Name
Spinning for Lace
Date & Time
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description
Learn the tricks to spin yarn destined to be lace. We’ll discuss fiber selection and preparation, draft techniques, and wheel settings. You’ll get hands on experience in class as you try different fibers and spinning approaches to create the yarn that will showcase your intricate lacework. Learn the how’s and why’s of creating yarn that compliments your lacework instead of competing with it, allowing you to plan the yarn you want ahead of time and be confident in the result.
Speakers
Track
Yarn Track
Prerequisites
Students should be able to comfortably spin and ply on a spinning wheel
Required Kit Cost:
$30
Required Kit Contents:
A selection of various wools and exotic fibers and blends to use during class and additional quantities of each to take home to complete a project.
Supplies Students Must Bring
Spinning wheel, empty bobbin
Homework
None
Skill Level
Intermediate