Beginning Spinning
Beginning Hand Spinning
Week One: Introductions – About you and what inspired you to take a spinning class?
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Spinning Wheel Mechanics – discussing the parts of the wheel and practice treadling
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S-twist and Z-twist
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Understanding fiber characteristic - Wool
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Worsted and Woolen Yarns
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Worsted drafting
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Leaders and Drafting V
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Tension mechanics and how it affects your singles
Week Two: How did it go this week? Triumphs and challenges
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More fiber types and how they affect yarn – Alpaca, yak, cashmere
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Fiber preparation discussion – Carding vs Combing
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Woolen draft
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What is a Lazy Kate?
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Lots of spinning time!
Week Three: Let’s make yarn!
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Synthetic fiber types
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PLYING!
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Taking the singles you’ve been spinning and making 2 ply, 3 ply, 4 ply…...yarns
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