Long Thread Media Workshops

In this video workshop, he teaches a new generation of spinners. Watch as Norman discusses and demonstrates

• how (and why) to oil wool for carding;
• how to use hand cards to prepare batts & rolls;
• dressing a distaff and spinning from it;
• creating Shetland-style lace yarn;
• spinning with a spindle, great wheel, treadle wheel, and electric spinner.

Listen as Norman tells stories of how people supported themselves spinning, weaving, and knitting, and drops fascinating tidbits about the history of spinning and weaving. The workshop ends with a communal waulking of woven blankets, right down to the singing of traditional Gaelic waulking songs.