A little about myself

Hi, my name is Sheila and I am Blackislecrafts.
I love all kinds of craft but my main crafts are Patchwork and Quilting, Spinning and Knitting.

Thirty years ago I married a farmer, moved to my husband's family farm on the Black Isle and took up spinning. We did have our own sheep then and I learned how to spin from fleece. A few years later I found the Patchwork and Quilting which took over my life, I passed my City & Guilds in Patchwork and Quilting and ended up teaching three classes a week!

The spinning took a back seat until about three years ago, I wanted to get back to knitting - my mother taught me to knit before I started school. I was quite shocked at the price of wool, so I decided to dust down the wheel and get spinning again. It's far cheaper to spin your own yarns than buy it from the shops (that doesn't mean that I don't buy yarn from the shops, because I still do !) but spinning is so lovely and relaxing and so satisfying.

The Patchwork and Quilting is always there. I always have a quilt in the making and if everything goes to plan I am hoping to start teaching again.

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Information about the Classes
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Classes are held in my fully equipped studio at home in the farmhouse at Easter Kinkell. IV7 8HY.
​Please note if you are using a sat nav my postcode will take you to Kinkell House Hotel. Go another 100 yards past Kinkell House Hotel (that is if you are coming from the A835) and you will see a sign for Alcaig on your left. Go down that road 100 yards and the farm and farmhouse is on your left.
​Parking.
​​We were hoping that the car park would be finished in time for  the classes but unfortunately this is not the case. Please note that we have a shared entrance with the farmer next door, so please do not abandon your vehicle in the middle of the yard. There are plenty other areas where you can park.

​As you can see on the map below, you are directed to Kinkell House Hotel. Please head for A & M C Munro as that is our farm.

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