26231 Making Yarn! Beginning Spinning with a Drop Spindle
Class | Available
Registration Deadline: 4/28
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 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: $10 paid to instructor for spinning fiber, handouts, spindle
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.