Introduction to Hand Spinning

This is a fun class for both children and adults alike who are curious about hand spinning but have no experience. Students learn about shearing the fleece off of alpacas, skirting, scouring, carding and combing. Then each member of the class constructs their own drop spindle made with CDs and other common hardware. Finally, the students are taught how to spin fleece into yarn on their drop spindles. This can be taught as an abbreviated 2 hour class or ½ day workshop, or in its entirety as a day-long workshop. This has been a popular workshop with home school groups and is also suitable for the traditional classroom as well.