Thick & Quick Handspun Yarn
1 days Thick, soft, fuzzy yarns make quick projects and have a special charm. Claims that thick yarns are harder to spin as you gain experience, can be put out to pasture. A few easy …
Plying & Finishing Smooth Yarns
1 day Simply ply! The task sounds so easy, but this last step can make or break a handspun plan. Hidden in many closets, poorly plied yarns reside with a corresponding fear of ruining the …
Novelty Yarns, Basic Recipes
1-2 days Novelty yarns are usually the first yarns to catch our eyes with their alluring textures. Although there are untold variations to these yarns, there really are five basic recipes – that shape most …
Illegal Yarns – An Incredible Plying Option
1 day Amazingly resilient and strong, spiral yarns can be created by breaking the cardinal rule of always plying together singles that were spun in the same direction. Isn't it illegal to ply an S …
Decoding, and Matching Designer Yarns
1-2 days How CAN I make that yarn? Inquiring minds want to know. Start with Patsy's secret yarn decoder! Student pairs will decode fancy yarn samples to understand the variety of structures utilized and how …
Cables & Crepes Handspun Yarn
1 day A distinctive interlocking cable or braided look differentiates cable or crepe yarns from all of the other 4-ply yarns. Cabled yarns are very decorative, round and fascinating. Plying a plied yarn on itself …
Color Options for Handspinning Painted Rovings
1-2 days Wondering how to get the most out of your painted rovings? This class encourages and teaches you how to explore a variety of options and yarn styles with painted rovings. Learn to anticipate …
Bouclé – Beautiful Yarn: Plying with Thread Binders
1 day Bubbly, bouncy, bewitching, and beautiful! Break out of the spinning doldrums and put some excitement back in your projects. Bouclé yarns add that special spark to your knitted or woven creations. You will …
Beguiling Blends on Hand Cards, Blending Boards, and Drum Carders
1-2 days Wonderful options begin with the blending process. The workshop focuses equally on hand-carding and drum-carding. Sampling with hand cards shows how various factors affect the blending process. Drum carding is used to understand …