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Workshops I have the CITYAND GUILDS ADULT EDUCATION CERTIFICATE part 1. My workshops
are held for small groups or individuals in a warm friendly environment in Exeter Devon Wool spinning for beginners - How to sort a fleece Adding olive oil to the fleece Scouring a fleece Carding for a woollen yarn Using combs for worsted and semi worsted yarn Spinning with a drop spindle Spinning with a spinning wheel Deciding on the type of spinning wheel to buy. Learning to spin different fibres such as ALPACA,SILK, MOHAIR, COTTON and WOOL Knitting for beginners Reading a pattern Deciding on the
type of wool to be used Casting on stitches Garter stitch Purl
stitch Increasing the number of stitches Decreasing the number of stitches casting off stitches Knitting Pattern Design Drawing the garment on to a piece of paper adding colours using graph paper measuring for the garment Making a swatch Deciding how many stitches are needed for the garment Exhibitions to date 1989 Solo - "Wool and Ink" University of Plymouth Exmouth 1991 - Shared - Christmas exhibition Otterton Mill, Devon 1992 Solo - "Back
to Back" Studio One Gallery Phoenix Art Centre Exeter 1993 group -Visual Arts Exhibition
Sidmouth Arts Festival Sidmouth 1995 Solo National Trust, Killerton
House Shop Gallery, Nr. Exeter 1996 group - Grosvenor gallery Bridport Dorset 2004
Solo - Craft Case at the Royal Albert Memorial museum Exeter 2008 and 2009 Group - Westwared
Ho & Bideford Art Society, Burton Art gallery Bideford Galleries where Claire sells her work Powdermills Pottery, Dartmoor Black Swan Art Centre, Frome Higher Street Gallery, Dartmouth Court House gallery, Somerton (Somerset Guild of Craftsmen) Griffin's Yard, South Moulton
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I have been teaching and making hand spun garments for over 20 years. the garments have all been made with natural
fibres and have natural dyes added where stated
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