The last month I spent away from my wheel. I remember, before buying it, considering a spindle. It made sense to purchase one, so much cheaper than a wheel, and try to spin with it first. I watched many YouTube tutorials, and the more I watched, the more I doubted whether it was the best way to go. The standing (optional), the holding the hand up high, it all seemed so laborious. But last month I had to choice. I had to go away for longer period of time and couldn't take the

I have been spinning for nearly four years now. As many people at the time, being stuck at home over the Covid epidemic made me think of something to do with my time. I'm not a person who is able to stick to one hobby at a time, I'm not a one trick pony. I tend to spread myself over few activities, trying to fit them, on or few at a time, into my busy working life. An activity needs to be the right kind of thing to stick with me, as, while quite curious and imaginative, am al

Recently I experienced a huge loss. My beloved brother, my only brother died of cancer after a short battle with the illness. It's hard...

Every weekend I face the same dilemma – what colourway will I dye today? The trouble is that some colours I like but won’t wear and some...

I must admit, I have been struggling lately with life/work balance. And I'm not even a parent, just to add. Work seems to overtake nearly...

What do you this of when you sit behind your spinning wheel? What crosses your mind? Once, of course, you're comfortable with letting...

Some time ago someone asked me how I got into spinning. I said (like many people before me) that I couldn't find a yarn I liked and that,...