Spindles _Can_ Ply!
About Spindles _Can_ Ply!
Ready to take your spindle plying to the next level? Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned spinner, this workshop will elevate your yarn game with techniques that bring out the best in your plying. We’ll start with speed plying using a multi-strand ball and perfect your yarn balance. Explore the differences between 2-ply and 3-ply, and learn how twist and thickness affect your final yarn. Color enthusiasts will dive into fractal plying and other color techniques. Plus, we’ll cover advanced methods like chain plying and ply-on-the-fly. By the end, you'll have the skills to create beautifully balanced yarns that’ll impress everyone!
The capacity for this class is 15 students.
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class
Students should bring the singles they prepared as homework. Students should bring at least one spindle, weighing 0.8-1.4 ounces, top-whorl, bottom-whorl, or Turkish. It's fine to bring more than one as we will tailor techniques to each type.
If you have hand-cards, bring them; if you have any spindles you have questions about, bring them.
Materials Kit and Kit Description
Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $15 which includes:
handout and additional fiber for spinning (and plying!) in class
Pre-class Homework
Students should bring 3 balls of singles; these can be spindle or wheel spun, should be ½-1 ounce each, and all similar in weight and twist to one another. They can all be the same color, or a mix of colors.
Age Range
Minimum age requirement for workshop: 16
Skill Level
Advanced beginner (some experience)
What skills or knowledge do students need to take this workshop?
Students should be able to spin singles on a spindle.
Contact the Teacher
Send a direct message from the teacher's profile page with any questions you might have about the class.
When
Single 3-hour live in-person seminar.
Class Location
Expo 04
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..
Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date.
Amelia Garripoli
Amelia Garripoli spins, weaves, cranks, and nalbinds her way through fiber festivals across America. Teacher, author, and fiber instigator, she sparks creativity in workshops, guilds, Zoom, articles, videos, and her books Productive Spindling and Power Spinning. A childhood immersed in needle arts led to a lifelong love of fiber arts. Find her at askthebellwether.
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