4230 Fit to Be Plied!

4230 Fit to Be Plied!

Class | Available

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

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Basic spinning skills required: able to spin a continuous yarn

Sunday, June 2, 2024 (one day)

1:00 PM-5:00 PM on Sun

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$56.00

$20.00

Your fiber is all spun—but what happens next at your wheel can make your finished item sparkle or sag. Let’s explore all the ways that plying can affect color, durability, texture, and ease of completion—whether you’re spinning to knit, crochet or weave! Bring your wheel, an assortment of unplied (“singles”) yarns, and 3-5 bobbins. If you own a “Lazy Kate,” bring that, too. We’ll learn Andean plying, chain- or Navajo-plying, and how to make and use a tensioned Lazy Kate for 3- and 4-ply yarns and MORE!


AGE:  Teens to adults


**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: $5-10 paid to instructor for singles as needed.


  •  A spinning wheel in working condition, 3-5 bobbins, a variety of singles yarns, if you have them, in matching and contrasting colors, Lazy Kate if available.


Weinert, Marcia

Though I learned to knit in childhood, it was not until my homeschooled daughter (then age 9) asked me to learn to knit socks with her that I discovered the wonder of soft engineering that knitting represents. Together, we learned to spin our own yarns and explored the world of felting and weaving. Every technique in the world of knitting can find its place on the tiny and pragmatic sock, which remains a favorite canvas on which to practice my creative craft. My handspun skeins have taken top honors at America's largest fiber festivals and my original sock designs have appeared in print. I also assist with judging for the New York State Fair and teach throughout the northeastern U.S. I always prefer to let "curriculum" play second fiddle to my students' needs and questions and to find a way to translate pattern instructions and techniques into methods that will best serve and make sense to the person making the project. I welcome students to bring in projects that have them stumped or which they're leery of attempting without guidance. I constantly aspire to have students reach beyond a particular technique, color, shape or pattern into the arena of their own creativity.