Coniagas Textiles

I call this a spinning scale! Going from a singles up to a five ply while attempting to keep the grist or thickness the same. This is Ashford’s Corriedale topgreat for practicing.

Backward Worsted Draft Twist Workshop with Kim McKenna May 5, 19, & 26 Zoom 6:00-8:30pm June 6 In person 10:00am-4:00pm We are looking forward to hosting Kim McKenna again at Coniagas Textiles. This is Part II of Kim’s Exploration and Discovery Series and we are all eager for this next step!... This workshop is now full. There will be two more workshops in the Fallstay tuned for dates and times.

Beeswax candles are simply the best!

Our Safflower Dye Pot Coniagas Textiles Silks & Linen

So much fun to explore different ways to spin up a prepared Batt. I’m trying to imagine finished projects that will use these yarns! Two are plyed yarns with coloured silk threads and the last is a Singles

Fluffy and airy Batts of Polwarth Hogget, silk, and cashmere

Such amazing colours from our last Dye Bath

We are having so much fun Lock Dyeing with our new dyes!!!

Beeswax candles are simply the best!

Our Safflower Dye Pot Coniagas Textiles Silks & Linen

We were able to complete our Workshop Mastering the Forward Worsted Draft through a combination of ZOOM classes and a final day of outside social distancing in our large hay barn! This approach resulted in all of us having extra time to absorb so many new ideas and spinning techniques! A big thank you to Kim McKenna for working so diligently with every single one of us!!!

Our upcoming workshopMastering the Forward Worsted Draft with Kim McKenna May 23rd & 24th has been postponed. We will wait until we know we can safely get together. Looking forward to that time!

So much fun to explore different ways to spin up a prepared Batt. I’m trying to imagine finished projects that will use these yarns! Two are plyed yarns with coloured silk threads and the last is a Singles

Fluffy and airy Batts of Polwarth Hogget, silk, and cashmere