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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011
The Sheep Run Again! Glastonbury Wool Day by Patricia Ackroyd
Ashford Guild Hospitality Day by Ellena Kirk
Woolly Wanderings by Linda Scurr
Celebrating Wool by Theresa Munford
Campaign for Wool & Love Wool UK events
The Sunflower – a Swift Evolution by Richard Moore
A Puzzle, A Picker and a Prattley Competition by Innes Carmichael
Weaving on a "Toy" Loom by Sian Lawton
Art Yarn by Alison Daykin
A Woolly yarn, from Sheep to Shawl by Agnes Dix-de Hert
Leicester Longwool Sheep – The Long and Short of it.... by Heather Stead
There are Other Things to do with Woodchips than Putting them into Wallpaper: Part 1, Brazilwood by Judith Beckett
Cwm by Katie Weston
Readers Letters
Double Flyer Spinning Wheels by Keira McFleat
Wovember – A Campaign for "Wool" on the Label to Mean the Real Thing
Reviews – book and DVDs by Dorothy Lumb
Spinning Yarns in Public by Kate Santon
Love Wool UK 2011
How to Subscribe to YarnMaker
Advertisements and information for advertisers
YarnMaker Directory of Guilds and Spinning Groups
Events for your 2012 Diary
Competition
YarnMaker Directory of Businesses
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011
Our County - Coast to Countryside by Margaret Eaglestone
Arts and Crafts by Alive and Kicking in Dorset! by Angie Corbet
Knitting a Traditional Well Dresing by Hannah Greatorex
Manx Loaghtan Sheep: The Parvabrook Flock by Suzanne Taylor
Dirt, Sweat and Grunting, part 2, Diary of a Sheep Shearing Course by Lydia Hill
Art Yarn by Alison Daykin
Tales from the Workshop (continued) by Joan Jones
ISEND 2011 or Dyed and Gone to Heaven! (The International Symposium and Exhibition of Natural Dyes) by Jane Deane
ISEND 2011 by Ulrike Bogdan
Songs, Slaintes, and Sore Fingers by Innes Carmichael
Our British Wool Revival: The Measure of Success by Patricia Ackroyd
Readers Letters
Home Grown Wool by Spun and Knitted in a Day by Ann Fox, Tawe Guild
Fibre East 2011: A Stallholders Perspective by Lydia Hill
Book Review by Dorothy Lumb
Supplier and Product News
Horseshoe Lace Scarf by Jacqui Walker
Reviews: A Selection of DVDs for Spinners by Dorothy Lumb
Events for your DiaryYarnMaker
Directory of Guilds and Spinning Groups
Competition - win a set of Hazel Rose looms
from Wild Colours
Directory of Businesses
JULY/AUGUST 2011
200th Anniversary Celebration - Remaking the Newbury Coat by Linda Scurr
My Spin & Knit Project by Katie Weston
The Boreray Sheep by D Jane Cooper
Boreray: A Spinner's View by Barbro Heikinmatti
The Magic of Cochineal by Janet Major
Ghandi - Spinning's Greatest Spokesperson by Angie Corbet
The Bear by Gill Farlam
How I Learnt to Spin by Tom Hughes
Sheilings Sherry Bottles - and a Stick! by Innes Carmichael
Art Yarn by Alison Daykin
Dirt Sweat and Grunting by Lydia Hill
Readers Letters and Campaign for Wool News
100 Skeins by Linda Scurr
Tales from the Workshop by Joan Jones
But... What about the Warping? by Angie Corbet
Events for your diary
Woolfest 2011
Fibrefest 2011
Supplier and Product News
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Book Reviews
Directory of Guilds and Spinning Groups
Competition - books to win and fibre from Warratah Fibres
Directory of Businesses
MAY/JUNE 2011
Natural Dyeing for the Terrified by Carol Leonard
The Lincoln Longwool Sheep by Sharon Rowlands
Innerleithan Spinning Wheels by Rod Grant
Dorset Buttons by Barbara Douglas
Making Polymer Clay Buttons by Sian Lawton
Buttons to Buy and Saving the Dorset Button-Making Heritage
Hot Washing Fine Fleece by Dorothy Lumb
Plans, Panics and Potions by Innes Carmichael
A Crofting Life by Nikki Crabtree
Art Yarn by Alison Daykin
The Bothwell Spin In and Longest Thread Contest by Dorothy Lumb and Sandra Dawn Cleaver
Handspinning in New Zealand by Sandra Dain
The Campaign for Wool
Readers Letters
The Newbury Coat by Linda Scurr
Online Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers by Margaret Parker
Every Yarn, Every Size Socks by Elizabeth Lovick
Spin-In at Woolfest June 2011, and Sunshine and Fun at Wonderwool Wales
Let's Twist Again by Angie Corbet
Book Reviews
Events for your Diary
Holding a Fleece Day by Sarah Mitchell
Somerset Guild's Fleece Fair by Jim Doust
Advertisements
Directory of Guilds and Spinning Groups
Competition: Win a Peg Loom from Maureen Preen, Woodcymru
