Our February session was run for us by Sue Coates who is a member of the Spinning Guild and demonstrated how to use spinning equipment through the ages.  Sue started off by showing us Neolithic stick spinning and then went through all the different methods right up to the modern spinning wheel.  Sue then concentrated particularly on Viking spinning methods and she had brought along some beautiful lead spindle whorls dating to Viking times.  She also had an incredible range of genuine and replica spinning equipment and an array of different fleeces too.  She showed us how to card the wool and then spin it using a spindle and spindle whorl.

After the break, we had a go at actually spinning ourselves!  It wasn’t as easy as Sue made it look but some of the MAYANS managed to get the hang of it quite quickly.  We were able to take the spindles and fleece home so we could continue to practice.

A big thank you to Sue for such a different and interesting session.