——June 13 & 14——Spin Cotton, Wool & Flax with a Spindle, 1 or 2 days

from $40.00

Related Courses: Textile Courses

Dates: Choose one or both days

WOOL: Saturday, June 13, 10am-4pm

COTTON & FLAX: Sunday, June 14, 10am-4pm

Optional: Friday, June 12, 6pm Turning Flax into Cloth Craft Night Series presentation & demonstration with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl. Watch or take part in the processes of making flax plants into fiber, thread and cloth.

Description: Spinning fiber into thread is a fundamentally human, age old skill that transverses eons of time and human cultures. Since we have had hands and fingers, and felt cold, we have known how to spin thread. We will begin learning this challenging and (when you get the hang of it) relaxing activity in this introductory course by settling in, relaxing, and focusing on coordination and feel. We will try out both suspended (“drop”) spindles and supported spindles (they spin on something) to turn fibers into thread. We will progress to plying, using nostepinne and niddy noddy, as time allows. We will discuss fiber preparation, washing, finishing, organizing and storing your thread, preparation for dyeing, and using your thread for weaving and knitting. Resources for exploring more spindles and fibers will also be shared.

WOOL: On Saturday we will spin wool fibers. We will explore a few different kinds of sheep wool (Faroe, Shetland, Gotland, Cormo) and Alpaca too.

COTTON & FLAX: On Sunday we will spin a few kinds of cotton (Pima, Raw, Sally Fox Organic Fibers) and use a distaff to spin Woodspirit School homegrown flax and European line.

Workshop Fee: $60 for a single day, $100 for both days

Optional: Spindle and Fiber Kit: A spindle and an ounce of fiber for more practice at home, $40.

JAZMIN HICKS-DAHL runs Woodspirit Handcraft and Woodspirit School in Ashland, WI with her woodworker husband. She makes indigo dyed and handwoven textiles when she can. She has been growing flax and indigo since 2017. She studied flax processing with Andrea Mycklebust and back strap weaving and spindle spinning with Louise Young. Her background includes art & design, a love of natural materials, folk textiles, and an obsession with indigo since her teens. @loveblueindigo

Choose 1 or Both Days:

Related Courses: Textile Courses

Dates: Choose one or both days

WOOL: Saturday, June 13, 10am-4pm

COTTON & FLAX: Sunday, June 14, 10am-4pm

Optional: Friday, June 12, 6pm Turning Flax into Cloth Craft Night Series presentation & demonstration with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl. Watch or take part in the processes of making flax plants into fiber, thread and cloth.

Description: Spinning fiber into thread is a fundamentally human, age old skill that transverses eons of time and human cultures. Since we have had hands and fingers, and felt cold, we have known how to spin thread. We will begin learning this challenging and (when you get the hang of it) relaxing activity in this introductory course by settling in, relaxing, and focusing on coordination and feel. We will try out both suspended (“drop”) spindles and supported spindles (they spin on something) to turn fibers into thread. We will progress to plying, using nostepinne and niddy noddy, as time allows. We will discuss fiber preparation, washing, finishing, organizing and storing your thread, preparation for dyeing, and using your thread for weaving and knitting. Resources for exploring more spindles and fibers will also be shared.

WOOL: On Saturday we will spin wool fibers. We will explore a few different kinds of sheep wool (Faroe, Shetland, Gotland, Cormo) and Alpaca too.

COTTON & FLAX: On Sunday we will spin a few kinds of cotton (Pima, Raw, Sally Fox Organic Fibers) and use a distaff to spin Woodspirit School homegrown flax and European line.

Workshop Fee: $60 for a single day, $100 for both days

Optional: Spindle and Fiber Kit: A spindle and an ounce of fiber for more practice at home, $40.

JAZMIN HICKS-DAHL runs Woodspirit Handcraft and Woodspirit School in Ashland, WI with her woodworker husband. She makes indigo dyed and handwoven textiles when she can. She has been growing flax and indigo since 2017. She studied flax processing with Andrea Mycklebust and back strap weaving and spindle spinning with Louise Young. Her background includes art & design, a love of natural materials, folk textiles, and an obsession with indigo since her teens. @loveblueindigo

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