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