BEGINNING SPINNING
Saturday, March 13, 10 – 1
Registration fee is $45 which includes all materials.
Participants must have a wheel or use of one to participate. We have 2 wheels available. Class will cover parts of the wheel, fibre preparation, kinds of fibres available and the structure of the yarn you wish to create. Materials list: Spinning wheel, 100 grams of prepared wool, 25 grams of roving, 25 grams wool locks. Maximum 4 participants.
BEGINNING SPINNING – CLASS 2
Saturday, March 20, 10 – 1
Registration fee is $40 which includes 100 grams prepared fibre.
Participants must be able to do basic spinning. We will work on uniformity of yarn, amount of twist and plying techniques. Materials list: Spinning wheel, 2 bobbins half full of your normal spinning, empty bobbin, 100 grams prepared fibre, not rovings. Class will be limited to 6.
Class fee must be paid in advance and we are sorry but we cannot refund or transfer fees to other classes. There will be storm dates if necessary.
Register by calling the shop with credit card information, mailing a cheque or in person.
We will provide coffee,tea, juice and snack.
Please call the shop at 902-542-2656 or 1-877-6-FIBRES (1-877-634-2737).
I ran into Amy and Alyson from Legacy Lane Fiber Mill in New Brunswick two weeks ago at the Atlantic Craft Trade Show in Halifax and couldn’t resist this new yarn they have created. They call it “Kitchen Sink Lopi” because it is 50% alpaca from their own animals and the rest is odds and ends of mostly merino. The result is a very soft chunky 140 gram, 124 yard skein which will make a hat or a pair of mittens. They really are specialists in the “Art of Fibre Processing”. $18 per skein and no two skeins are alike.
