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SPINNING:
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Spindle 101 $52 (2-3 hours)
You want to spin. You know nothing about spinning but this will change after this class. Fibers, preps, drafting, twist, types of spindles and more. Everything. We'll get you going and get you into the right spindle. You will walk out of this class prepared to be a spinner.If you don't have a spindle yet, don't worry, you can borrow one of my spindles until you're ready for one of your own. I'll also provide the fiber. All included in the class price.
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Jump into a Spindle $52 (2-3 hours)
You already know how to spin on a wheel but think a spindle might be fun and useful. You know all the basics but you need a little jump start. You just need a little boost into the spindle and
this is it. We'll touch on drafting and how it's the same and different than with a wheel. We'll start without a leader, go over wind ons, and we'll do a few more advanced spindle techniques.
If you don't have a spindle yet, don't worry, you can borrow one of my spindles until you're ready for one of your own. I'll also provide the fiber. All included in the class price.
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Advanced Spindling $68 (2-3 hours) Materials included.
You spin well enough on a spindle but you want to spin better. You want to do long draw, you want to know more about your fibers and how they work to create better yarns. This class includes the fiber - Please bring your own spindle that you are comfortable
and proficient with.
This is an intermediate class that will pump up your spindling skills.
We'll discuss fiber types, fast ways to spin your spindle, Plying all the different ways (including from an Andean bracelet), long draw, spinning from the fold, Peruvian butterfly, and more.
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Foundations of Spinning (Materials included)
This is the same class as I teach on Craftsy.
If you want the Craftsy class use this link HERE to take the class for $20 off
If you want to take the class here in the shop with me in person then it's several weeks. I've broken it down. You can choose to take all the weeks or just drop in for the ones that you need. Each class is approximately 2 hours long and costs $58 per class. Each class includes the materials but not the wheel. If you wish to rent a wheel for the class duration please let us know when you book the class.
1. Basics and intro: We'll go over the wheel, its parts, and fibers. Before we really get going using the fiber, we'll work on some games that will give you a good start with your wheel. I'll send you home with a little homework and we'll jump start your spinning so that you're really ready to go the next week.
2. Drafting and twist - This week we'll really get to the wheel and spinning. You'll learn about drafting, twist, and ratios. This is the week that will really get you spinning and you'll start making yarn. Once again you'll go home with homework and fiber to work on making singles.
3. Plying - This is the week we spend a little more time on singles and we get to plying. We'll do plenty of plying so you can be sure you know how to do this.
4. Finishing and perfecting - The best ways to finish your yarn and also helping you perfect what you've been making. This is the class that will wrap it all up for you.
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Beefy Spin $75 (2-3 hours) Materials included.
Many times we all start out spinning chunky yarns but we work hard to make thinner yarns. Then we find it difficult to make our yarns chunky again. It's a skill and you can do it. Please bring a wheel in
good working order. Must have a working knowledge of the wheel and be
comfortable with the instructions.
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Corespinning $160 (full day) Materials included.
This
class is all core all the time. We'll make a wide range of yarns from
easy to a little more challenging. All are fun and funky. We'll start
out with some traditional corespinning using top and locks. I'll
discuss about the proper materials for cores and then we'll use a non
traditional core material and make a super funky elasticized yarn.
Finally we'll move into the core plying. Using core yarns that we
make or are commercially made, we'll make a real boucle yarn and end
the day playing with coils and bobbles. These are some exciting and
fun yarns. You will also find that by learning novelty yarn making
techniques that it will further your ability as a “traditional”
yarn spinner. You will make so much yarn.
STUDENT–
Please
bring a wheel in good working order with 3 or more bobbins. It's also
helpful to have a Niddy Noddy and a Lazy Kate. You can also bring in
some singles if you like for the coils but we'll also be making some.
You must have a good working knowledge of the wheel and be
comfortable with basic spinning instructions. This is an intermediate
class.
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Add Ins $140 (4 hrs) Materials included.
Let's make yarns with beads, feathers, pompoms and sequins. I'll show you ways to spin them in and make them secure. We'll make all kinds of fun yarns.
Includes materials - wool and add ins though you are welcome to bring
some other add ins to discuss and use.
Fun fun novelty style yarns Please bring a wheel in
good working order. Must have a working knowledge of the wheel and be
comfortable with the instructions.
