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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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