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Hawthorn Fibres

Contact Name: Audrey Durrant

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Harmony Cottage
Twelveheads
Truro
Cornwall
TR4 8SN

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Hawthorn Fibres's Courses

Hand Spinning Course - Truro
Hand Spinning Course - Truro
Cornwall
£150
This course is designed both for the absolute beginner who would like to have a taster session and for those who are returning to the craft and would like a refresher. For the Spinning Course, the student will be taken through: - Preparation of Fibre - Skirting and sorting a fleece - Washing the fibre - Carding the fibres with combs, hand and drum carders - Drafting the fibres to enable easier spinning - Spinning singles - Plying the singles together - Skeining the yarn We have been spinning and...
Hand Weaving Course - Truro
Hand Weaving Course - Truro
Cornwall
£150
This course is designed both for the absolute beginner who would like to have a taster session. A warped up multi shaft loom will be available to use plus an array of yarns to create a sample piece of cloth or scarf A days course will run from 10am - 5pm with an hours break for a home made lunch For the Weaving Course, the student will be taken through how............ * the loom works * calaculation for required yardage / meterage * securing the warp and weft * to...