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ALL our prices include delivery to mainland UK addresses by Royal Mail 1st Class or ParcelForce 48.

Welcome to our web site. To make life a little easier we have a Order Form for you to complete and email to us; we will then ring you for your payment details on a day and time of your choosing. If you prefer you can talk to us before ordering. This can be done via the Contact Us page.

We regret that Ashford have increased their prices again from 1st February 2010. Prices on this web site reflect these changes.

ALL our prices include delivery to mainland UK addresses by Royal Mail 1st Class or ParcelForce 48.

We want you to be happy with your purchases and we are here to help and encourage you to be involved with textile crafts. We offer a personal service that is both knowledgeable and unbiased.

We have been spinners, weavers, dyers and felt makers since 1972. In 1985 Sue obtained The Bradford Handloom Weaving Diploma. Sue’s skills and experience are passed on in a One to One course.

One to One courses are tailored to suit the individual requirements of the student. There are Beginners and Improvers in the following textile craft disciplines:

· Hand spinning on a wheel or drop spindle.

· Weaving on a 4 shaft loom, rigid heddle loom, knitters loom, sample loom or peg loom.

· Dyeing with natural dyestuffs, Easy Peasy dyeing for wool and silk, vat dyeing (indigo or woad), procein dyeing on cotton or linen or hemp or other vegetable fibres.

· Felt making wet or needle felting techniques.

One to One courses are held at Hilltop in Lyminge. The tuition fee includes the use of all required equipment and fibres; there are no hidden extras. If appropriate, you are encouraged to bring your own equipment and fibres.

Bill offers a Wheel and Loom repair service at Hilltop. However, if you are unable to bring equipment here then send us pictures via repairs10@handspin.co.uk we will do what we can to advise and help.

We value your praise and welcome your observations on our new web site. We have put a questionnaire form on the bottom of the contact page and would value your response.

Established in 1990, we are specialist suppliers of
hand spinning, hand weaving, dyeing and felt making equipment.
We also provide One to One tuition in these crafts.

Proprietors: Sue & Bill Chitty

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PRINTING A PAGE FROM THIS WEB SITE

Please remember that this web site is copyright© protected but pages can be printed for personal use.

You will need to adjust your printer so that it reduces the page size to 60%, that way it will fit on a single A4 portrait page. Check Print Preview before printing - you can select to print just one page and thereby save a sheet of paper!

What are Web Links?

Like most people we use Google to find things on the web but it can be a frustrating tool unless you know exactly what you are looking for. Our Web Links pages are all textile related and therefore both useful and time saving. All the links are to people or organisations that are known to us personally so we can recommend them all.

What we don’t do.

We do not send out regular emails (otherwise known a spam).

We do not send out brochures unless requested to do so. However, if you would like one of our FREE brochures you only have to ask.

What we do do.

We are here to help and encourage anyone who wishes to get involved in textile crafts.

If we cannot help we usually know someone who can and will put you in touch with them.

If you contact us by email we will respond as quickly as we can or on the day/time you requested.

If you contact us by phone and we are out please leave your name and telephone number on the answerphone and we will return your call as soon as we can or on the day/time you requested.