Prep Like a Pro: Combs & Hackles (A)
About Prep Like a Pro: Combs & Hackles (A)
Wool combs are beloved tools that can be a great benefit to the hand spinners experience with fiber. In this session, you will learn how to comb fleece safely with ease and less waste. There will be opportunities to practice proper loading techniques for combing clean fleece and proper posture and ergonomics to avoid “burn out”. After introducing the techniques for combing, Heavenly will share the ins and outs of various wool combs available for hand spinners including their many uses and applications. Prepare yourself for discovery: tips and tricks for using a diz to remove fibers from wool combs and how to effectively remove combed top by hand without a diz. Whether you want to build or fine-tune your skills for making your own combed top or find calm in fiber preparation, then this session is for you.
Supplies, Equipment & Materials Needed for Class
• Small set of hand combs, double row or single row is fine
• A lap cloth or apron for protecting clothes from debris
• Clean fleece and other fibers for combing
• A diz.
Materials Kit
No materials kit for this class.
Pre-class Homework
None
Skill Level
Intermediate
Contact the Teacher
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When
Single 3-hour live online session.
Enrolled students receive 30-day access to the video recording of the class.
How It Works
Register and enroll above. Enrollment is not complete until payment is made on the next page, by credit card or Paypal via our secure platform. Enrolled students will receive an immediate email confirmation of enrollment, and on the day before the seminar, a reminder with Zoom link to join the class via email. Students will also be able to join the Zoom sessions from their Lessonface dashboard. Students can connect to Zoom using a tablet or computer with reliable internet. To actively participate online students also need a webcam with microphone.
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About Lessonface, PBC & the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Lessonface's mission is to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably. Since 2012, we've hosted more than 30,000 students and 2,000 teachers for over 500,000 music, language, and arts lessons and classes online. We've hosted the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival's virtual fiber arts seminars since 2021, and are very happy to be hosting these seminars for the fifth annual Winterfest January 24-25, 2026.