NW Handspun Yarns

 

NW HANDSPUN YARNS
1401 Commercial St.
Bellingham WA 98225
Phone: (360) 738-0167

STORE HOURS
10-6 Mon - Sat
11-3 Sundays
Knit Night
  Tuesdays 5:30-8:00

 

Fall 2008 Spinning Classes
September - December
A materials list will be provided for each class with your registration receipt, unless otherwise noted.

Beginning Spinning On a Spinning Wheel     Yvonne Madsen
Two 3-hour classes.  Sundays 12:00 - 3:00
October 12 and 19
For the very beginning spinner. You will make your own two and three ply yarn using wool roving. Yvonne is a wonderful enthusiastic spinner, and a great patient teacher to learn spinning from! Use your own wheel or arrange for the use of a Shop wheel. Materials Fee to Teacher: $15.00
$60.00  

Novelty Spinning I    Margaret Magic
One 3-hour class.  Thursday 1:00 - 4:00
September 18
Prerequisite: Must know the basics of spinning and have a wheel in
good working order.
We will explore many plying techniques that can be used for novelty yarns. Slub, thick, and thin, pigtail, bump, core spinning and boucle'. See supply list plus material fee, which will depend of the number of students in the class.
$40.00 Skill level (i)

Novelty Spinning II    Margaret Magic
One 3-hour class.  Thursday 1:00 - 4:00
October 23
Prerequisite: Must know the basics of spinning and have a wheel in
good working order.
A walk on the wild side! We will use a drum carder to make many types of inclusion yarns. You will learn how to make crescents and nubs, spin with paper and cloth, tinsel, and whatever else you want to try. Core spinning and caged yarn will be covered as well. If you have your own drum carder, please bring. See supply list plus material fee, which will depend of the number of students in the class.
$35.00 Skill level (i)

Drop Spindle - Beginning Spindling    Nancy Bjerke
One 2.5-hour class. 
Session 1: Friday, October 17, 3:00 - 5:30
Session 2: Saturday, November 22, 10:00 - 12:30
Nancy will teach you how to spin and ply on a drop spindle. Take a drop spindle with you anywhere and spin yarn for your knitting and weaving projects. Nancy loves to drop spindle anywhere at anytime, and will love to share her knowledge with you about top whorl spindling. See materials list.
$35.00 Skill Level (b)

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