Bedfordshire Guild WSD began in 1979 and this needed to be celebrated!
Those of us who spin admire the yarns and fibre blends produced by John Arbon and his team and he was only too happy to create a 'Ruby' colour blend in 80% Merino/20% silk fibre.
Most members ordered an amount between 100g and 1 kilo. Spinning it has taken some time and nearly all have completed their project.
As I wanted to weave a length of fabric the spinning of my yarn kept me busy but very happy.
Years ago, when I learned to spin and weave at college, I was determined that I would spin to weave a length of clothing fabric. Sadly, it has taken me some time to be brave enough to get on with this huge undertaking.
It has been said that it takes 7 spinners to supply a weaver and knowing, from experience, that preparing a warp, setting up my loom and weaving a 5 yard length would take a week I knew I would have to prepare myself for a 'long haul'. The plying of 100g (2 x 50 g) of yarn took all evening, approximately 4 hours!
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