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Spinning
2022 Spring Spinners’ Retreat
Cloquet Forestry Center 175 University Road, Cloquet, MN, United StatesPlease note that all 2022 events are pending due to the pandemic. Until further notice, all participants in Fiber Garden hosted events are required to show proof of full vaccination, including a booster, to participate. There may be additional protocols implemented to adhere to CDC guidelines and ensure maximum safety of participants. Protocols may include masks, distancing, pre-retreat home testing. By registering for a Fiber Garden-sponsored event, you agree to comply with any established guidelines. Now...on to the fun stuff! … Continue reading →
Fiber Blending for Spinning @ The Clearing Folk School
The Clearing Folk School 12171 Garrett Bay Road, Ellison Bay, WI, United StatesThis week will be a learning laboratory exploring the qualities of many plant and animal fibers, and what each brings to a finished yarn. Each day will be a set of experiments blending various fibers to produce both woolen and worsted preparations for spinning. You will create a notebook of blended preparations and the resulting yarn. Near the end of the week, you will design your own signature yarn and prepare and spin the fibers in a sufficient quantity to … Continue reading →
2022 Fall Spinners’ Retreat
Holy Wisdom Monastery Retreat & Guest Center 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United StatesPlease note that all 2022 events are pending due to the pandemic. Until further notice, all participants in Fiber Garden hosted events are required to show proof of full vaccination, including at least one booster, to participate. There may be additional protocols implemented to adhere to CDC guidelines and ensure maximum safety of participants. By registering for a Fiber Garden-sponsored event, you agree to comply with any established guidelines. Should an event be canceled by the Fiber Garden, you will … Continue reading →
Spinners’ BOOT CAMP at The Clearing
The Clearing Folk School 12171 Garrett Bay Road, Ellison Bay, WI, United StatesPack your duffel bag and spit shine your spinning wheel…you’re headed to Boot Camp! Spinners Boot Camp is going to be fun and challenging and confidence-building. (And no 5:00 a.m. reveille calls at our camp!) During our “camp” sessions, become immersed in spinning skill drills and challenges suitable for all experience levels that will increase your understanding of your wheel, improve your spinning skills to influence yarn characteristics, and enable you to execute the perfect handspun yarn for a knitting, … Continue reading →
Beginning Spinning & Rainbow Dyeing @ Sievers School of Fiber Arts
Sievers School of Fiber Arts 986 Jackson Harbor Road, Washington Island, WI, United StatesSpend a week of fun learning the art of handspinning and dyeing, as you turn wool and other fibers into your own unique yarns! A five-day class is the best way to learn to spin because it provides so much time to practice learning your new skills. You will learn about fleece selection, washing, handcarding, drumcarding, spinning single and multi-ply yarns, and simple dyeing techniques to transform fibers and yarns into a wonderful rainbow of color. Ashford, Louet, Schacht and … Continue reading →
Beginning Spinning (@ the WI Sheep & Wool Festival)
Jefferson County Fair Park 503 N. Jackson Avenue, Jefferson, WI, United StatesLearn to turn wool into your own unique yarns! You'll try many different spinning wheels during the class, learn the basic skills to spin a single yarn, and create a two-ply finished skein. No previous spinning experience required. The all-day workshop is designed for the person who has never tried spinning before! Spinning wheels will be provided. Materials fee of $20 covers a generous supply of spinning fiber and spinning wheel rental. (Fee is $10 for those who bring their … Continue reading →
Beginning Spinning (@ the WI Sheep & Wool Festival)
Jefferson County Fair Park 503 N. Jackson Avenue, Jefferson, WI, United StatesLearn to turn wool into your own unique yarns! You'll try many different spinning wheels during the class, learn the basic skills to spin a single yarn, and create a two-ply finished skein. No previous spinning experience required. The all-day workshop is designed for the person who has never tried spinning before! Spinning wheels will be provided. Materials fee of $20 covers a generous supply of spinning fiber and spinning wheel rental. (Fee is $10 for those who bring their … Continue reading →
Beginning Spinning (@ the WI Sheep & Wool Festival)
Jefferson County Fair Park 503 N. Jackson Avenue, Jefferson, WI, United StatesLearn to turn wool into your own unique yarns! You'll try many different spinning wheels during the class, learn the basic skills to spin a single yarn, and create a two-ply finished skein. No previous spinning experience required. The all-day workshop is designed for the person who has never tried spinning before! Spinning wheels will be provided. Materials fee of $20 covers a generous supply of spinning fiber and spinning wheel rental. (Fee is $10 for those who bring their … Continue reading →