4227 Making Yarn! Beginning Spinning with a Drop Spindle

4227 Making Yarn! Beginning Spinning with a Drop Spindle

Class | Available

349 W. Commercial St. Studio 1940 East Rochester, NY 14445 United States

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Beginners or some experience

Saturday, June 15, 2024 (one day)

10:00 AM-12:30 PM on Sat

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$43.00

$20.00

Registration Deadline: 6/8


Paid registration received one week before class allows time for instructor to prepare supplies. 


Transform sheep’s wool into your own custom yarn. Handspun yarn can be used in knitting, crocheting, weaving, embroidery, and felting projects, or just lovingly displayed and admired. We’ll focus on spinning with a traditional drop spindle and will explore fiber preparation, drafting, spinning, plying, and finishing our yarn. Bring your own spindle or borrow one of ours! No previous experience required.

AGE: 12 and up 


**This Class has a special tuition rate for children. At the top of the page, select Youth Discount. At checkout, a child's tuition will be discounted to $20. The student must be registered as a child in your account profile to receive the discount.

  • MATERIALS FEE: $5 paid to instructor for spinning fiber

Aiello, Susan

I have been playing with yarn since I was very young; my Nana taught me to crochet (chains… lots and lots of chains, at first) and my mom taught me to sew. I took my first weaving class at RMSC many, many years ago but didn’t find my way back until 2015. In the interim I spent several years exploring pottery and silversmithing at MAG. As a member of WGR I’ve had the good fortune to meet many talented and friendly fiber folks and to learn a variety of exciting fiber arts. My time as a member of this organization has opened my eyes to unbelievable creativity and has led me to explore numerous ways to play with fiber; weaving (LOTS of weaving) from card/tablet, floor, inkle and rigid heddle looms to kumihimo and dying fiber in various forms. I caught the spinning bug a few years ago (which I said I would never do, as many weavers and knitters say before they pick up their first spindle) and now I just can’t stop! In addition to being an eager WaFAC student, I co-chaired the Monday Evening Meeting for several years, extending the joys of WGR and WaFAC beyond the monthly guild meetings, and also served on the WGR Board of Directors.