If you want to be a better spinner, this class will help. We’ll start with true worsted spinning and by changing one small thing at a time, we’ll cover each and every draft until we are spinning the most woolen yarn possible. Topic covered will include:
Short forward draft, short backwards draft (with/without twist between your hands), from the fold, supported long draw, double-draft long draw, and unassisted long draw.
Learn how to change the diameter of our yarn and stay consistent.
Explore the fiber preparation needed for each draft but also how you can branch out of those preparations to make an entire host of “semi” yarns.
Plying and finishing and how it’s different for woolen and worsted yarns.
Finally, we’ll dip our toe into some textured yarns and talk about how they can help grow your over-all spinning skills. No matter where you are in spinning, this class will make you better.
Enrollment Status
Open
Experience Level
Advanced Beginner
Maximum Class Size
18
Materials Fee
$100 covers all the fiber for all the days: cleaned but unprocessed locks for processing (both long and short); combed top in different lengths (some dyed, some undyed), fiber for combing, fiber for carding (different types), carded batts, carded roving, carded rolags
Student Supplies
Working spinning wheel
3 bobbins
Lazy kate
Hand card and hand combs if you have them
Homework
None
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Instructor
Jacey Boggs Faulkner
Instructor Bio
Jacey Boggs Faulkner is the founder, publisher, and director of PLY, WEFT, and PURL Magazines. She spins, weaves, knits, and writes/talks about all three. She's travelled the world teaching spinning, written books about spinning, and runs an online guild where she (and other teachers) dive deep into spinning yarn. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Jacey loves fiber and has made spreading that love the focal point of her life. She lives in Oregon with her gorgeous, smart, and kind kids.
