2020 Learn to Spin on a Treadle Spinning Wheel
Basic Spinning Workshop
Learn to spin beautiful skeins of yarn
Instructor: Susan Conover
Prerequisites: None
Max Enrollment: 6
Price: $165 (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.
Date Offered: Saturday mornings from 9:30am-noon, September 26, October 3, 10, 17, 2020
This workshop meets for a 2-1/2 hour period on 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.
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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: If you miss a session and need to make it up there will be an additional $25/hour charge.
Please note our cancellation policy: Thirty days or more prior to the start date, your deposit/fee is 50% refundable. If you cancel less than thirty days from the course beginning, the deposit/fee is non-refundable. To cancel email sales@conoverworkshops.com, write or telephone and leave a message on our answering machine. If for any reason we cancel a course, your entire payment will be refunded promptly.Featured Products
