$95.00 AUD
Do you love the flair & texture of handspun art-yarn? This series of advanced workshops reveals a variety of creative techniques used to make highly individual & expressive yarn by hand on your spinning wheel.
The session is on the *first Sunday of each Month in Lawson, from 10am-1pm
*NOTE: The month after I receive your booking payment ie. pay in Oct for Nov session
Session 1: The Art of Plying
+ Learn NEW Butterfly Cocoon technique!
-Squiggle-ply
-Cocoon Nubs : in singles AND plied yarn
-NEW Witchetty Grub Ply
-Crescent Moon's
We will make cocoons with a fun variety of fibres: bamboo, multi-layered batts, glitz and fabric!
Session 2: COIL's & Add-in's!
-Supercoils
-Beehive/Seashell ply
-Corkscrew elastic yarn
-Add-ins : a How-To for singles & plied yarns to ensure your embellishments stay in place!
Session 3: NEW Core FX
+ SPECIAL DISCOUNT ON CARDERS AT THIS WORKSHOP!
-Enhance your Basic corespinning skills
-Jellyfish (thin layer of mohair on novelty core)
-make a boa using tailspinning & tassels
- + plying effects on corespun yarns!
In addition to the above techniques we will fine tune the following essential skills:
The art of starting your spin: ie. secure joins for different core threads; Choosing fibre preparations for a range of Art Yarn techniques; Finishing methods for Art Yarns.
The Spin Sessions are an intensive study of each of the techniques taught at Michelle's 2day Art Yarn workshop. These sessions are designed for spinners new to art yarn spinning, as well as previous workshop attendees wishing to refine technique & gain individual tuition.