Fibre Blending & Yarn Design

Come and create an exciting colour palette while learning how to blend fibres of different colours and qualities in preparation for spinning or felting. You will get to play with a selection of natural fibres, including fibre from Birkhill’s own alpacas and sheep and locally grown wool, and you will learn how to create bats, rolags and tops. You will get the chance to play and experiment with different proportions and preparations and see how your fibre preparation looks spun into yarn. This workshop is great for crafters that would like to further their understanding of fibre and yarn properties but no previous fibre knowledge is required to join in with the fun.

• Price: £65/person, Minimum 4 participants

• Who it’s for: Ages 16+

• Length: 3 hours

Magdalena Sobula

Since I remember, there was always yarn in our house. I grew up watching my mum and auntie knitting and crocheting and very early I became an enthusiastic crafter myself.

After moving to Scotland with my family I ran a small business, Stitching a Rainbow, selling custom made patchwork blankets and small crochet makes. I stopped in 2016, when I decided to turn my love of yarn and fabrics into a career.

I enrolled for BA in Design for Textiles Associate Programme with Glasgow Clyde College and Heriot-Watt University and followed with Master’s Degree, graduating in 2021.

I am a weave designer, self proclaimed alpaca fibre ambassador, knitter, crocheter, spinner and it brings me a great joy to share my passions with others.

In addition to leading workshops At Birkhill House CIC, I also run my own small business, Soft Stories Design.