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PM Beginner Spinning with Marcia Weinert

$6.00
$6.00
This is an afternoon PM session. 2p-5:30p after lunch. 

Class will be shown as SOLD OUT until registration opens on May 1st.
Beginner Spinning

Learn to make your own unique handspun yarn on a spinning wheel! We'll play with several types of prepared wool while we discuss wheel maintenance, drafting, treadling, plying, and finishing techniques to make a balanced yarn. Bring your own wheel or use one of the instructor's for a rental fee of $10. No previous experience required. Warning: Spinning can be addictive! 

 

Teacher: Marcia Weinert of UndeniablyLoopy

Marcia Weinert (UndeniablyLoopy@gmail.com) has been addicted to turning fluff into stuff ever since sneaking her 9-year-old daughter’s spindle and fiber after their first class together, in 1997! Marcia is trained as a wool classer, wool handler, and shearer by the American Sheep Industry, and acts as a wool broker and yarn designer for NY shepherds and hand-dyers. Her award-winning knitwear designs have appeared in print and online. She teaches spinning, knitting, felting, and crochet in outlets across the northeast, including the Weaving & Fiber Arts Center in Rochester, NY. “Curriculum” plays second fiddle to students' needs, in Marcia’s classes. She aims to instruct using methods that make most sense to each individual, and encourages students to reach beyond mere technique into the arena of their own creativity.

Supplies Needed: 

Spinning wheel in good working order (or rent one for class use for $10)
Roving and wool samples to spin ($6 fee)

Previous Skills Needed: No previous experience required.

 

Max Number of Participants: 7