Spinning: Drafting and Plying with Sarah Anderson
Posted September 17, 2014 at 5:46 am by Tim Dustrude
Learn to spin your own yarn this weekend with Sarah Anderson who has been a fiber enthusiast since childhood. She is the author of The Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs, a well-known handbook in the spinning world. Sarah’s enthusiasm for spinning techniques and constructions has driven her to create an extensive library of different yarn constructions that she loves to share with other spinners. She lives, spins, knits, and weaves in the Pacific Northwest.
Use different drafting techniques with various fibers allowing you to get a taste for a variety of possibilities, such as slubs, fine to fat singles, S twist, Z twist, etc.). Once you have spun your singles, the world of plying possibilities is practically limitless. You will be able to create unusual yarns such as spirals, crepes, and boucles to enhance your spinning experience.
Saturday and Sunday, September 20th & 21st from 10am to 6pm at Mullis Center, Friday Harbor
Cost: $110-$185 ($75 deposit required)
Materials fee: $40
Registration Form here (PDF)
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