Directory of Businesses
MARCH 2011
The Winter Season at Greengate by Sharon Rowlands
Joining Broken Threads: Spanish spinner, their cloth and their baskets by Anna Champeney
Shopping and Dyeing in Gloucester and Derby - Pomegranate Seeds by Mary Hawkins
Rare Breeds at The London Guild by Theresa Munford
Sheep and the Rare Breed Survival Trust by Dorothy Lumb
Why Do They Call it "Spin Off Autumn Retreat"? by Carol Leonard
Are You Plying Tonight? part 2 by Georgina Beazeley
Assessing a Fleece - or is free fleece a bargain? by Elizabeth Lovick
Cashmere - a fine passion, part 2 by Lesley Prior
What is a Loom? by Jane Patrick
A Cashmere Shawl by Amanda Hannaford
Art Yarn by Alison Daykin
Readers Letters
Book Reviews
Adventures with a Dragon by Innes Carmichael
Drumcarding Fleece from Staple to Batt by Katharine Barber
Drumcarder tips & myths by Katharine Barber
One of a Kind? Dora's Spinning Machine by Dorothy Lumb
Subscription form
Advertisements and information for advertisers
Events listing, and competition to win tickets to Wonderwool Wales
YarnMaker Directory of Guilds and Spinning Groups, and news of a Royal visitor to the Wiltshire Guild
Competition: Win a spindle handmade by Enid Ashcroft and Advertisments
YarnMaker Directory of Businesses
JANUARY 2011
Melton Mowbray Show and Sale by Sarah Wroot
Events for your 2011 Diary
Review of an unusual type of spinning tool: The Mayan Spinner / The Rakestraw Spinner by Hazel Cattell
Ceilidhs, Coos and Castles by Innes Carmichael
Rainbow Dyeing in the Microwave by Sandra Dain
The Whitefaced Woodland by Phillip Onions
Test Spinning: Whitefaced Woodland, plus Chunky Pompom Hat by Jacqui Walker
Understanding a Little More About How Your Spinning Wheel Works by Joan Jones
Cashmere - a Fine Passion by Lesley Prior
Cashmere Blending by Amanda Hannerford
Art Yarn by Alison Daykin
Are You Plying Tonight? by Georgina Beazeley
Wild About Wool by Paul Crookes
Cheap Tools For Spinning by Elizabeth Lovick
Book Reviews and A Scandinavian Spinning Wheel by Dorothy Lumb
YarnMaker Directory of Guilds and Spinning Groups
Competition: Win A Rakestraw Spinner from Wild Fibres
Directory of Businesses
OCTOBER 2010
British Spindle Makers, part 2.
Yarns in Ancient Times by Peter Groom
Onions Re-Peeled by Mary Hawkins
Cakes and Creativity - A fibre retreat at Cwmoerant Farm by Sally Pointer with photos by Kathryn Jones
Feis Cothlam - A Gaelic Woolfest by Innes Carmichael
The Woolpicker by Angie Corbet
Art Yarn by Alison Daykin
So, Having found that ‘new to you’ spinning wheel... what next? by Joan Jones
In Search of Fine Fleece by Elizabeth Lovick
Review: the Ashford Country Spinner by Georgina Beazeley
Sheep Breeding for Colour by Karen Tesson
Rustic Sore Thumb Mittens by Jacqui Walker
The History of Sheep Shearing by Christine Clark
Spindle query response by Carol Leonard, and Errata
Book reviews by Dorothy Lumb
The Perils of Housewarming Parties & the National Trust by Jenny Arnold
Popes, Pirates, and the Importance of KAl(SO4)2.12(H2O) by Sally Pointer
The Difference That Alum Makes by Dorothy Lumb
Spinning Wheels, by Dorothy Lumb
Summer Season at Greengate by Sharon Rowlands
YarnMaker Directory of Guilds and Spinning Groups
Competition: Win one of three copies of Jenny Dean’s revised book Wild Colour
Directory of Businesses
AUGUST 2010
Internet Resources for Handspinners by Dorothy Lumb
Alison’s Weaving Class by Jill Shepherd
A Spinner’s Tale by Innes Carmichael
Coloured Ryeland Sheep - a spinning shepherd’s perspective by Karen Tesson
Don’t look a gift Sheep in the Mouth by Angie Corbet
A Traditional Design for a Traveller’s Wheel? by Dorothy Lumb
Scouring for Beginners by Jill Shepherd
Any-sized Mat, Shawl or Blanket (knitting pattern) by Elizabeth Lovick
Why Spindle Spin? by Carol Leonard, with photos by Helen Barker
Books for Beginning Spindle Spinners by Dorothy Lumb
Spindles - made in Britain (showcase for British spindle makers)
A Guide to Creatively Spinning Art Yarns by Alison Daykin
So, where do you go to get that first spinning wheel? by Joan Jones
Dyeing with Japanese Indigo by Ann Kingstone
Growing Japanese Indigo by Dorothy Lumb
The Mediaeval Spinning Class by Jill Shepherd
YarnMaker Directory of Guilds and Spinning Groups
Competition - win a handmade spindle made by Mike Williams
Diretory of Businesses
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