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Preparing British wool fleece for spinning: flicking locks and carding fibre on a drum carder

Preparing British wool fleece for spinning: flicking locks and carding fibre on a drum carder

I'm going to show you how I like to get my wool fleece ready for spinning into yarn using a hand carder (or a pet...

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Cut your knitting! How to work a crochet reinforced steek

Cut your knitting! How to work a crochet reinforced steek

In this video I'm demonstrating how to reinforce and cut steeks on a cardigan, using the Galdor cardigan I designed as an example.  The advantage...

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Latest products from Marina Skua

 

Ling – Skua blend hand-dyed British wool tops

£15.00
 

Dancers in Pink – Feather blend hand-dyed British wool tops

£15.00
 

Vase d'anémones – Solace blend hand-dyed British wool tops

£15.00
 

Rothko – Solace blend hand-dyed British wool tops

£15.00
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