The Fiber Garden LLC

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Spinning and Dyeing Workshops

Instructor: Deb Jones (meet Deb!)  


Beginning Spinning

All spinning classes will be listed on the updates page when they are scheduled. Students who have pre-registered will be notified directly.  Thanks!

Beginning Spinning. Learn to turn wool and mohair into your own unique yarns!  Workshop will cover fleece selection, washing, dying, carding, and spinning single and multi-ply yarns.  You'll meet the donors of the fibers you will be spinning!  No previous spinning experience required.  Cost:  $125.  Fee includes all materials and equipment, and the perfect atmosphere to bring out your creative side! Length: Full weekend (Friday evening 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.; Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 10am-2pm)  Please check the Class/Event Schedule page for workshop dates or pre-register to be notified when additional workshops are forming. 

Blending Fibers...Bringing Out the Best! This two-day workshop will explore characteristics of many fibers including wool, alpaca, silk, cotton, tencel, nylon, and more!  We will keep busy with blending experiments...blending multiple fibers together to create yarns that accentuate the best qualities of each fiber.  We will spin the blends and create sample notebooks.  You will leave with a notebook filled with information on various fibers, carded samples of blends, and handspun yarn samples.  You will leave with greater confidence to utilize multiple fibers to create that perfect yarn!  Students should bring a drum carder if they have one, or handcarders if the do not have a drum carder.  Pre-requisite: beginning spinning.  Cost: $120.  Fee includes all materials, including generous fiber samples, handouts, and notebook materials.  Length:  Two days, Saturday and Sunday.  Pre-register now!

Creative Combing. Combing is a fiber preparation process that produces wonderfully chaff-free fibers aligned parallel to each other.  This preparation technique is fun to spin from and the best preparation for worsted spinning.  Our llama-loving friends are addicted to combing for llama wool!  In this workshop, we will learn the basics of combing and learn to blend colors on combs to produce ready-to-spin multi-colored rovings.  Pre-requisite: beginning spinning.  Cost: $40   Fee includes all materials.  Length: One session; approx 4 hours.  Pre-register now!

Dyeing Self-Patterning Knitting Yarns. (Photos) Learn to dye your own yarns that magically create fair aisle and striping patterns when knit...perfect for socks, mittens, and caps.  Commercially produced patterning yarns have been very popular...now come create your own and learn how the magic is made! Cost: $45.  Fee includes all materials, fibers, yarns, and dyes. No previous experience necessary.  Length: One day, 10am-4:30pm  Please check the Class/Event Schedule page for workshop dates or pre-register to be notified when additional workshops are forming. 

Fiber Preparation for Spinning.  This workshop will focus on everything BEFORE you start spinning!  We'll explore all of the various techniques for preparing fiber for spinning including picking, flicking, hand and drum carding, combing. Learn the best preparation techniques for the fiber you're spinning and the yarn to want to create.  Experiment, experiment, experiment...and most important, have fun! Pre-requisite: Beginning spinning. Cost: $45  Fee includes all fibers, but students are welcome to bring their own to work with also.  Length: One session; approx 4-6 hours. Pre-register now!

Handspinners Sampler. Join handspinning friends for a day of  exploration!  We will work with some new fibers such as alpaca, silk, angora...perhaps some ramie, linen, and cotton too!  Each fiber has it's own unique preparation and spinning techniques.  This is a great workshop to expand your spinning skills!  Cost: $45. Fee includes all materials. Pre-requisite: beginning spinning.  Length: One session; approx 6 hours. Please check the Class/Event Schedule page for workshop dates or pre-register to be notified when additional workshops are forming. 

Rainbow Dyeing 1- Injection and Spot Techniques. This is one in a series of mini-rainbow dyeing workshops for those who don't have the time to join us for a weekend.  Spinners, weavers and knitters will enjoy creating colorful yarns!  In this workshop, we will focus on two of the easiest rainbow dyeing techniques.  Using syringes, we will inject dye into center pull wound balls of yarn for beautiful effects.  The second technique will use bottles to apply "spots" of random color. Cost: $30.  Fee includes all materials, fibers, yarns, and dyes, but students are welcome to bring some of their own fibers or yarns to dye. Beginners welcome, no pre-requisites.  Pre-register now! 

