Wool Processing for Spinning and Felting

If you have ever felt confused or overwhelmed by fibre processing, all the equipment, vocabulary or just the sheer volume of a single fleece, this workshop is for you. Working with small wool samples from several different wool breeds you will learn about wool properties by going through all processing steps yourself: skirting, washing, carding and combing. You will become familiar with fibre processing equipment and learn tips and strategies for processing at home and scaling up to process the whole fleece. Whether you choose to do it by yourself or get a group of likeminded individuals to join you, you will leave equipped with knowledge and confidence to choose and prepare fibre for your next project. 

• Price: £240 for up to 6 participants

• Who it’s for: Ages 16+

• Length: 6 hours

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.