Dinas Island Wool

Our skeins are 100% Welsh (Pembrokeshire) wool, hand spun from our own award winning flock on Dinas Island, spun locally by Angharad & Jean @ciliaucrafts our wool is available to purchase direct from the farm

The fleeces are selected after shearing, washed and left to dry naturally in the sun before being hand spun by Jean & Angharad from www.ciliaucrafts.co.uk, our wool is bespoke, with full traceability to our own flock.

The wool used is all from our home bred, Lleyns, Aberfields, and Abermax, which can be seen grazing in the fields on Dinas Island

Throughout the year we offer on site spinning lessons for small groups, as well as bespoke wool spinning retreats, tailored to your requirements combining a stay at one of our holiday cottages incorporating spinning/craft activities where we will come to you.

Our wool is available to purchase direct from the farm

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Workshops/lessons/spinning retreats

Suitable for Beginners

2-hour Workshops £40per head

1. Learn to spin taster session 2 hours 

2. Colour blending 2 hours 

3. Fleece sorting 2 hours (only available when fleeces available)

4. Fleece washing 2 hours (will need to be done off site)

2-3 Day Workshop 10am -3pm £120 per head

Learn to spin taster session 3 x 2 sessions

Suitable for Spinners with some experience : 1 Day Workshops 10am -3pm £60 per head

Learn to spin: 

1. A choice of: Flax, Silk, Alpaca

 2. Technical spinning – A study in twist & thickness

 3.Colour blending & colour theory

 4.Fancy Yarns: crepe, cable, clouds & knots

 5.Fancy Yarns: tail spun snarls & boucle

 6.Fancy Yarns: Core, flame & beehive

 7.Spinning a lace weight yarn

2 Day Workshops 10am -3pm £120 per head

1. Worsted & Woollen

2. Design for textiles

Also:

1 Day Workshops 10am -3pm £60 per head

1. Crochet

2. Tablet weaving

3. Rigid heddle loom weaving (max of 3 people)

4. Embroidery

5. Needle point

6. Wet felting