Sites I recommend

Anne Field An outstanding weaver, Anne, has a studio in the Christchurch Arts Centre

Ashfords Home of the world famous spinning wheels and looms

Blackhills New Zealand wool….naturally

Brenel Alpacas Alpaca breeders and fibre producers of distinction

Champion Alpacas Dr. Chris & Susan Lehner breeding alpacas in 54 acres of sunny California.

Creative Fibre The New Zealand Spinning, Weaving & Woolcrafts Society Inc

Fiber Trends Hand Knit Designs

Hamish Black Gotland Beautiful Gotland Pelt fleeces and sheep

Mielke’s Fiber Arts, LLC Source for weaving, spinning, knitting, crocheting, tatting, bobbin lace, felting, dyeing, and locker hooking equipment, books, and supplies

Shona Schofield Outstanding felt and fibre artist

Southern Alpacas Top Genetics Top service Top Studs

Warwickz Farm Alpaca and rare breeds farmstay

Yarn Traders Recycled yarn specialists

The joy and satisfaction of spinning

You get an incredible sense of achievement when you turn raw wool into a finished product. A pair of booties, or mittens or a warm wool cap. Not everyone can spin. It takes patience, particularly when you are learning and have to get used to tensioning the wheel correctly. But when you know how to spin, and you take raw wool and move it through the processes until it is finished garment, you experience one of the few truly creative, self-reliant moments the modern consumer-driven Western world can give you.