Stratford-upon-Avon Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers

Amanda Hannaford, Spindling workshop and Whorls around the World talk. For further information please see our earlier blog WHORLS AROUND THE WORLD.

On 17th November Guild Meeting Amanda Hannaford will be demonstrating and talking about  Spindling and Whorls around the World .   Amanda Hannaford who is well known, internationally known, as a spinning teacher and dyer is also well known as a frequent winner of the Bothwell longest thread award, judged in Tasmania every two years. This is an international contest where you compete to spin the finest thread from 10g of wool or alpaca. In 2017 Amanda produced 858.520 metres of woollen thread on her spindle - very fine spinning indeed - to win the spindle category internationally. In the morning (starting at 10.15 - note earlier start) twelve workshop participants will learn how to use different types of spindle. She has an ambitious programme in mind, so all participants need to know the basics of spindle spinning. The workshop will demonstrate use of the supported spindle, and show the differences between bead whorl and the Tibetan and Russian spindles. Then she will dem...