The Art and Mistery of Spinning
Resources for the History Camp presentation of March 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVTrOZvalPk&feature=youtu.be
Resources for the History Camp presentation of March 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVTrOZvalPk&feature=youtu.be
Fiber festivals are great places to find fibers and spinning supplies. Historically correct spinning wheels are a little more difficult to find as no one seems to be making wheels with distaffs. Occasionally, dealers with reconditioned antique wheels come to festivals. If you are unable to attend a festival go to their website for the vendor list as many sell items online.
The best way to learn about spinning is hands-on, find your local spinning group! https://spinoffmagazine.com/spinning-guilds-directory/?q=&hPP=30&idx=prod_spinning_guilds&p=6
The best way to learn about spinning is hands-on, find your local spinning group! https://spinoffmagazine.com/spinning-guilds-directory/?q=&hPP=30&idx=prod_spinning_guilds&p=6
Events
April last weekend of the month Waltham, MA: Gore Place Annual Sheep
Shearing Festival https://goreplace.org/sheepshearing-festival/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-d_6qdrP4AIVVVgNCh3J7wevEAAYASAAEgJztfD_BwE
The festival features
sheep shearing, fleece sale and vendors specializing in fiber products.
Sheep shearing, fleece
sale, vendors throughout the site feature fiber
of all types, fiber tools, dyes, finished goods, soaps, herbals, local CT
cheese, maple syrup and a variety of other quality items produced by small
farms and businesses from the North East.
Sheep, fiber, knitting,
weaving, sheep dog trials, Alpacas, 80+ vendors for all things fiber. Used
equipment sale, food vendors, spinning and weaving demos.
Large fleece sale, fiber
vendors, classes, wool craft contests, photo contest, sheep dog trials and lots
of vendors, pot luck supper or stop by the Webs yarn sale on the way home https://www.yarn.com/
Come and enjoy a day-long exploration of the fiber arts.
Shop the vendors, learn a new skill, bring your knitting, your spinning wheel
or your sock machine and enjoy a day of community with your fellow fiber
enthusiasts. This is a BYOC (bring your own chair) event, so please
remember to bring portable seating of your choice.
October Rhinebeck NY: NY Sheep and Wool Festival https://sheepandwool.com/
The New York State Sheep
and Wool Festival is one of the largest annual gatherings of fiber-arts
enthusiasts in the United States. Shopping, foods, seminars...and so much more~
More than 150 New England
exhibitors will be showcasing their products including clothing, quilts,
blankets, rugs, looms, spinning wheels and more. Workshops on felting,
spinning, punch needle, Tunisian crochet, rug hooking and more will be held
both days.
January 10, 2021 Westford MA: St. Distaff Day in Westford
http://colonialspinningbee.blogspot.com/2012/10/st-distaff-day-in-westford.html An annual gathering of spinners hosted by the Westford Spinners and Westford Museum for fiber enthusiasts from around the region. Bring a wheel or spindle and enjoy some socializing time and silent auction of fiber related items.
http://colonialspinningbee.blogspot.com/2012/10/st-distaff-day-in-westford.html An annual gathering of spinners hosted by the Westford Spinners and Westford Museum for fiber enthusiasts from around the region. Bring a wheel or spindle and enjoy some socializing time and silent auction of fiber related items.
Publications
The Spinning
Wheel Sleuth https://www.spwhsl.com/ The Spinning Wheel Sleuth is the only
periodical devoted exclusively to spinning wheels and related tools. Our goal
is to collect, exchange, and share information about spinning wheels before the
wheels and the material about them are completely lost.
Spin-Off Magazine https://spinoffmagazine.com/ Spin Off feeds our deep curiosity about the art and craft of making yarn. Each issue connects you to new and familiar voices in the handspinning community and is packed with information about fibers, tools, and traditions to inspire your creativity
Dyes
Earth Guild https://earthguild.com/products/dyes/dyenat.htm
