25126 Making Yarn! Beginning Spinning with a Drop Spindle
Class | Registration closed 1/17/2025
Registration Deadline: 1/17
Transform sheep’s wool into your own custom yarn using a simple, inexpensive tool. 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 or use the spindle that will be provided! 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
Susan Aiello
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.