Fleeces For Sale – Margaret Vaughan has some Blue Faced Leicester fleeces from a friend in Moffat. They are pets so may well be young sheep. If you’re interested, please contact her on 0772 532 6635.
Our Guild is affiliated to the National Association of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers. The objectives of the Association are the preservation and improvement of the craftsmanship in hand weaving, spinning and dyeing for the benefit of the public and the promotion of public education in such craftsmanship. Through the Association any member can work towards a Certificate of Achievement, in any of the Guild disciplines. Other local Guilds which we commune with include:
- Wigtownshire – www.wgswd.btck.co.uk
- Eden Valley Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers – www.edenvalleyguild.btck.co.uk
- Tweed
- Tynedale
- Edinburgh – www.ewsd.org.uk
- West of Scotland – www.weave-spin-dye-glasgow.org.uk
Below is a list of our members who supply materials / supplies etc associated for the various disciplines:
- Create with Fibre – createwithfibre.co.uk/
- Solway Woolscapes – www.solwaywoolscapes.co.uk/
- Wheeldale Woolcrafts – www.wheeldalewoolcrafts.co.uk/
- The Wheel Ewe – www.thewheelewe.co.uk
Following is a list of other suppliers for materials / equipment and supplies, e.g. fibres, drop spindles, spinning wheels, looms, carders, drum carders, dyes etc:
- Scottish Fibres – www.scottishfibres.co.uk/
- Wingham Wool Work – www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk
- World of Wool – www.worldofwool.co.uk
- The Threshing Barn – threshingbarn.com
- The Wool Clip www.woolclip.com
- George Weil – www.georgeweil.com
- PM Woolcraft – www.pmwoolcraft.co.uk
- The Fibre Hut – www.fibrehut.co.uk
- Weft Blown – www.weftblown.com
- Adelaide Walker – www.adelaidewalker.co.uk
- Handweavers Studio – www.handweavers.co.uk/
- Loom Exchange – www.theloomexchange.co.uk
- Weavers Bazaar – www.weaversbazaar.com
- Twist Fibre Craft Studio www.twistfibrecraft.co.uk
Twist Fibre sells fibre natural and dyed for spinning
- Fibre Scour for cleaning fleece – stores.ebay.co.uk/Aussie-Know-How
- Acid mill dyes – www.corkwood-knittingandcraftsupplies.com/ or stores.ebay.co.uk/Corkwood-knitting-and-crafts
- Yarns
- Yearns to Yearn For – www.yarnstoyearnfor.com
- Fairfield Yarns – www.fairfieldyarns.co.uk/
- Yarn on a Cone – www.yarnoncone.co.uk/
- Uppingham Yarns www.wools.co.uk
- William Hall www.williamhallyarns.com
- www.wools.co.uk
- www.myfineweavingyarn.co.uk
Tapestry Weaving Information: Inspiration: Resources
- www.wsd.org.uk
- www.thebritishtapestrygroup.co.uk
- www.dovecotstudios.com
- www.visualartsscotland.org
- www.americantapestryalliance.org
- www.austapestry.com.au
- www.tapestry.dk
Tapestry teachers / weavers
- www.louisemartintapestry.com
- www.dyeingtoweave.co.uk
- www.fionahutchison.co.uk
- www.rebeccamezoff.com
- www.scanlintapestry.com
- www.annejackson.co.uk
- www.janefreear-wyld.com
- www.martarogoyska.com
- www.ctw-tapestry.com
- www.mire.ro
- www.janebrunning.co.uk
Retreats/Craft Holidays
- Craft holidays in the Highlands – www.wildrose-escapes.co.uk
