time I have posted this video on other platforms the response has shown how useful people have found it. I teach face to face lessons in distaff spinning in the UK, but I know there are so many people, worldwide, interested in learning this technique and tutors are few. Hope this helps.

A narrow woven band with a geometric pattern in red, blue and yellow is lying on a white background.

Is my hand spun yarn suitable for tablet weaving? Looks like the answer is yes. Three ply Romney yarn dyed with cochineal, genista tinctoria and Saxon blue. The pattern is a variation of the Oseberg band.
#tabletweaving #cardweaving #handspun #plantdyed #textilecraft

Thank you. I’ve always enjoyed knitting lace patterns and this particular stitch is an easy one to memorise.

Thank you, it’s incredibly soft!

A hand knitted pale beige cashmere scarf is arranged on a dark red background. The scarf is knitted in a lace pattern which looks like vertical columns of leaves down its length.

This scarf has been on my knitting needles since last December. Knitting long, straight pieces has never held much enjoyment for me, so it did get neglected for long periods. Yarn is handspun cashmere at around 26 WPI. Glad to have it finished at last!
#cashmere #handspun #handknitted

I sell hand spun yarn and a few small knitted items but only within the UK.

Thank you, yes, there are several shades of madder in it.

Close up view of a crocheted granny square blanket showing the border being worked. The squares are each of three contrasting colours with a white border and each has been slip stitched to the next. A wooden crochet hook lies in the top right corner, inserted into a loop on the edge of the border, ready to make the next stitch. In the bottom right corner is a ball of caramel coloured yarn which the border is currently being worked with.

A close up view of a crocheted granny square blanket showing the squares being slip stitched together. Each square has three contrasting colours and a white border and most of the seams are completed, just the vertical seam on the right needs to be finished. A wooden crochet hook lies inserted into the work at the point the seam has reached and the ball of white yarn being used for the seam lies on the blanket.

My current WIP is a granny square knee blanket. It started life as squares for a cardigan, but I think I will get more use out of a blanket, so here it is. All hand spun yarn, dyed with plant dyes many of which are from my garden.

#grannysquares #crochet #handspun #plantdyed #homegrowncolour

A skein of hand spun yarn soaking in an orange dye bath.

Dried orange sulphur cosmos flowers.

Two hand spun skeins of yarn lying vertically side by side on a linen background. The left hand skein is a vibrant orange colour whilst the right hand skein appears a strong yellow.

The sulphur cosmos have produced a bumper crop this summer. This hand spun Romney yarn takes the colour very well. The skein on the left is from 50% WOF of dried flowers, on the right is the exhaust colour.
#plantdyed #handspun #sulphurcosmos #naturaldyes

In the current hot weather it's a treat to find some shade outdoors and just sit and spin for a while. The wool on my distaff is hand combed Romney from Fernhill Fleece and Fibre.

#distaffspinning #suspendedspinning #handspinning #wool #heritagecraft

Three small skeins of hand spun Romney yarn lying vertically side by side. The two on the left are a strong orange colour and the one on the right is a paler orange in colour.

Three skeins of hand spun Romney yarn lying vertically side by side. The far left skein is a dark, almost navy blue, the middle one is slightly paler and the one on the far right is a deep purple colour.

Two small skeins lying vertically side by side. The one on the left is a bright red in colour and the one on the right is a strong pink.

The latest batch from the dye pot, all hand spun Romney yarn this time dyed with sulphur cosmos on the left, logwood in the centre and cochineal on the right.

#handspun #handdyed #naturaldyes #plantdyes

Thank you!

Three more hand spun Romney skeins, fresh from the dye pot. Left and centre are dyed with home grown madder, the skein on the right is dyed with Saxon Blue (sulphonated indigo).

#handspunyarn #handdyed #plantdyed #naturaldye

Thank you!

Five skeins of hand spun Romney wool lying vertically side by side on an unbleached linen cloth. The skein on the far left is a strong pink, the next skein a deep pinky red, the middle skein is lavender blue the next is a darker blue and the far right skein is yellow.

After finishing spinning the first of four Romney fleeces, I have made a start on dyeing the skeins. This first batch is dyed with cochineal, logwood and home grown coreopsis.
#handspun #romney #plantdyed #cochineal #logwood #coreopsis

Thank you. This has been a lovely fleece to work with.

A collection of skeins of hand spun yarn in various sizes and colours. Top left of picture, three large skeins of natural white Romney yarn spun on a spinning wheel. Top right, three smaller skeins, a grey Romney, a black Romney Shetland and a white Portland spun with distaff and spindle. Bottom left a skein of singles dyed in shades of blue and purple lying beside a smaller skein dyed with pinks and greens, both wheel spun. Bottom right, six small breed study sample skeins, all distaff and spindle spun. The breeds are Clun Forest, Shropshire, Devon Closewool, British Milksheep, Teeswater and Dorset Down.

These are my finished skeins from #tourdefleece2025. Some were spun with distaff and spindle whilst on holiday, the rest were spun on my Schacht Matchless at home. Full details in alt text.
#handspun #handspinning #wool #handspunyarn #heritagecraft

My final spin of #tourdefleece2025 took place at Tretower Castle. I'm spinning Romney wool, using a distaff and medieval style spindle and a short suspension technique.
#distaffspinning #handspinning #Romney #wool #heritagecraft

This fleece has been a real treat to spin.

My favourite place too, always such excellent quality!

Picture shows a bobbin on a spinning wheel filled with a white 2ply yarn.

Yesterday’s spin for #tourdefleece was a gorgeously squishy Romney fibre from Fernhill Fleece & Fibre. Spun on my Schacht Matchless.
#romney #handspun #handspinning #wool

Yes, it’s lovely. I wish I could get hold of it more often.

Five mini skeins of hand spun yarn lying vertically, side by side, on a grey background. The skeins are dyed in a gradient of warm brown tones with the darkest on the left and lightest on the right. #handspun #walnut #plantdye #plantdyedyarn

Whilst on holiday last week, I came across a walnut tree, a rare find here in the UK. We’d had a couple of windy nights and the ground was covered with immature walnuts, which I quickly scooped into a bag. Today I dyed a gradient set of hand spun mini skeins using the outer husks from the walnuts.