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Spinning - Wheel Spinning 101
There is immense satisfaction to be had in being part of the creation of a yarn. Spinning, and the decisions you make as you spin, are an integral part of this process. It’s time to shake off those negative associations of spindles (yes, you Sleeping Beauty!) and celebrate a craft that has been practised mostly by women to build and support civilisations over thousands of years.
Teachers: Adele Moon and Rebecca Marsh
Workshop Duration: Full Day
Description: From fleece to fibre you will learn about the wonderful world of spinning your own yarn. You will learn about the fibres, where to source them and how to prepare them. With a bit of practise you will learn how to spin a continuous thread.
There will be fleece to spin, fibres to explore and spinning wheels to spin. There will be lots of samples to see and plenty of advice and guidance on hand. This workshop promises to be a full immersion into the world of spinning which will, we hope, leave you wanting to explore this amazing craft further!
Materials to bring: $10 materials fee
Takeaway: This is a technique focused class. You will come away with some handspun yarn, extensive notes and a broader understanding of the world of spinning.
Level: For beginners and people with a basic understanding of spinning
Prerequisites: None
Homework: None
So I wrote last week a post asking “Is my making fast fashion?”. And then I did a video on Instagram discussing similar topics in a slightly different way. And as always, you lovely humans have helped me clarify some of my thinking with your thoughtful, clever commentary.
And while I think there is so much more to discuss, here are four key possibly-more-meta ideas that have come up for me out of those conversations.
In using the quote last week that suggested that there was no single answer, and suggesting that this was freeing, I really did mean that we should sit in the grey. Not that the lack of “an” answer to this question should mean we get to ignore the question but rather that the lack of “an” answer means that we need to keep asking bigger more beautiful questions. And keep asking them.
Is my making fast fashion?
Am I living my values or merely thinking them?
And how can I make those two things a little more aligned in this moment?
These are my big beautiful questions.
Yours might be different.
And importantly this leads to point 2.