East Grinstead Spinners

Our members have again been busy and produced many different types of textile works, and this post contains a mini project from Kate - an Easter egg made with yarn, glue and a balloon. Carol C was inspired by a friend's sheep and made these two. Kate has been busy making Easter eggs. Using balloons, yarn and glue The final thread egg Carol T has been busy experimenting with her weaving. Carol T first woven scarf. Carol C wove a rug. Kate made various bags from some woven Jacobs fabric. Carla produced a few blankets and an octo for the QMCG. And Madeline knitted a pair of mittens. Carol C knitted a jumper. Inge worked with different ways of spinning the same fibre. Inge also had fun experimenting with variations of Yorkshire buttons. The orange and red buttons are those traditionally known as Yorkshire buttons. And she had fun with working with two colours. Kate also had a go at a Yorkshire button variation. Carla worked a felted picture. Inge finished her first acid dye experiment

 Our members have been very busy the last couple of months. Below are some of our work. Kate shows off the textures in her pebble bowl with art yarn from Linda's workshop last year, and added a Dorset button.  In connection with her art yarn workshop last year, Linda made a video for us: Making a Simple Art Yarn . Elizabeth used Dorset buttons sewn on to a kumihimo braid for a necklace. These Yorkshire buttons on a knitted cardigan were also made by Elizabeth. Linda washed and dyed an old wool blanket and embellished it with merino fibre to produce a warm, hooded coat. Carla knitted several little coats for dogs. Wendy has been very busy knitting up her handspun wool. Wendy also produced her first crocheted top, and added little bobbles which were done in two halves. Jane has been busy knitting for a baby. These socks were also knitted by Jane. Inge knitted sock from her handspun 3-ply yarn. Madeline knitted a hat for the QMCG, this one in the Bohus technique. Inge learned sprang o

Each year our group selects a charity to support. This year it is The Queen Mother's Clothing Guild , a charity that we have supported for a few years for their charity knitting. As you will see below, our members are already busy with needles and hooks. Madeline knitted this scarf using all the small skeins of wool she dyed at our last dying day, and plain white. It's all alpaca, one row colour, one row white, knitted in moss stitch lengthways. The aquamarine colour was just copper mordanted yarn that never got as far as the dye pot. This will certainly keep someone warm. Madeline sends woollen items where it does not matter if they shrink or felt, i.e., hats and scarves, as they end up being warmer! The QMCG is one of the oldest charities, providing for those in need since 1882. Each year the QMCG receives requests from charities all over the UK for items to enable them to continue their work. The charities include, homeless shelters, outreach units, refuges for women, hospic

With the start of 2021 we also start a new web presence for our group. With this first post we show some of our work from 2020, featuring various disciplines that our members work with - spinning, weaving and many other things. Carol T - Needle felting Laura - Silk paper Stephanie - Knitting Linda - Tapestry weaving Sheila - Bobbin lace Elizabeth - Further Bobbin lace Jane O - Knitting   Wendy - Spinning   Inge - Inkle weaving Jane S - Knitting - Shetland Wedding shawl Edda - Dyeing Kate - Mosaic crochet Dorothy - Cable knitting Carla - Crochet Anne - Tapestry weaving Julie D - Spinning and knitting Phyllis - For the NHS