Spinning
Registration details can be found here.
LEARN TO SPIN WITH A DROP SPINDLE
Want to learn to spin your own yarn? This two hour workshop will teach the basics of how to make your yarn with a drop spindle. Participants will be spinning a single ply yarn and will receive a basic intro to the process of spinning your own yarn from beginning to end. Participants will also learn various drafting techniques. Minimum 3 and maximum 6 participants.
Materials (INCLUDED): Participants will receive top whorl spindle and 50 grams of Corriedale wool in the colour of your choice.
DATES: TBC October 6th from 1:00 – 3:00pm
COST: $70 – $90 (+tax) sliding scale
INSTRUCTOR: Ruth Griffiths
INTRO TO WHEEL SPINNING
This is a two day beginner spinning class using an Ashford Kiwi Wheel, and includes equipment rental for a 10 day period. Participants will learn how to set up and use the equipment. All materials included ($40 reduction in cost if you have your own Ashford Wheel). Minimum 2 and maximum 4 participants.
Materials (INCLUDED): Participants will receive a three week rental of an Ashford Two Treadle Kiwi Spinning Wheel and 100 grams of Corriedale wool in two colours of your choice.
DATES: Saturdays October 6 & 13th from 10:00am – noon.
COST: $135 (+tax) plus $80 deposit on the Spinning wheel
INSTRUCTOR: Ruth Griffiths
INTERMEDIATE WHEEL SPINNING: PLYING
This is a two day next-steps class for the beyond-beginner spinner who would like to brush up on their plying technique. Go from guessing at what you are going to create with your wheel to a measured approach. Bring your own wheel or rent an Ashford Kiwi wheel from Baaad Anna’s.
Week 1 Lets Ply: This would be an class on plying 2-ply, 3-ply, 4-ply and chain plying. It would be showing proper techniques, as well as strategies for balancing out imperfections in singles.
Week 2 A Bit of Simple Math for Spinning: This class is a great one to follow plying. It goes through wheel ratios, why they are important, measuring twists per inch, and how to spin to a specific twist per inch. All people have to know is how to count, add, multiply and divide!
Materials: Participants will need their own wheel or arrange to rent one from Baaad Anna’s (recommended to rent it for an additional week prior to class to work on your single plies); bring 2 bobbins with single plied yarn to begin working on.
DATES: TBC
COST: $75 (+tax)
INSTRUCTOR: Leslie Green
Visit the store or call 604-255-2577 to register today.
