Start your journey and discover the joy of spinning yarn from fleece and fibre using a variety of tools.

With our Guest tutor Annie Smithies, you’ll learn the key elements of how to spin, the elements required to create a stable single and about plying into a stable two ply yarn before finishing it ready for use. You’ll start with the fibre and progress through a variety of spindles to gain the confidence and skills ready for spinning on a spinning wheel. You’ll have plenty of samples and ideas to take away.

Tools Supplied:

Mayan spinner

Hip spindle

Drop spindle

Two traditional spinning wheels

Two electric spinning wheels

Natural sheep breed fleece in a variety of formats

Examples

Key Elements:

• Mayan

• Drop

• Pencil

• Hip

• Wheel

• Fibre structure

• Fibre properties

• Yarn structure

• How created using different tools

• Spin a single

• Ply test

• Plyed yarn & what it means in comparison to yarn index

• Setting the Yarn: Energy, twist, redistribution of twist through setting

• Enjoy the process and practice

Attendees to bring:

Willingness to have a go

Any spindles or wheels they have if you wish

Please note that all guest workshop bookings are final and non-refundable. However, you can change the date when you attend if you notify us at least 48 hours before the workshop start.

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