Feb 21-22: Twist & Spin Cotton Two Day Workshop
Feb 22 & 23, 2024 - Day Seven & Eight of the Rodeo
Twist & Spin: Cotton Spinning
Joan Ruane & Julie Drogsvold
Two Day Class
Twist & Spin the Cotton. Learn how to adjust your wheel for short staple fibers and how the long draw works best for spinning cotton. Students will spin cotton from the seed, card ginned cotton into punis to spin and then spin natural-colored cotton sliver. We will also cover plying, blending color and other fibers into your cotton to produce wildly unique yarns as well as tips for care and use of your handspun cotton yarns. Joan Ruane and Julie Drogsvold will guide you through a two day in-depth study of this fascinating cellulose fiber.
Skill Level Required: Students should have a good working relationship with their wheel and be capable of spinning a consistent single.
Students will need to bring:
Spinning wheel or e-spinner, ideally flyer-driven with scotch tension
Carders - cotton hand carders preferred, but wool will do.
Lazy Kate and 3 empty bobbins
Niddy noddy or ball winder
Optional: favorite spinning chair, charkha, support spindle or Tahkli
Feb 22 & 23, 2024 - Day Seven & Eight of the Rodeo
Twist & Spin: Cotton Spinning
Joan Ruane & Julie Drogsvold
Two Day Class
Twist & Spin the Cotton. Learn how to adjust your wheel for short staple fibers and how the long draw works best for spinning cotton. Students will spin cotton from the seed, card ginned cotton into punis to spin and then spin natural-colored cotton sliver. We will also cover plying, blending color and other fibers into your cotton to produce wildly unique yarns as well as tips for care and use of your handspun cotton yarns. Joan Ruane and Julie Drogsvold will guide you through a two day in-depth study of this fascinating cellulose fiber.
Skill Level Required: Students should have a good working relationship with their wheel and be capable of spinning a consistent single.
Students will need to bring:
Spinning wheel or e-spinner, ideally flyer-driven with scotch tension
Carders - cotton hand carders preferred, but wool will do.
Lazy Kate and 3 empty bobbins
Niddy noddy or ball winder
Optional: favorite spinning chair, charkha, support spindle or Tahkli
Feb 22 & 23, 2024 - Day Seven & Eight of the Rodeo
Twist & Spin: Cotton Spinning
Joan Ruane & Julie Drogsvold
Two Day Class
Twist & Spin the Cotton. Learn how to adjust your wheel for short staple fibers and how the long draw works best for spinning cotton. Students will spin cotton from the seed, card ginned cotton into punis to spin and then spin natural-colored cotton sliver. We will also cover plying, blending color and other fibers into your cotton to produce wildly unique yarns as well as tips for care and use of your handspun cotton yarns. Joan Ruane and Julie Drogsvold will guide you through a two day in-depth study of this fascinating cellulose fiber.
Skill Level Required: Students should have a good working relationship with their wheel and be capable of spinning a consistent single.
Students will need to bring:
Spinning wheel or e-spinner, ideally flyer-driven with scotch tension
Carders - cotton hand carders preferred, but wool will do.
Lazy Kate and 3 empty bobbins
Niddy noddy or ball winder
Optional: favorite spinning chair, charkha, support spindle or Tahkli