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Long Draw Truth or Dare ($78) (2-3 hours)
I'll
tell you all the truths and then you need to dare to trust the twist!
We'll expand your drafting horizons. Even if you walk out of this
class not loving the true long draw, we'll be working on all the
drafting methods between short and long draws. You'll have a new
appreciation and new abilities for working with your wheel and
mastering that twist with several different types of fibers.
STUDENT
- Please bring a wheel in good working order with 3 or more bobbins.
It's also helpful to have a Niddy Noddy and a Lazy Kate. You must
have a good working knowledge of the wheel and be comfortable with
basic spinning instructions. This is an intermediate class.
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Color Classes
ALL
ABOUT THE COLOR
$80 (4 hours) minimum 10 students
Color
Color Color everywhere! You see colored tops and rovings all over the
place. You want them but you aren't sure what to do with them. Or you
get them home, spin them and are a little disappointed in the
results. This class is all about making some samples, talking about
color, and helping you be able to see the fibers and predict how the
colors will look. I'll help you create a more predictable and
desirable result in your final product.
STUDENT
- Please bring a wheel in good working order with 4 or more bobbins.
It's also helpful to have a Niddy Noddy and a Lazy Kate. If you have
problem yarns or a confusing piece of handpaint that you want to
discuss, bring those and we'll have a discussion at the end of class.
This is an intermediate beginner's level class but you must know how
to make yarn already. It doesn't have to be perfect but you have to
be able to make singles and ply reliably.
COLOR
E.S.P. :
$80 (4 hours)
Once
upon a time, handpainted top wasn't so easy to find. Now, there's
color everywhere. So enticing with their come hither looks. You can't
help but buy it. Then you get that gorgeous hand painted top home
and it falls flat of your expectations. Why did it do that? This
class is a little different from my other “All about the color”
class in that we work on different samplings and get a little deeper
into little changes that effect the colors. Everything from the prep,
the predraft, the drafting, and the plying all affect the final color
of your yarn. We'll discuss how our eye sees colors, we'll talk about
predictably, learn some new tricks and we'll get right down into some
handpaint and spin it up with our new learned ability prediction.
I'll also show you my quick “swatching” trick so we can see how
these colors will play out.
STUDENT:
Please bring a wheel in good working order with 3
or more bobbins. It's also helpful to have a Niddy Noddy and a Lazy
Kate (preferably one that is not attached to your wheel). You must be
capable of making yarn and have a good working knowledge of the wheel
and be comfortable with basic spinning instructions. This is an entry
level intermediate class.
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Spin Exotics $95 (2-3 hours) Materials Included.
Do you like soft and interesting fibers but aren't sure how to spin them? Aren't sure which ones you'll like and just wish you had a place where you could do a little sampling. This is it.
Includes the Fiber - Please bring a wheel in good working order with 2-3
bobbins. Or 2-3 spindles. It's also helpful to have a Niddy Noddy and
a Lazy Kate. Must have a working knowledge of the wheel and be comfortable
with the instructions.
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Spin thin $65 (2-3 hours) materials included.
You know how to spin, you can achieve a good yarn but you want to spin thinner. Or maybe you can spin thin but you feel like it's a bit of a struggle. We will make this happen. We'll work at setting up your wheel, tricks of the trade, the best preps, and draws.
Includes the fiber – Please bring a wheel in good working order
with 2-3 bobbins. It's also helpful to have a Niddy Noddy and a Lazy Kate.
Must have a working knowledge of the wheel and be comfortable with the
instructions.
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80 (4 hours) Materials included.
ALL
THE SINGLE....YARNS
Anyone
that knows me, knows I love my singles yarns. Thin, energized,
worsted, bulky, fancy, even, thick/thin....all of them. If you like
them too and want to make better singles that are not meant for
plying then this is the class. I'll go over how to make the singles,
how to tell if you're going about it right, how to perfect them and
how to finish them off. This is a fun class and some things may be
more surprising if you've never made singles yarns. At the end of
class if time allows, we'll go over how to use the singles in
garments to get predictable results.
STUDENT–
Please bring a wheel in good working order with 3 or more bobbins. If
you have a wheel that has extra whorls, bring them. It's also helpful
to have a Niddy Noddy and a Lazy Kate. You must have a good working
knowledge of the wheel and be comfortable with basic spinning
instructions. This is an intermediate class.
