Fleece & Fibre Membership

Join our fleece & fibre membership scheme!

Fancy carving out some time to process your own fibre or fibre you have purchased from us? Well, we are here to help with our new fleece & fibre membership scheme! This entitles you to the use of our Fleece & Fibre Hub during agreed visiting times - more on that below.

A lot of our hand processing equipment is included free of charge in this deal, as well as a 50% discount on the use of our wheels and looms and access to our monthly spinning group. 

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Hours

You will be entitled to use the space for as many as hours/week as possible during your membership period. We do have to accommodate other groups and individuals so we can agree hours on a one-to-one basis week by week. We are closed on Mondays. 

Our fibre equipment includes:

  • Ten spinning wheels

    • 5 x Ashford, 1 x Kromski, 1 x Louet, 1 x Magicraft double treadle, 1 x Hebridean, 1 x flax wheel

  • 6 x Lazy Kates

    • 5 x Ashford, 1 x Kromski tensioned

  • Niddy Noddies (small & large)

  • 3 x Cricket Looms

  • 3 x rigid heddle looms

  • 2 x standing shaft looms

    • 1 x four-shaft, 1 x eight-shaft

  • Many small & large peg looms

  • 1 x swing picker

  • 3 x drum carders

  • Many hand carders

  • 1 x English combs

  • 2 x blending boards

  • 10 x drop spindles

  • 1 x swift

  • 1 x ball winder 

Fees Outwith Membership

Groups and individuals not wishing to take out a membership are still able to use the space and equipment for the following rates:

  • Individual fibre enthusiasts using the space & equipment (excluding spinning wheels and looms): £12/hour

  • Groups of up to four using the space & other equipment: £40/hour Payment in-person at the time: cash or card 

Use of Equipment At Birkhill House CIC

Wheel: £10/week for members, £20/week for non-members

Cricket/rigid heddle: £15/week for members, £30 for non-members

Standing looms: £20/week for members, £40 for non-members

Please note that work can be left on wheels and looms for up to two weeks and must be removed or reviewed with the director at that point. If you have not removed or reviewed the finish date with the director, your work will be removed and stored safely for you to collect. 

Tool/equipment Rental

Items that you are able to rent to use at home:

  • Spinning wheel - £50/week

  • Cricket Loom - £40/week

  • Rigid heddle looms - £40/week

  • Hand carders - £10/week

  • Blending boards - £10/week

  • Drop spindles - £4/week

  • Lazy Kates – £3/week

  • Drum carders can be rented for one week at a time only and dates must be agreed beforehand. Rate is £25/week.

  • English combs, swing picker, standing shaft looms, Niddy Noddies, swift and ball winder are not for rent – they can only be used on the premises.