Preparing Shetland Fleece for Hand Spinning

Name: Preparing Shetland Fleece for Hand Spinning
Uploaded: 2026-01-28T13:00:15.326Z
Duration: 19 min 30 s
Channel: Women & Heritage Crafts
Description: With Shetland Guild of Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and Dyers spinning expert Sue Arthur. A visit to Unst and a meeting with spinner Mary Jean Peterson some 40 years ago gave Sue Arthur the spinning bug. In this film she invites us to her home at Cuckron Croft and explains the beauty of fleece preparation right through to spinning and knitting.

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With Shetland Guild of Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and Dyers spinning expert Sue Arthur.

A visit to Unst and a meeting with spinner Mary Jean Peterson some 40 years ago gave Sue Arthur the spinning bug. In this film she invites us to her home at Cuckron Croft and explains the beauty of fleece preparation right through to spinning and knitting.