Spinning

201 Beginning Spinning, Wheel and Electric Spinner Friendly

Alanna Wilcox

This workshop is designed for beginners who want a practical, encouraging start to spinning on a wheel or electric spinner. You will be guided step by step through setup, basic mechanics, and the foundational drafting skills that make spinning feel understandable and repeatable.

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202 Exploring the Gifts of Wool

Martha Owen

Gain inspiration and skill at matching different fleece for different types of yarn for diverse end products. Create a truly hand spun textile to share that shows the gifts that wool has to give. Touch on spinning methods, wheel set ups, lessons in consistency, fulling, and more!

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203 Worsted to Woolen, Smooth to Textured

Jacey Boggs Faulkner

If you want to be a better spinner, this class will help. You will learn short forward draft, short backwards draft (with/without twist between your hands), from the fold, supported long draw, double-draft long draw, unassisted long draw, and more.

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204 Mixology of Color Blending

Dia Robinson

This is an intensive workshop centered on precision fiber color mixing. The purpose is to gain a deeper understanding of color theory and learn how to use optical blending in wool to intentionally create your own custom colors through structured, measurable methods.

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205 Spinning for Consistency

Jill Duarte

An in-depth exploration of using consistent measurement, techniques and fiber to create consistent yarns. You will learn how measuring wraps per inch and angle of twist to take control of your spinning for more consistent results.These skills will be practiced while spinning a variety of fibers.

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206 Extreme Lace Spinning, Basic Wool to Luxury

Thomas Victor

This workshop is for those who know how to spin but never got the hang of how to spin consistent superfine lace, or cobweb. You will learn to spin fibers from several different breeds, look at raw fleeces, and recognize what characteristics will be easy or challenging.

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