Next date: March 23, 2024
Instructor: Susan Hector
Time: 10 am to 3 pm
Location: Om Center, 7951 University Avenue, La Mesa
Fee: $70 members, $80 nonmembers
Learn the basics of spinning cotton on a supported spindle in this workshop. Cotton is a short fiber so some extra tricks are needed to create sound yarn for weaving and knitting. With basic skills learned during the workshop, you will be able to expand into spinning cotton on a treadle and flyer wheel if you desire.
Subjects covered will include a brief overview of how to process raw cotton using hand cards, varieties of colored cotton, and resources for cotton sliver. The materials fee includes a supported spindle and cotton sliver. You will have the opportunity to use a charkha (spindle wheel) in class.
Materials and equipment: everything is provided by the instructor.
Materials fee to be paid to instructor: $25
CLASS IS FULL
Instructor: Susan Hector
Time: 10 am to 3 pm
Location: Om Center, 7951 University Avenue, La Mesa
Fee: $70 members, $80 nonmembers
Learn the basics of spinning cotton on a supported spindle in this workshop. Cotton is a short fiber so some extra tricks are needed to create sound yarn for weaving and knitting. With basic skills learned during the workshop, you will be able to expand into spinning cotton on a treadle and flyer wheel if you desire.
Subjects covered will include a brief overview of how to process raw cotton using hand cards, varieties of colored cotton, and resources for cotton sliver. The materials fee includes a supported spindle and cotton sliver. You will have the opportunity to use a charkha (spindle wheel) in class.
Materials and equipment: everything is provided by the instructor.
Materials fee to be paid to instructor: $25
CLASS IS FULL