2024 Learn to Spin Wool on a Treadle Spinning Wheel $175

Learn to Spin Wool on a Treadle Spinning Wheel 

Spin beautiful wool yarn skeins 

Instructor: Susan Conover

Prerequisites: None

Max Enrollment: 4

Price: $175 (includes all instruction time and materials)

A functioning treadle spinning wheel is required or rent one from us for an additional $45 for the duration of the class.

Dates Offered: Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:45pm, September 11th, September 18th, September 25th and October 2nd

This workshop meets for a 2-1/4 hour period for four consecutive weeks. This is a must for anyone interested in creating higher quality yarn than you can purchase at a fraction of the cost. You must be prepared to practice thirty minutes a day between sessions and bring a functioning treadle spinning wheel (or rent one from us).

Susan Conover believes in teaching the basics so that you thoroughly understand the craft. Following are highlights of what this informative workshop will cover:

• Preparation of fiber to produce woolen and worsted yarns.
• The treadle spinning wheel and how ratios affect its function.
  
• Picker, hand carders, wool combs and drum carder demonstrations.
• Plying of single yarn to produce a soft 2-ply yarn.
• Become familiar with the equipment used for winding yarn: the ball winder, umbrella swift, niddy-noddy, click reel, skein winder, etc.
• Washing and setting your skeins.

Please note: Missed sessions are available at $35/hour.