Yarn on a Budget - Upcycling Sweaters
About Yarn on a Budget - Upcycling Sweaters
Unraveling knit sweaters can provide you with plenty of high-quality yarn (up to a mile!) at a very low cost, but not all sweaters are made equal. Learn how to choose the right sweater to unravel, de-seam a sweater (the hard part!), and unravel it (the fun part!). Share your bounty with others in the class and learn how to spin the different sweaters together to make a new yarn, completely unique (no previous spinning experience required). Every student will be provided with one thrift-store sweater to keep. Feel free to bring a sweater from home to learn more about it. There will be tools to share, but feel free to bring a ball winder if you have one and any tools that might help you see detailed work.
The capacity for this class is 10 students.
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class
No materials required.
Materials Kit and Kit Description
Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $8 which includes:
Thrifted sweater
Pre-class Homework
No homework required.
Age Range
Minimum age requirement for workshop: 18
Skill Level
Beginner (no experience)
What skills or knowledge do students need to take this workshop?
No previous skills or knowledge needed.
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 01
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.

Justin Near
Justin Near is a Nashville fiber artist and homeschooler who has a passion for sustainability and supporting local and regional communities and economies. Growing up, Justin was surrounded by crocheting, knitting, embroidery, and sewing, and dabbled in many of those as well as closely related fiber arts.
About Lessonface, PBC & SAFF
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