Isabella Hodge
Monday 10 am – 12 noon in Poldrate Mill 1st Floor
Materials for the course will be provided at a cost of £15 per term (payable to tutor on first night) including a drop spindle and all fibres required for classes .
(See below for additional equipment)
Spinning: Beginners
This class is aimed at people who have not tried spinning before, or who are just beginning. ‘
The class will start with learning the basics of spinning using a drop spindle and wool fibre to make a yarn suitable for knitting or weaving. Next the class will move on to using a spinning wheel and learn how to set up the wheel, spin on it and ply to make finished yarns. The course will also cover the use of different fibres and fibre preparation techniques using both fleece and commercial fibres, yarn finishing and how to spin a variety of different yarns.
Materials for the course will be provided at a cost of £15 per term (payable to tutor on first night) including a drop spindle and all fibres required for classes . Spinning wheels and other necessary equipment will be available for use during classes. You are encouraged to bring your own wheel to class but it must be in good working condition, advice on this is available.
Both fleece and commercial fibres will be used on the course, please advise me in advance of any allergies. We will also be handling unwashed fibre on occasion, please advise me if there is any reason (low immune system, pregnancy) you cannot do this.
The class will run over 20 hours, 10 x 2hrs.
To join this class please click HERE which will take you to enrolments on the main PACC website
Enrollment for Term 2 opens 10 am Saturday 4th December