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Plying 201 $60 (2-3 hours)
Bring in tons of singles. This class isn't about making singles though
we will be making some to check your twist and to do some math on how
to make superb balanced singles. The majority of this class is going
to go over all kinds of plying.
You will do:
*Balanced and Unbalanced 2 ply
*3ply
*Chain/Navajo Ply
*4 ply
*Cable ply
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FIBER PROCESSING:
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Cards, Combs, and Hackles $80 (2-3 hours) Materials included.
Bring your own if you have them but I
will have a couple of sets of these for everyone to use and share as
well. We will learn how to use them and to blend with them.
*Hand Cards – Rolags
*Combs
*Hackles
*Using a diz
*Drum Carder
*Blending colors
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Color blending - Red
and Yellow make Orange. $125 (approx 5-6 hours) Bring
a lunch. Fiber/materials included in the price
Today is all about using nothing or
something to blend up your colors. We will start with some base
colors and from that you will make new colors. Red and Yellow make
Orange...and so on. We will learn how to blend with hand cards, drum
carders, combs, hackles, and nothing at all. This is a great class if
you want to be more efficient and making the color you want from the
colors you have.
If you have combs, hackles, or hand
cards bring them. Also bring a wheel or spindle in good working
order. The real test to how well you did making your blend is how
well it looks spun up. I usually keep a spindle by the side of my
carder for quick testing.
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WEAVING:
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Basic Rigid Heddle $85 (6 hours) yarn included
Bring in your
own loom or $30 off a rigid heddle loom purchased before or at the end
of class.
If you need to borrow a loom for class, please let me know when you book the class.
So you want to weave but you're not sure how to start. maybe you tried to follow directions but you think there has to be an easier way. In this class we'll give you a good and solid start to your weaving career. We'll talk about calculating yardages, setting up your loom, warping and we'll go through the weaving basics.
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WEAVING
LACE...
$115 (4-6 hours)
There
are several ways to make lace. We'll be working on your rigid heddle
loom but many of these are the same way you'd do them on the big
floor looms. We have so many different variations. So much lace in so
little time. We'll use manipulations with pick up sticks, our
fingers, needles and just with our shuttles. If you're interested in
taking your weaving to a new level, this may just be the class for
you.
STUDENT
– You already have a working knowledge of your loom and are
proficient at warping it. In class we'll warp together and teach you
a few tricks to get going a little faster then we'll move on to
making our samples. Please bring your loom (in good working
condition), warping peg, a 10 dent reed, smooth sport weight yarn (at
least 360 yards) wound into a ball (optional if facilities provide
this), 1 pick up stick, darning needle, and 2 shuttles.
If you cannot provide your own yarn for this, please let me know when you book the class. It's an additional $24
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PICK
UP LINES...
$72-115 (half day or full day class)
This
is for all the Weavers out there with a Rigid Heddle loom that want
to get more out of it. You can do a lot with color and plain weaves
but sometimes you want more. In walks the pick up stick. With the use
of a pick up stick and your rigid heddle, you can make so many
patterns. We'll go over some fairly simple techniques that will get
you on your way and you'll walk out with a small sampler piece of
weaving.
STUDENT
– You already have a working knowledge of your loom and are
proficient at warping it. In class we'll warp together and teach you
a few tricks to get going a little faster then we'll move on to
making our samples. Please bring your loom (in good working
condition), warping peg, a 10 dent reed, smooth sport weight yarn
wound into a ball (optional if facilities provide this), 2 pick up
sticks, and 2 stick shuttles
If you cannot provide your own yarn for this, please let me know when you book the class. It's an additional $24
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Weaving Drop in Clinic
Bring in your loom and your yarn. $20 and we'll get you up and running.
Buy a new loom on the Clinic days and get the clinic for free.
I'll help you maximize your time and get you on your way.
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FELT MAKING:
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Nuno Scarf $35 plus materials
(you get to choose your scarf and fiber. Generally the cost will range
from $10 to $30)
Start to finish you will learn the techniques to make a simple nuno wet
felted scarf. Very interesting gift idea for the holidays or any time
of the year. It makes a really gorgeous, unique, quick, warm scarf. If
you've never made one, this is a fun project to play with.
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We have many more classes that we do at festivals and for guilds. I'm slowly adding them here but if you want more information for your guild or festival, please message us.
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