Spinning Fancy Yarns

Next course Friday 25th- Saturday 26th September 2020

2 day course 9.30 -4pm each day

£170 for two days

 Spinning fancy yarns

Suitable for spinners who know the basics

Day 1

Irregular preparation – blending and marl yarns

Irregular spinning – slubs, singles, core and lock spinning 

We will blend a variety of fibres and colours as preparation for our yarns

We will spin slubs (deliberately), lock spin, corespin and prepare more singles for our plying on day 2 

By the end of the day you will

• Blended some fibres 
• Spun them in different ways 
• Spun some irregular yarns 

Day 2 Plying 

We will use our spinning on day one for plying. We will spiral ply, add binders to lock and corespun singles, make boucle and if time try a few other fun techniques.

by the end of the day you will

• have had fun seeing how this yarns come together
• plied a selection of fancy yarns 

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Course includes

Tea and coffee, biscuits and cake

Fibre pack with a range of fibre and preparations for each day

Please bring

• wheel if you have one,
• lazy kate,
• spare bobbins,
• pen and paper,
• packed lunch

Cost £95 per day or £170 for both days

• Arrive 9.30 for introductions and welcome drink and biscuits
• 12.30 lunch (Bring a packed lunch)
• Course finishes 4.30pm

Additional fibre will be available to purchase – individually priced

Contact me for new dates – if two people wish to book I can arrange dates to suit you

Email beechwoodcraft@gmail.com

or call me 07850 716602

thanks Cath