Mix It Up: Combining Handspun with Commercial Yarn for the Perfect Sweater with Laura Linneman
About Mix It Up: Combining Handspun with Commercial Yarn for the Perfect Sweater with Laura Linneman
Have a special skein (or two) of handspun but it’s not enough for the sweater of your dreams? Maybe you have a few braids of fiber that you want to include in a garment and you just don’t know how? This class will cover how to swatch and sample for the perfect projects plus lots of inspiration to move stash into successful sweaters. Please note that this is an interactive, not lecture style class.
Supplies, Equipment & Materials Needed for Class
• Spinning wheel or e-spinner in good working order
• 4 bobbins
• Lazy Kate
• Niddy noddy
• Fiber and yarn you want to combine into the perfect project
• Knitting needles or crochet hooks for swatching
• Needle gauge
• Tape measure
• Tags to label samples
• Notebook and pen
Students may also find a twist angle and consistency card helpful.
Materials Kit
No materials kit for this class.
Pre-class Homework
No homework prior to class.
Skill Level
Students should be able to spin singles consistently on a spinning wheel. They should have plied a yarn.
Contact the Teacher
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When
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.
Laura Linneman
Laura Lineman is obsessed with knitting and spinning. She is a developmental editor for the Ply Spinners Guild and Purl Magazine. Laura is also a regular contributor to PLY Magazine and has taught at retreats across the country.
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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 sixth annual Winterfest January 30-31, 2027.