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Workshops I have the CITYAND GUILDS ADULT EDUCATION CERTIFICATE part 1. My workshops are held for small groups 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 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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