Topic: Medieval Distaff Spinning

Learn about the importance of the distaff during the Medieval period and how this historical European style of spinning differs from the drop spindling that most modern spinners are familiar with.

Speaker: Siobhan Harlakenden

I am a fiber artist and heritage craft enthusiast who does a little bit of everything but my main focus anything relating to wool. As someone who was always called an old soul, it seems only fitting that heritage crafts seem to have touched something deep inside me that harkens back to previous lives that are now being expressed again through my modern day hands. It brings me great joy to share my love of sheep and history with current generations and having a role to play in keeping these crafts alive.