Past workshops

The communities of Camuscross & Duisdale are holding a fundraising event at Handspinner Having Fun to make 5 x 5″ fabric or knitted squares for a wall hanging to go in the new community hub An Crubh, which is being built just south of the Isle Ornsay turning. Join Emma […]

Camuscross & Duisdale squares for a wall hanging – August ...

8 Jul, 2016 in Past workshops by Beverley

Date: 26th july Time: 6-8pm Venue: The Handspinner Having Fun, Broadford IV49 9AE Cost: TBC Tutor: Jam from AppleJam All materials included

Granny square workshop – 26th july

28 Jun, 2016 in Past workshops by Beverley

Delve deeper into the art of crochet and learn Tunisian crochet. A mixture of crocheting and knitting this technique creates a lovely thick fabric and is great for colour work. Date: 16th & 23rd August Time: 6-8pm Venue: The Handspinner Having Fun, Broadford IV49 9AE Cost: TBC Tutor: Jam from […]

Tunisian crochet – 16th & 23rd August

28 Jun, 2016 in Past workshops by Beverley

A 2 afternoon workshop learning the process of how to prepare fleece from selecting a fleece, the scouring process and carding through to an introduction to spinning/ drop spindling. Bring your own fleece or prepare one of ours. Date: 31st of July and 7th August 2016 Time: 1-4pm on both […]

Fleece Preparation – 31st of July and 7th August

27 May, 2016 in Past workshops by Beverley

Time for family fun while learning to make a simple wall hanging with gorgeous fibres. Date: 18th July 2016 Time: 9.30am to 1pm Venue: Breakish Hall, Breakish, IV49 9AB Tutor: Sarah from Wood Ewe on Skye Cost: £26.00 per child. Accompanying parents/ carers or guardians – no charge Adult without child- […]

New Date for Family Peg Looming Day – 18th July

27 May, 2016 in Past workshops by Beverley

Creative family time making practical and pretty felted soaps Date: 25th July 2016 Time: 9.30am to 1pm Venue: Breakish Hall, Breakish IV49 9AB Tutor: Sarah from Wood Ewe on Skye Cost: £16.00 per person All materials included

New Date for Family Soap Felting Day – 25th July

27 May, 2016 in Past workshops by Beverley

Learn & hear about the traditional craft of Dorset Buttons. You’ll make Dorset Buttons using brass hollow rings and yarn, starting with the Crosswheel design and using the four techniques of casting, slicking, laying and rounding. Dorset Buttons can be used to give that personal finishing touch to a knitted, crocheted […]

Dorset Button Making – 12th July

27 May, 2016 in Past workshops by Beverley

Crocheting has seen a recent resurgence in popularity. Learn how to create basic stitches to make simple projects that shows off all the new stitches you have learn. You will learn: Crochet terminology and how to read a pattern. All the basic stitches. Working flat and ‘in the round’. and […]

Beginners Crochet Workshop – 27th Sep, 4th & 11th Oct

27 May, 2016 in Past workshops by Beverley

We had a day out from the shop on Wednesday to attend our Sarah’s peg looming workshop at the breakish hall. She brought along loads of scoured fleece and funky yarns for us to play with We learned how to warp the loom and the a few different styles of […]

Peg loom workshop

19 May, 2016 in Blog / Past workshops by Beverley