Serendipity Spinners meet at Emma Prusch Park, 647 S King Rd, San Jose, CA 95116 on the third Saturday of each month from 11 - 3. It is free. Members will show you the basics if you ask. You can also receive suggestions for your next step including where to find fiber.
To learn how to make a hand spindle from a CD and a dowel, click here and here . Many of us started with theses inexpensive hand spindles before acquiring a wheel.
Previously owned wheels are available as spinners search for their ideal wheel and acquire a new ones. For a list of spinning guilds in Northern California, click here. Watch out! Spinning is addictive.
Not all weaving requires a modern style loom. For thousands of years weaving was done on simple looms made of sticks and other available materials. Backstrap looms, inkle looms, frame looms, card weaving all require a minimum investment. Consider visiting a local guild to learn more. For a list of Guilds in the Northern California click here.
In its fifty year history the Glenna Harris Weavers Guild has had many talented weavers. One of them, Win Tonkin, was a teacher as well. We are posting her workshop guides in order to share her expertise with as many people as possible.
As a service the Glenna Harris Weavers Guild lists equipment from weavers and spinners in Northern California that may need a new home. Contact information is provided. Interested parties may deal directly with the seller on price and arrangements. Items will be posted for a month or until sold, whichever comes first. Visit our Market page.
Deb Robson, former editor of Spin-Off magazine and an undisputed sheep expert, has a three-part detailed, illustrated outline of washing fleece on her website.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
Jennifer Leigh has posted a nice series of pictures and instructions on her blog. You may see it here.
Recreating clothes from the Iron Age
Annie McHale, inkle loom expert who has a nice business weaving guitar straps, has shared A Dozen Plain Weave Pattern Drafts on her blog. You may see it here.