• Beginning Spinning on a Wheel Class with Chantel - Paradise Fibers
  • Beginning Spinning on a Wheel Class with Chantel - Paradise Fibers
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Beginning Spinning on a Wheel Class with Chantel February

Beginning Spinning on a Wheel Class with Chantel February

Brand: Paradise Fibers

SKU: 2242748588

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Class Schedule: Saturdays, February 21st and 28th from 10am-noon each day.
Join us for an introduction to making your own handspun yarn on a spinning wheel that you can use for knitting, crochet, or weaving. You will learn the parts on your wheel, additional tools used in making yarn, how to prepare and draft fiber, how to ply yarn, how to take your yarn off the wheel, and how to set the twist. You will also learn how to make both a 2-ply and a chain ply yarn together in this class. You will also be introduced to using a drum carder to make your own batts and rolags for spinning. Before you know it, you will fall into the rhythmic and meditative world of hand spinning!Ā 

The class is a two-session class. Ā In the first class, learn all about your wheel and the basics of how to spin on your wheel. The second class covers how to ply your singles, how to set the twist in your yarn, and how to use a drum carder.

Class dates and times:Ā 
  • Saturday, February 21st, from 10am-noon
  • Saturday, February 28th, from 10am-noon
Supplies needed:
  • Spinning wheel in good working order, or borrow one of ours for $10.Ā If you want to borrow a wheel, please notify us at least one week before the class begins.
  • We will provide you with 1 ounce of fiber for free. You may need to purchase more for the class.
  • orifice hook
  • bobbins
  • lazy kate if you have one (second class)
  • niddy noddy if you have one (second class)
What you will learn:
  • ergonomic posture for spinning
  • treadling
  • tensions
  • parts of a wheel
  • predrafting
  • drafting
  • filling the bobbin
  • plying
  • using a niddy noddy
  • setting the twist
  • using a drum carder to make batts and rolags
Level:Ā Beginner
Skill Details:Ā Students who know how to spin with a spindle learn faster, but it is not required. Ā 
Materials Included:Ā 1 ounce of fiber. Ā Additional fiber will be available for purchase.
Requirements:Ā Wheels and spindles are available for use and purchase. We recommend you bring your own wheel in good working order along with bobbins, lazy kate and a niddy noddy if you have one. Ā 
Instructor Name:Ā Chantel Black
Instructor Bio:Ā I have been hand spinning for over 15 years and love all things fiber arts including knitting, crochet, weaving, and dyeing my own fiber and yarn. I am excited to share with you my love of hand spinning and cannot wait to see what you create!Ā 
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Many of our products are beginner-friendly, and we make this clear in the product description.

You can also explore our kits and bundles, they include everything you need to get started with confidence.

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