Workshops
Contact Beth for more information about hosting any of the following workshops. Don't see what you are looking for? Beth will work with you to design a workshop tailored to your group.
New: Creative Blends: Let the Fibre Fly!
Is your stash full of lots of little bits of fibre that you don’t know what to do with? Starting with a palette of fibres is a great way to experiment with texture and colour when designing yarn blends. In the first half of this workshop, you will learn to design and construct yarns using various fibre preparation tools and spinning variations to showcase different fibre qualities. Then you will be encouraged to bring your little bits of fibre from your stash to create unique blends using blend boards and blending hackles to make one-of-a-kind yarns. Come and see how much fun you can have making new fibre blends as you let the fibre fly...
Is your stash full of lots of little bits of fibre that you don’t know what to do with? Starting with a palette of fibres is a great way to experiment with texture and colour when designing yarn blends. In the first half of this workshop, you will learn to design and construct yarns using various fibre preparation tools and spinning variations to showcase different fibre qualities. Then you will be encouraged to bring your little bits of fibre from your stash to create unique blends using blend boards and blending hackles to make one-of-a-kind yarns. Come and see how much fun you can have making new fibre blends as you let the fibre fly...
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New: Versatile Hand Carders: Blending for Colour Effects
Are your hand carders lying neglected in your spinning basket? This workshop will explore how you can use your hand carders to create a variety of colour effects that are fun and easy to create and spin. Get ready to look at these humble tools in a whole new way through this workshop. Suitable for beginning spinners and beyond. |
New: Spinning Spectacular Semis!
As yarn designers, we have the ability to spin an infinite rainbow of yarn styles from woollen to worsted and everything in between in the land of semi-something. Most of the yarns handspinners create are semi yarns. This workshop will focus on the considerations and techniques we make to spin these spectacular semi-something yarns. Suitable for beginning spinners and beyond. |
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And it Begins with Three... Have you ever wondered how many different yarns you can spin using just three colours? A triad of colours is a great way to experiment with yarn design. You will learn to design and spin yarns using an assortment of simple fibre preparations, spinning variations and plying methods. Come and see how three colours can be used to create interesting and complex colour combinations in yarn design using simple and easy spinning techniques! |
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Spinning Textured Cable Yarns Cabled yarns have a natural drape and elegance that make them absolutely lovely to use in a variety of textile constructions. In this workshop, we will use the cabled yarn structure as a starting point for yarn design. Then, you will learn to manipulate twist and texture in your spinning through fibre preparation, spinning variations and plying methods based on the simple cabled yarn. Come and see the possibilities that twist and texture can have on your spinning! |
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Off the Beaten Path: Discovering the Camelids Our adventure begins by meeting the diverse fibre-bearing animals that make up the camelid family. In this workshop we will examine the different characteristics of these luxury fibres as we travel from the New World to the Old World. You will explore different fibre preparations, blends, spinning approaches and finishing methods to create a variety of beautiful handspun yarns. Come prepared to spin off the beaten path as we learn about the rich, historical and cultural roles this family of animals played for centuries and as their journey continues onwards! |
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Space-Dyed Rovings: You have a beautiful space-dyed roving, but now, what do you do with it? Spaced-dyed rovings are visually attractive and alluring, and it may seem as though there is only one way to spin them. This is most definitely NOT the case! Rather, space-dyed rovings are a starting point that offer spinners a multitude of options. This hands-on spinning workshop will examine how different approaches can result in a variety of different yarns from multi-coloured rovings. |
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Spinning Paper Threads For centuries, washi, Japanese paper, has been extremely important in many aspects of life. Through resourcefulness and need, it was discovered that washi could also be spun and made into fabric. In this workshop you will learn how to make paper threads from many different papers that can be used in a variety of textile constructions. |