Rainbow Dyeing 2- Immersion Techniques. This is the second in a series of mini-rainbow dyeing workshops for knitters, weavers, and spinners. There is no pre-requisite for any of the workshops, and you may take them in any order.  In this workshop, we'll experiment with three techniques in which yarn or fiber is immersed into the dyes to produce beautiful, yet predictable results. Cost: $30.  Fee includes all materials, fibers, yarns, and dyes, but students are welcome to bring some of their own fibers or yarns to dye. Beginners welcome; no pre-requisites. Length: Two hours. Pre-register now!

Rainbow Dyeing 3- Painting and Canning Jars!. This is the third in a series of mini-rainbow dyeing workshops for knitters, weavers, and spinners. There is no pre-requisite for any of the workshops, and you may take them in any order.  In this workshop, we will learn a direct application technique where we paint dye onto the yarns.  We'll also have fun with everyone's favorite technique using canning jars! Cost: $30.  Fee includes all materials, fibers, yarns, and dyes, but students are welcome to bring some of their own fibers or yarns to dye. Beginners welcome; no pre-requisites.  Length: Two hours 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.  Pre-register now! 

Spinners Color Day: Rainbow Dyeing. Explore a variety of rainbow dye techniques that can be enjoyed by spinners, weavers, and knitters alike!  Injection, spot, immersion, and painting techniques...and more!  Cost: $55.  Fee includes all materials, fibers, yarns, and dyes, but students are welcome to bring some of their own fibers or yarns to dye. All skill levels welcome, including first-time dyers.  For spinners, weavers and knitters!  Length: One day (Saturday 10am-5pm). Please check the Class/Event Schedule page for workshop dates or pre-register to be notified when additional workshops are forming.  .   

Spinning Designer Yarns. The possibilities for designing your own unique yarns are endless!  We'll explore many elements of yarn design including the use of texture, color, fiber type, plying techniques.  You'll spin a beautiful sampler of designer yarns including cabled, knot, insertion, boucle, beaded and more!   Pre-requisite: Beginning spinning.  Cost: $45.  Fee includes all materials; participants will be encouraged to bring one or two bobbins of single ply handspun yarn to experiment with. Length: One session; approx 6 hours.  Please check the Class/Event Schedule page for workshop dates or pre-register to be notified when additional workshops are forming. 

Spinning for Weaving. This workshop will build your confidence as a spinner...no more fear of spinning warp for weaving!  You will learn how to spin a yarn that will work well as a warp, as well as design a weft yarn. You will weave a small project from your handspun yarns and never fear spinning for weaving again!  Students must be comfortable spinning wool and have beginning weaving experience on a 4-harness loom.  Cost: $140.  Fee includes all materials; students will also be welcome to bring their own spinning fibers. Length: Full weekend (Friday evening 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.; Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 10am-4pm)  Pre-register now!

Spinning Silk! Silk fiber comes in many different forms...come spend a day exploring this luxurious fiber!  We'll dye silk caps to create a beautiful silk rainbow yarn, then we'll explore cocoons, bricks, noil, top.  Practice the various preparation and spinning techniques of silk to create special yarns from this amazing fiber!  Pre-requisite: Beginning Spinning Cost: $45.  Fee includes all fibers and dyes.  Bring a spinning wheel or use one from the Fiber Garden.  Length:  One day; 7 hours.  Please check the Class/Event Schedule page for workshop dates or pre-register to be notified when additional workshops are forming. 

Beginning Spinning and Rainbow Dyeing. (Photo) Note:  This workshop is being offered by Sievers School of Fiber Arts. Visit their website for information!  Spend a week of fun learning the art of handspinning and dyeing!  Turn wool and mohair into your own unique yarns!  You will learn about fleece selection, washing, handcarding, drumcarding, and spinning single and multi-ply yarns.  Using synthetic dyes, you will learn a variety of simple techniques for dyeing fibers and yarns, turning them into a wonderful rainbow of color! No previous experience necessary.  

 


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