Come learn how to spin yarn from a sheep’s fleece and then design a knitted or crocheted project specifically for the yarn you spin.

What you’ll learn:

• How to card a sheep fleece with hand carders and a drum carder

• How to spin on a spinning wheel and with a drop spindle

• How to determine the weight of the yarn you spin

• How to design a knitted or crocheted project using the yarn you have spun

• Depending on the project you design and your level of experience, you may also learn some new knitting techniques

• And if you are new to fiber arts, you will also learn to either knit or crochet to make the project you design.

This is an introduction to spinning and project design for ages 8 and up.

The cost is $200 for 10 weeks of classes that are 2 hours each. This fee includes:

• One top-whorl drop spindle that is yours to keep

• Knitting needles or crochet hooks appropriate to the project you design, also yours to keep

• Access to hand carders, a drum carder, a spinning wheel, and other tools used in hand spinning

• Instruction from an experienced spinner who also knits and crochets

• Enough fleece to spin into yarn to make projects about the size of those pictured

• All classes are Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. on the following dates: 

  February 12, 19, and 26, March 5, 12, and 26 ,No Class March 19, April 2, 9, 16, and 30

Sign up here!