I began to experiment with fibre and cord; with no particular outcome in mind.
Teaching myself drop spinning with sheep’s wool.
Spinning led to whorl making – from clay, chalk, wood and resin set charcoal and chalk. With spindles of hazel wood. There is no impulse for historical/archaeological accuracy, just exploring their materiality.
To improve my dexterity, I taught myself some simple crochet. This worked and attempts at loop binding improved considerably – leading to some early attempts at nalbinding.
Having made a bone needle on the day course, I have made some needles of other sizes from wood. The hoops for working into were made from foraged hazel twigs.