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Whacky Fibres

Our Tutors, Jeane Deane and Amanda Hannaford gave this fascinating and enjoyable workshop. We explored plenty "unusual" fibres and several "exotic" animal fibres.
They shared their experience, gave their advice and showed the different ways of preparing, blending and spinning.
Jane's marl


Amanda Hannaford: Guanaco and Camel blends
Bamboo Marl
Jane Deane
Dartmoor, UK

 Guanaco and Camel blends
Amanda Hannaford
Cornwall, UK
Jane Dean's Tencel Christina's Tencel and Bamboo

Tencel
Jane Deane
Dartmoor, UK

                   T: tencel tops+dyed merino, B: bamboo + merino tops
                Christina Chisholm
              Inverness, Scotland
 
   Jane Deane's silk polyester noil
 Kathe Lewis, Merino-bamboo

Dyed silk / Polyester noil
Jane Deane
Dartmoor, UK

Merino and Bamboo
Kate Lewis
Denmark
 
Katherine's samples Annee Silk, Bamboo-Ingeo-Soya

Whacky samples
Katherine Montgomery
Kentucky, USA

Bamboo, Ingeo, Soya
Annee Silk
Prince Edward Island, Canada
 
Jane Deane, Banana group
 Amanda Hannaford, Banana plying

Banana 
Jane Dean
Dartmoor, UK

                      Trapping tufts of chopped banana
                     Amanda Hannaford
                       Cornwall, UK
 
Simone Board-Kirk, Thistle fluff
 Simone Board-Kirk, Ingeo, Thistle, Tencel+Ingeo

Thistle fluff
Simone Board-Kirk
Island of Stronsey, Orkney, UK

              Whacky samples
                Simone Board-Kirk
                   Island of Stronsey, Orkney, UK
 
Jane Dean: Ingeo and Soy
 Marty

Ingeo and Soy
Jane Dean
Dartmoor, UK

                                          Tencil and Superwash
                                           Marti McCarthy
                                        Ohio, US
 
Lorraine's plant fibre spinning
 Stephanie's tencel, viscose, ingeo

Soy, Tencel, Ramie, Jute
Lorraine Edwards
Pembrokeshire, UK

                                               Tencel, Viscose, Ingeo
                                                Stephanie Hoyle
                                                 Inverness, Scotland
 
Amanda's Coypu
 Ineke's Bison and silk noil
Coypu Yarns
Amanda Hannaford
Cornwall, UK

Bison and Silk noil
Ineke van der Heijden
Goor, The Netherlands

Amanda's Sparkle yarn
Wool, Tencel, Angelina
Amanda Hannaford
Cornwall, UK		Amanda's knitted Sparkle Yarn

Knitted Sparkle Yarn
Amanda Hannaford
Cornwall, UK
Amanda's Blue & Pulple Knitted SampleAmanda's Banana's
Chopped banana fibre, Ingeo, dyed milk proteïn
Amanda Hannaford
Cornwall, UK
Blue & Purple knitted sample
Amanda Hannaford
Cornwall, UK


Bettina's dandelion fluffJane's Handspun paper warp
Black Welsh with Dandelion fluff
Bettina Foertig
Co. Mayo, Ireland

Handspun paper warp
Jane Deane
Dartmoor, UK

Stephanie's animal fluffAmanda's Baby Camel and Soy
Yak, Silver Fox, Coypu
Stephanie Hoyle
Inverness, Scotland

White baby Camel tops and soy tops
Amanda Hannaford
Cornwall, UK

Lorraine's dog fibre
Dog 
Lorraine Edwards
Pembrokeshire, UK

Stephanie's Cats
Cat
Stephanie Hoyle
Inverness, Scotland

Dineke's bamboo spinning
Dineke's whacky fibres scarf
                               Bamboo and Merino
                          Dineke de Boer
                           The Hague, The Netherlands		Whacky fibres scarf
Dineke de Boer
The Hague, The Netherlands