Spinning in progress

  Shortly after attending Marian`s workshop,  I decided, it`s time to progress and purchase a spinning wheel, so we scanned some ads and we came across a  Kromski Minstrel spinning wheel ( top of the range,  made by a Polish firm with worldwide reputation- Kromski & Sons  )
 The seller ( and yet another fascinating person, spinner, lecturer, with plenty of experience in dyeing wool using natural dyes)  was from Southampton area so we agreed to meet half-way, in  Horsham.
 It was a good deal and my Kromski came with some beautiful, washed fleeces, a video tutorial and some other extras, not to mention plenty of advice, and contact No. in case I needed some more help.
 Yet again, Marian`s words have proven true: Spinners are a very special race of people.

                                               

Photo by Country Beehive

                                                       My  first experiments with natural dyes

                             

 and silk 

final result

 as we were already in Sussex, we decided to take a `longcut` and  visit a few historical places down South ( Eastbourne area)

with closer inspection of  Pevensey Castle ruins and 1066 country

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