Spinzilla 2017 - Preparations Underway

Spinzilla is a global event where teams and individuals compete in a friendly challenge to see who can spin the most yarn in a week

The Great British team (Team Hand Spinning News - 2016) competing with hand spinners from around the world will have an extra advantage up their knitted sleeves this year!They have hand spun miles and miles of Real Shetland wool tops into amazing yarns at previous Spinzillas but this year they have selected the very special Superfine Real Shetland wool top to spin with!The wool was of course grown in the Shetland Islands and has been sorted by hand by Jamieson and Smith in Lerwick.  From there it went to Haworth Scouring Company in Bradford where it underwent the most environmentally friendly Scouring process of its type in the world.  Then on to combing, the other side of the driveway to the scouring plant so no wasted Airmiles there!Haworth Scouring and Combing are part of the Curtis Wool Direct Ltd group of companies and produced this wonderful top with the best environmental credentials possible.  ENco Certified, our world class hand spinners will go into competition armed with the very best Top for the job.We at Adam Curtis Online, The Real Shetland Company and Curtis, Curtis & Sons wish the team well and hope you will all give the GB Spinzilla team a lot of support.  Watch out for social media updates via @curtthesheep + @ACurtisOnline + @realshetland among others.You can follow Shiela Dixon, part of the GB Spinzilla team and by her brilliant Hand Spinning News blog or on Twitter (here).By Martin Curtis, from ACO & The Wool Carpet Focus Group.