DROP SPINDLES
*Types of Drop Spindles
How To Make A Drop Spindle
Making Yarn With A Drop Spindle 

SPINNING WHEELS
Styles of Spinning Wheels
Parts Of The Spinning Wheel
*How The Spinning Wheel Works
* Adjusting The Wheel's Tension
*Drive Ratios & Twist

HANDSPINNING TECHNIQUES
Preparing To Spin 
Basic Handspinning Techniques 
Adding On More Fiber 
Spinning Woollen and Worsted Yarn
*Making A Skein With A Niddy Noddy
* "Setting In The Twist" Of Handspun Yarn
*Navajo Plying 

FIBER INFORMATION
Alpaca 
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Llama 
Mohair 
Silk
Wool 

WOOL PREPARATION
How to Wash Your Fleece
How to Use Hand Carders 
How to Use a Drum Carder
How to Use Dutch Combs
How to Use Mini-Combs
Using a Diz

DYEING INFORMATION
Natural Dyes
Natural Plant Dyeing
Mordants
Natural Dyeing: Helpful Tips
Dyeing with Gaywool Dyes

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How to Care For Your Angora Rabbit

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Online Classes - Winter 2004 - Group Classes

Basic Handspinning Techniques for Beginners

Instructor: Tulasi Kilgore
Date: January 31, 2004
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM ( MST) Mountain Time
Tuition: $40.00
Registration Deadline: January 24, 2004

Click here to register for this class!

Prerequisites: None

Description:
Take creative control of your fiber arts projects by handspinning your own yarn. Handspinning is the art of twisting natural fiber into yarn by hand or with a spinning wheel. This course will teach you the basic skills you need to make your own custom yarn for your knitting, weaving, and other fiber projects. The course will cover: