We had the best time at The Mannings spinning seminar. They are located on the banks of the Conewago Creek halfway between York and Gettysburg, PA. The complex surrounds the 1874 farmhouse and barn. You didn't have to register and there was no admission charge. There were 14 demonstrators covering a variety of topics and you could come with your wheel and sit and spin if you wanted to.
Jan Derry has been raising Bombyx mori silk worms for ~ 15 years. We got to see all the various stages from mating to laying eggs to spinning cocoons. For more details check out this blog.
John Bostek demonstrated sheep shearing of Border Leicester and Cormo sheep.
Cotton spinning with Sally Jenkins.
A video clip I took of a friend giving cotton spinning a try.
Jan Derry has been raising Bombyx mori silk worms for ~ 15 years. We got to see all the various stages from mating to laying eggs to spinning cocoons. For more details check out this blog.
John Bostek demonstrated sheep shearing of Border Leicester and Cormo sheep.
Cotton spinning with Sally Jenkins.
A video clip I took of a friend giving cotton spinning a try.Wool Wheel, Great Wheel, Walking Wheel or High Wheel. There are probably other names as well. Sharon Peffer is using her Norman Hall reproduction Great Wheel. She explained the difference between the Minors Head's and Bats Head's. If you wanted you could try your hand at drafting.
This is just a sampling of what we saw.
This is just a sampling of what we saw.
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