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At Glyn-Coch, we sell a range of crafts from over 30 different crafts people.
We also stock a selection of kits often based on wool from our flock of rare sheep - including drop spinners, knitting and weaving kits, needle felting kits and various sizes of round knitting loom. All kits are designed for use by beginners and experts alike, and where appropriate include notes about the origin of the methods.
Needle felting is not considered to be suitable for children because of the very sharp needles, but most other kits are. Round knitting looms are quick and easy to use, and with a range of possible stitches and the ability to drop and cast on stitches are suitable for serious projects, by all ages. They are less fiddly then needles, and can be used both by 'retired' knitters and (with adult supervision) by the very young.
This page will contain instructions for the most complicated of knitting stitches and small video clips of these stitches taking place. It will also contain news on new kits coming to Glyn-Coch.
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Code |
Description |
Price |
Postage | Photo |
1 |
Knit your own doll's hat, top and skirt | £8.00 | TBA |  |
2 |
Knit your own doll's hat and dress | £8.00 | TBA |  |
3 |
Knit your own doll's hat, top and trousers | £8.00 | TBA |  |
4 |
Knit your doll a Welsh National Costume | £8.50 | TBA |  |
A |
Learn to use a French Knitting Bobbin | £8.50 | TBA | |
B |
Learn to use Weaving sticks | £8.50 | TBA |  |
C |
Learn to use a Lucette | £8.50 | TBA |  |
D |
Learn to Spin with a traditional drop spinner. | £9.50 | TBA | |
E |
Peg doll kits in various Welsh Rgional Costumes | £4.99 | TBA |  |
NEW!! |
Round knitting Looms, can be used for socks, hats, scarves, jumpers ... |
From £8.50 | TBA |  |
*Knitting kits fit 8" dolls*
Covers and instructions of all the above kits are in both Welsh and English.
Note on wool quantities supplied with kits.
Knitting and weaving kits are supplied with, (what we have found is more than) enough wool to carry out the projects described. We do indicate the approximate weight of wool in each kit, but as the balls of wool are hand wound on primitive domestic equipment we cannot make an absolute guarantee of the weight We cannot weigh the wool until after it has been removed from the machine.
When large industrial plant is used to spin wool the diameter of the finished product is fairly constant, while our small batches of wool processed by the smaller machinery of our local mills, or by hand spinners, allow more variation. Again large industrial machines for making balls of wool wind to constant tension, and can accurately measure the length of wool as it passes over the tensioning rollers. Our equipment has no such sophistication and it is much harder to relate length to weight. However on a small scale, skilled and enthusiastic operators can adjust their process to the natural variation of wool produced by individual sheep, so what is lost in the relationship between length and weight, should be made up for in ease and reliability of use.
We feel that weighing a ball after it has been wound, and then adding a short strand of wool to make up the weight would be worse then useless to you, (though it may protect us). We have found that for a nominal 50 gm ball of wool, the number of times we turn the handle of the machine gives a practical indication of the length of wool in the ball, and the following table shows typical weights achieved.
| Number of turns | Weight gms | |
| 92 | 53 | |
| 92 | 51 | |
| 92 | 46 | |
| 92 | 50 | |
| 92 | 52 | |
| 92 | 49 | |
| 92 | 54 | |
| TOTAL | 355 | |
| AVERAGE | 92 | 50.71 |
| RANGE | 46 to 54 | |
| 92 | 50.71 + or - 4gms |
In other words a nominal 50gm ball of wool, which will contain more than enough length of wool to finish the project described in the instructions, and will weigh between 46 and 54 gms weight.
As part of the process of designing a kit we carry out the project several times, so we know how much wool is required, and can take account of the variation in the wool. Some kits have different sized balls of wool. When designing each kit we take into account the variation shown in the table above for the particular size of ball of wool needed. Whatever the weight of wool we put in your kits it should be enough to finish the project described, though actual weight may vary a little.
If you find that you cannot finish the project, PLEASE let us know as soon as possible. We hope that nothing happens to spoil your enjoyment of the kit.
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