Alison Daykin, an experienced weaver, spinner, dyer and teacher, introduced us to a fun world of colour and texture where the uneven spinning of beginners is actually an advantage to be encouraged, in order to produce beautiful artisan yarn. She achieved an A level in Craft Design & Practice in weaving in 1981. She took up spinning to understand yarn construction. The trend in those days was for perfect, even spinning which was uninspiring for Alison, as she sought interesting colour and texture. Ann Norman encouraged her to 'think outside of the box' and she started adding 'extras' to create texture. Mabel Ross was also an influence in spinning fancy decorative yarn. Alison attended a Summer School workshop with Bobbie Cox entitled 'Spinning & Dyeing for Tapestry'. She found inspiration through nature or found objects such as flotsam from a beach. This experience gave her 'the right' to experiment further.
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