Spinning Thick and Thin Beehives with Charan Sachar
About Spinning Thick and Thin Beehives with Charan Sachar
Thick and thin yarns are great when it comes to creating textured yarns and are one of my favorites to spin. In this class you will learn to spin thick and thin yarns with the intention of plying them into something magical. Using the thick and thin singles we will explore how to create Beehives.
Supplies, Equipment & Materials Needed for Class
• Wheel with a large orifice (1/2" or more) to accommodate textured yarns. A smaller size orifice on your wheel will work as well to learn the technique by scaling down the texture and might require some hand-winding the yarn on your bobbin.
• 2 bobbins, or ability to wind off bobbins on storage bobbins to ply
• Lazy kate
• Niddy noddy and any additional spinning tools students prefer
• Pen & paper to take notes
Note: If not purchasing the optional Materials Kit from the instructor, you will also need the following:
• 4 oz braid of Falkland wool
• Ply thread
Materials Kit
(OPTIONAL) $35. Must be ordered by 1/15/27.
- Kit includes:
• 4 oz braid of Falkland wool
• Ply thread.
Materials kits to be purchased directly with instructor here: https://www.creativewithclay.com/shop-online/p/materials-for-maryland-winterfest-spinning-thick-and-thin-beehives
Pre-class Homework
No homework prior to class.
Skill Level
Intermediate, Students should be familiar with their wheel, and be able to spin a continuous thread and make a plied 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.
Charan Sachar
Charan Sachar is an artist whose work reflects his passion for the fiber arts, like knitting, spinning, weaving, quilting and he uses it as an inspiration for his clay work. In all the fields that he works in, he loves to accept challenges and approach the making with a “what if..” attitude.
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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 sixth annual Winterfest January 30-31, 2027.