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3rdragonI will be teaching a J-term class, Spinning and Fibercrafts.
Time and location to be announced, but if you're interested,
This class will cover the craft of spinning carded wool into thread and plying thread into yarn. We will learn lucet, a form of cord-making, and naalbinding, Scandinavian needle knitting. I am also willing to teach simple weaving, knitting, and crocheting (needles and/or hooks not included). Students will leave the class with a drop spindle, wool roving, and the knowledge and materials to complete a wearable project (probably a hat or wristwarmers).
I would like to teach a class that teaches students how to turn carded wool into wearable objects. I will cover spinning with a drop spindle, plying, and two very basic crafts: lucet (a form of cordmaking) and naalbinding, an art similar to crochet. I will also be willing to teach simple weaving, knitting and crocheting, although the materials fee does not cover knitting needles or crochet hooks.
The first day will be devoted to spinning. I will talk a little bit about the art of spinning, how roving is prepared, and what makes thread strong. I will then provide the students with beginner drop spindles and a quantity of roving, and we will spend the rest of the day figuring out the process and making thread.
The second day we will cover plying, spinning two threads together to make yarn. There will be more time to practice spinning, and we will talk about ideas for finished products. Depending on how well the spinning and plying are going and the quantity of yarn students are producing, the second half of this class may introduce lucet or include a walk to the yarn store WEBS.
The third day will be mostly devoted to making a project, probably a hat or set of wristwarmers. I will teach lucet (if I didn’t the day before) and naalbinding, and will also offer options for simple woven bags or a knit or crochet project. My goal is that the students leave the class with the materials and the knowledge to complete their chosen project.
. . . I appear to not have noted down exactly how much I thought it would cost per person, but that will be on the interterm course list. It was somewhere between $20 and $25.
Time and location to be announced, but if you're interested,
This class will cover the craft of spinning carded wool into thread and plying thread into yarn. We will learn lucet, a form of cord-making, and naalbinding, Scandinavian needle knitting. I am also willing to teach simple weaving, knitting, and crocheting (needles and/or hooks not included). Students will leave the class with a drop spindle, wool roving, and the knowledge and materials to complete a wearable project (probably a hat or wristwarmers).
I would like to teach a class that teaches students how to turn carded wool into wearable objects. I will cover spinning with a drop spindle, plying, and two very basic crafts: lucet (a form of cordmaking) and naalbinding, an art similar to crochet. I will also be willing to teach simple weaving, knitting and crocheting, although the materials fee does not cover knitting needles or crochet hooks.
The first day will be devoted to spinning. I will talk a little bit about the art of spinning, how roving is prepared, and what makes thread strong. I will then provide the students with beginner drop spindles and a quantity of roving, and we will spend the rest of the day figuring out the process and making thread.
The second day we will cover plying, spinning two threads together to make yarn. There will be more time to practice spinning, and we will talk about ideas for finished products. Depending on how well the spinning and plying are going and the quantity of yarn students are producing, the second half of this class may introduce lucet or include a walk to the yarn store WEBS.
The third day will be mostly devoted to making a project, probably a hat or set of wristwarmers. I will teach lucet (if I didn’t the day before) and naalbinding, and will also offer options for simple woven bags or a knit or crochet project. My goal is that the students leave the class with the materials and the knowledge to complete their chosen project.
. . . I appear to not have noted down exactly how much I thought it would cost per person, but that will be on the interterm course list. It was somewhere between $20 and $25.
