Introduction to Spinning

This block is for crafters who are serious about learning how to spin their own yarns. It is a comprehensive introduction to the spinning process, spinning equipment and natural fibres. You will learn spinning on a drop spindle using the park-and-draft method and progress through plying, treadling all the way to spinning on the wheel. Sessions are designed as a mixture of theory and practice to ensure that you have hands-on experience as well as a good understanding of the spinning process to continue on your own. All equipment and a wide selection of fibres with which to learn and practice will be provided.

• Price: £160/person, minimum 4 participants

• Who it’s for: Ages 16+

• Length: 9 hours (3 x 3-hour workshops)

Magdalena Sobula

Since I remember, there was always yarn in our house. I grew up watching my mum and auntie knitting and crocheting and very early I became an enthusiastic crafter myself.

After moving to Scotland with my family I ran a small business, Stitching a Rainbow, selling custom made patchwork blankets and small crochet makes. I stopped in 2016, when I decided to turn my love of yarn and fabrics into a career.

I enrolled for BA in Design for Textiles Associate Programme with Glasgow Clyde College and Heriot-Watt University and followed with Master’s Degree, graduating in 2021.

I am a weave designer, self proclaimed alpaca fibre ambassador, knitter, crocheter, spinner and it brings me a great joy to share my passions with others.

In addition to leading workshops At Birkhill House CIC, I also run my own small business, Soft Stories Design.