Steve KennettThe Sussex Spinner

My New Bracers

16th March 2021

  My New Bracers    During the first long shutdown I needed to keep active so  I gave myself a project to do - to weave some new bracers  So here it is.  How long did they take? Well, I'm not too sure...

Inkle braids

10th March 2021

Here are samples of the braids I wove for the workbook. They are based on those used by the Sami people who keep reindeer and live in the North of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia

Did people in Britian knit in Tudor times?

7th December 2020

Did they knit in England in Tudor Times? How many uses of the word knit were current in Tudor times? If they didn’t knit then what did they wear for their ‘hose’? If they did knit do any patterns exist? When was hose first knitted in England? These questions needed an answer when I was asked to spin wool suitable for someone to knit hose that would have been worn in Tudor times...

Inkle Workshop - get the latest version

27th November 2020

This is how we used my stash.  In the small town near where we live there was a lovely shop called ‘Sew Something’ owned by Liz Greenbush. Every now or then I’d drop in for a chat and we would talk about what each of us were doing...

Thin braids for Christmas

2nd December 2019

This year I have made a number of inkle braids, of aboout 25 ends of 16/2 cotton each some 5 meters long. These will be used to tie up presents for the family.

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