Looking for some new ways to twist your fiber? This will have you plying up a storm of new creations in no time! $20 per session, up to 12 students, 2-3 hours depending on class size.Skill needed: ability to spin a steady single and basic plying. This class is geared to wheel spinners, though spindlers may be able to do the methods as well with a little park-and-ply action on the two-handed parts.
You need to bring: wheel, 3 (THREE!) empty bobbins, lazy kate, niddy-noddy, ball winder or nostepinne (if you have one), scissors, pencil/pen, notecards to save samples on; contact me if you need me to bring extras.
Also, bring yarns you want to dissect or copy, and fibers you want advice on.
- Wraps Per Inch singles -> plied (review)
- Cable 4-ply
- Navajo 3-ply (aka chain ply)
- Thread and commercial eyelash yarn plying
- Novelty methods for color play: coil, ch'oro/snarl, knop/beehive
- Boucle
), Mixed Twist (from Patsy Zawitowski's video Spinning Novelty Yarns) and Navajo 4-ply.We had alot of fun in my Creative Spinning series with this session last time. The yarn on our bobbins by the end of class was some seriously crazy stuff!
