10.30am to 4.30pm

Spinning workshop

The course

This is the second of two interlinked days - please see 'Spinning: preparation and the drop spindle'. Both courses can be booked separately and run twice a year.

This day covers:
How to control yarn thickness
Spinning singles yearn and plying
Discussion on use, colour and dyeing

The tutor

Steve Kennett is a regular demonstrator and volunteer at the museum, where he is also involved in researching Tudor knitted hose and spinning wool for the Interpretation team. He learned to spin some thirty years ago, taught by Dorothy Wilmshurst who had studied with Ethel Mairet at Ditchling in the 1930’s. Steve is a is a member of the General Purposes Committee of the Association of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, and tutor at the Association’s Summer School. He is a member of the Online and Wealden Guilds.

Participant information

Please let us know you can not bring an wheel and if there are any specific topics or issues you would like to see covered during the day. Other equipment will be privided.

Fee

£45 per person per day to include tuition, teas and coffees.
The Museum café will be open or you may like to bring a packed lunch.

The Museum

The Weald & Downland Open Air Museum has over 45 historic building exhibits.  It is also home to the award winning and innovative Downland Gridshell, which houses a conservation workshop and artefact store, and is also used for many practical courses.  The Museum runs a full programme of courses in historic building conservation and traditional rural trades and crafts, along with MSc programmes in Building Conservation and Timber Building Conservation. Please telephone for further details.

To book, download a form here. Alternatively, fill in the booking request below.

Make a Booking Request

 
This is an initial booking request form, and does not guarantee a place on the course. The Adult Learning Team will check the availability of the course, and reply to you as soon as possible - usually within one working day.