What You’ll Learn

Spinning

It’s more than just

learning how to spin yarn. 

You will learn the carding

process.   Use a drum carder

for blending colors or fibers

to prepare and entire fleece. 

This process is also used in making batts for felting. We’ll also have hand carders—the smaller, more affordable method of preparing fibers.   For some, this is the most exciting section.

Hands On Learning

After the fleece is prepared, you are ready to try your hand at creating yarn.  This is where we tend to get a little rowdy.  It’s fun and frustrating but in the end, you’ll have yarn.  We won’t tell all of our secrets here, but word is rapidly spreading that this is how you’ll want to learn how to spin. 

 

As an Ashford dealer, we’ll have several styles of wheel that you can try.  You’ll learn how each wheel works and find the one that fits your needs.  This process is similar to the “Chinese Fire Drill” or “Musical Chairs”.  Yep, we’ll keep you hopping!