Spinning Yarns with Drape

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Spinning Yarns with Drape

$50.00

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Are you a shawl knitter, a shrug crocheter, or a handwoven garment maker looking to capture the quality of drape in your handspun yarns?

Wouldn’t it be great to know exactly how to infuse your yarns with the qualities and properties most suited for their end use? In this online on-demand yarn spinning class, Alanna will show you all the ways you can capture the characteristic of drape in your yarns by covering:

  • What fibers are best to start with

  • What fiber preparations yield yarns with drape

  • Fiber drafting and yarn spinning techniques to utilize

  • Plying & finishing approaches to ensure amazing results

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This workshop was conducted as a LIVE online workshop. The footage was recorded, edited, and is available for instant and unlimited access.

Format: Lecture & demonstration & hands on exercises

  • Level: Participants should be able to spin a continuous and relatively consistent yarn.

  • Equipment: Drop spindles, spinning wheels and electric spinners are all welcome.

  • Questions about the workshop? Ask them here

 
 

Watch a clip from the workshop

 
 
 

Workshop goals:

  1. Being comfortable knowing which fibers work best for achieving drape

  2. Able to spin and draft fiber to achieve maximum drapability in handspun yarn

  3. Able to pair fiber choices, yarn construction techniques and project/yarn outcome combinations with drape in mind

Topics to be addressed:

  • What is the quality of drape and why would one want it in their handspun yarns?

  • What are the best fiber choices to achieve a yarn that drapes well?

  • What spinning, drafting, and plying techniques enhance the quality of drape?

  • What types of projects work best with yarns that drape?

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Featured Dyers & Farms

Featured dyer:

Three Waters Farm

Superwash Merino & Nylon blend in the colorway “Shadows & Conifers”

 

Featured Fibers:

Ironhorse Homestead Farm

(Alpaca fiber)

Charcoal gray alpaca fiber from Ironhorse Homestead Farm. When you purchase access to this workshop you will receive a coupon for free shipping.
Colors available: Charcoal gray/black, light fawn (cream), dark fawn, brown, rose gray

Featured Fibers:

Clear Sky Fiber Arts

(Alpaca & Alpaca blends)

Offers alpaca kits in 100% alpaca, alpaca/Merino blend, alpaca/bamboo blend for you to sample. Each blend is offered in 1 oz sizes for $10 including shipping to US addresses.

A sneak peek demo & discussion on spinning alpaca fiber with Alaura from Ironhorse Homestead & Kathy from Clearsky Fiber Arts

 

A promo demo I did for the workshop spinning alpaca fiber from Ironhorse Homestead and Clear Sky Fibers farms. We discussed what is the difference between alpaca and llama fiber, why does alpaca grow, and what type of alpaca is their favorite to spin/raise.

 

Materials:

  • Fiber to spin (Alanna will be using a Superwash Merino/Silk blend from Three Waters Farm )

  • If you have fiber you would like to use, either a braid of fiber (roving or top) that contains one or more of the following fibers:

    • Silk or silk blend

    • Tencel or Tencel blend

    • Bamboo or bamboo blend

    • Alpaca

    • Superwash Merino or SW blend

    • BFL or BFL blend

  • Spinning tool (drop spindles, electric spinners, and treadle wheels are all welcome)

  • Index card and pen for documenting samples

  • Ability to print handout

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