February 3, 2024 Zoom Only

Follow the Fleece: A Fiber Adventure Michelle Boyd

We are surrounded by fibers, but how can we know how to spin them? The fibers are leaving us clues and all we have to do is find them! This workshop takes a playful approach to learning to "read" a fiber and decide how best to spin it. And once we have decoded the fibers, we can follow them to their end uses. We will look at three different projects and use our detective skills to determine the best fibers and spinning techniques to make the perfect yarns. In the end, we will have a notebook full of clues to help us solve even the most difficult wooly mysteries. (Fiber sample kits will be provided prior to the meeting for use during the program).

Topics covered:

~ wool and fiber preparations: rovings and tops and everything in between

~ spinning style for different fibers (and why)

~ determining the right amount of twist for breed specific fibers

~ the concept of “spinning to the twist" simplified

~ spinning fibers beyond wool

~ considerations for the end uses of our spinning