The Spinning Barn

Live Hand Spinning on a Wheel Course. Wednesday Evenings 7pm OR Sunday Afternoons 2pm. This course will be delivered over 4 weeks presented as zoom meetings. This will allow for lots of interaction between us to assist your learning and I hope that you will feel as though you are with me here at The Spinning Barn. Each lesson will last for 1 ½ hrs however if time requires, we shall continue longer at no extra cost. I shall talk you through and demonstrate each aspect of the spinning process...

If you have always longed to create your very own hand spun yarn then I am here to help you do so. In-person workshops are not always convenient but with my online course, you can work at your own pace enabling you to take your time to master the basic techniques of hand spinning. The course is delivered in the same format as my in-person workshops using a series of step-by-step videos and presentations to reinforce the information by re-watching the content at your own pace. However, you will not...

Welcome to The Spinning Barn DON'T LET LOCKDOWN PREVENT YOU FROM ACHIEVING YOUR AMBITONS TO SPIN. YOU CAN LEARN FROM HOME WITH OUR ONLINE COURSE 'HAND SPINNING SUCCESS' WHICH INCLUDES MY 1:1 ATTENTION TOO. CHECK OUT THE ONLINE COURSE SECTION. Have you ever watched a hand spinner happily spinning soft wool into gorgeous yarns and wanted to give it a go, or felt that your knitting, crochet or weaving could be even more creative if you could spin your own yarns? Then this workshop is for you. If you have...

Welcome to The Spinning Barn. If you are a hand spinner who like many, is a little unclear on the difference between worsted and woollen spinning then this two-day workshop is for you. It has been designed to clarify and explore the differences between worsted and woollen spinning spending to enable you to create very specific yarns when you choose to. You will spend a full day on each. You will have the opportunity to card and comb a variety of fleeces including our very own North Ronaldsay and Icelandic,...

Welcome to The Spinning Barn. Why not take some valuable 'me time' to learn a new skill. The workshop will take place in our spinning barn on our smallholding in Norfolk, complete with a cosy log burner to ensure a relaxing couple of days. You will be able to meet our gorgeous Rare Breed sheep who will kindly be providing some of your wool to work with on the day. This two-day workshop is perfect for beginner spinners but is equally suited to those looking for a refresher. You will...