Below are some spinning and knitting related webpages that may be of interest, mainly compiled by Sarah Wroot. These are not recommended in particular and if anyone wants to add (or remove) a link, please let me know.
An incredible resource for all fibre arts people - www.ravelry.com
There are groups for the Tueasday Spinners; the Rampton
Spinners and Saturday Spinners (local spinning meets).
You Tube - www.youtube.com has many videoas showing different ways to prepare fibre and to spin. Try searching for abby franquemont or spindlecity
I Can Spindle also has videos.
Spindlicity has a number of articles about spinning techniques as does Knitty under Knittyspin.
The National Association of Weavers Spinners and Dyers - http://www.wsd.org.uk/
Local Spinning Guilds:
http://www.spinandweave.org.uk/
- Mid Essex Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
http://www.midherts-spinning.org.uk
-
Mid Herts Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers
http://www.onlineguildwsd.org.uk/
- Online Guild of weavers spinners and Dyers
Books
http://www.bibliophilebooks.com
http://www.fibrecrafts.com - George Weil Fibrecrafts
http://www.pmwoolcraft.co.uk
- P&M Woolcraft. They are our nearest supplier, just
north of Milton Keynes. Ring to arrange a visit.
http://www.das-schneeschaf.de
http://www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk
- Wingham Wool Work
http://www.hedgehog-equipment.co.uk
- Hedgehog Equipment
http://www.fyberspates.co.uk
Michael
Williams spindles
IST Spindles
http://spinningspiderjenny.blogspot.com
http://www.abbysyarns.com
Online knitting magazines (free patterns/information)
www.knitty.com
www.magknits.com
http://www.theanticraft.com/index.htm
Online advice:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/
Lace knitting resources
http://www.yarnover.net
Patterns. Lots of knitting bloggers put up free
patterns to download as PDF files, but not everyone tests
their patterns
carefully.
www.knitty.com
www.magknits.com
http://www.thegarterbelt.com/index.html
http://www.chiagu.com/patterns.htm
http://www.girlfromauntie.com/patterns/shop/index.php
http://www.loop-d-loop.com/
http://scandinavianknittingdesign.com/html/patterns.html
http://www.knittingzone.com/catalog/index.php?cName=patterns-by-type
[a good place to purchase commercial patterns as downloads]
http://www.heirloom-knitting.co.uk/index.html
[one of the most famous designers of Shetland Lace]
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory.php
- directory of loads of free patterns
http://www.berroco.com/pattern_library.html
- Free patterns available from a commercial yarn supplier
Socks. Patterns, links to helpful webpages, all sorts
of stuff
http://www.socknitters.com/directory.htm
Sock knitting resources:
http://www.socknitters.com/directory.htm
- has links to beginning sock-knitters’ ‘cyberclasses’
(webpages
with instructions for different ways to knit socks) and
patterns
http://www.cometosilver.com/socks/SockClass_Intro.htm
- lots of photos. scroll down to the tutorial for one sock top-down
on 4 dpns (if that’s what you want to knit!)
http://www.royea.net/sockdemo1.html
- another top-down lesson in photos
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8mnnp/toesheels.html
- has many links to useful information
http://www.queenkahuna-creations.com/queenkahuna_creations_freestuff.html
http://misocrafty.squarespace.com/journal/2006/9/21/short-row-heel-tutorial.html
http://alison.knitsmiths.us/shortrow_tutorial.html
- has some good links, too
Toe-up socks and socks on circulars Judy Gibson’s really simple toe-up
sock pattern with pictures
- http://tiajudy.com/putmeon.htm
and with ‘build your own’ instructions - http://tiajudy.com/soxform.htm
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter02/FEATtiptoptoes.html
- Instructions for three different kinds of toes to start toe-up socks
http://www.purlwise.com/2004/06/figure_8_cast_o.html
- scroll down for different images of the figure-8 cast on. The
way she’s done it works perfectly, just knit the first row
normally (through the front loop) and the SECOND row through
the back loop to avoid twisting the stitches.
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html
- The Knitty tutorial on two circulars
http://www.webdesignsbybarb.com/tostetoes/twosocksoneneedletoeup.htm
- Instructions for toe-up two socks on ‘magic loop’
There are additional instructions for toe-up socks included in
some Knitty patterns, such as ‘Diamante’
- http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/PATTdiamante.html
More detailed instructions for toe-up heelflaps are available
from Miriam’s ‘Better-fitting* Toe-up Heel Flap Tutorial’ at
- http://mimknits.com/wordpress/?cat=13
Choose ‘Tutorials’ in the right-hand sidebar and scroll down past
the lace stuff (although that’s very useful too).
Some sock patterns (not all are free and more are available from
the shops)
-
http://www.socknitters.com/sockpatterns/sockpatterns.htm
http://knitty.com/archiveFEET.html
http://www.cookiea.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
http://autoscopia.com/amelia/archives/fashion_for_free/index.html
http://autoscopia.com/amelia/archives/2006/01/sock_set.html
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/socks.php
http://sockbug.blog-city.com/
Instructions for two socks one inside the other are available at - http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/FEATextreme2in1.html
Nona’s Sidewinders Socks - http://nonaknits.typepad.com/nonaknits/2007/06/sidewinders_the.html
UK/Europe
http://www.angelyarns.com/
http://www.colourmart.com/
http://www.colourway.co.uk/
http://www.getknitted.com/index.html
http://www.guernseywool.co.uk/index.html
http://kangaroo.uk.com/
http://www.woollyworkshop.co.uk/
http://www.uniquekolours.com/
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Natural-Dye-Studio
http://www.fyberspates.co.uk/
http://www.pieceofbeauty.co.uk/yarn.htm
http://www.poshyarn.co.uk/index.html
http://www.fibrefactory.co.uk/
http://jamiesonsshetland.co.uk/
http://kangaroo.uk.com/
http://www.virtualyarns.com/
http://www.houseofhemp.co.uk/hempfp.html
http://www.renaissancedyeing.com/
http://www.sockyarn.co.uk
http://www.texere.co.uk/
http://www.hipknits.co.uk
http://www.shilasdair-yarns.co.uk/index.htm
http://theyarnyard.co.uk/newsite/content/blogsection/2/4/
http://www.rohrspatzundwollmeise.de/flash_content/rohrspatzundwollmeise.html
http://www.das-schneeschaf.de/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5181186
http://www.brightdyes.wahmall.co.uk/traderplus
http://www.newforestmohair.co.uk/shop.htm
http://violetgreen.co.uk
http://www.21stcenturyyarns.com
http://www.knitwitchesyarns.co.uk
http://www.silkwoodyarns.co.uk/
Spinning Supplies
http://www.sublimespindles.blogspot.com
http://sunflowerswifts.blogspot.com
http://www.newforestmohair.co.uk/shop.htm
US yarn [Note: purchases from the US valued at more than £18
are
liable for import charges plus an £8 Royal Mail handling
charge.
Parcels of relatively low value with handwritten labels may
escape
their notice, but a large parcel from a major supplier will
almost
certainly be caught. Royal Mail require payment before they
release
the parcel to you; international couriers (DHL, UPS) may deliver
the
parcel and invoice you separately].
http://www.lisaknit.com
http://www.habutextiles.com
http://www.patternworks.com
http://yarn.com
http://www.colorsongyarns.com
http://sundarayarn.typepad.com
http://stores.ebay.com/Tidal-Brook-Yarns
http://www.carylldesigns.com/yarns.htm
http://www.crownmountainfarms.com/html/sockyarn.html
http://www.carylldesigns.com
http://www.thewoolenrabbit.com
http://stores.ebay.com/Franquemont-Fibers