Offered: date to be announced
Location: Commonweal Garden
Instructor: Marlie de Swart

Before there was weaving and knitting, there had to be spun yarn.   Spinning on a drop spindle was done at the beginning of time, and it is still the primary home spinning technique in many parts of the world. It is portable, easy to learn and cheap. No expensive equipment is necessary. Think how wonderful it is to spin and knit your own sweater or weave your own blanket from hand spun wool - truly from sheep to sweater.

In this class you will learn how to prepare roving for spinning from different fleeces and wool types. Learn and try out different types of spindles; support spindles, Navajo spindles, drop spindles, top and bottom whorls.  You will make your own spindle from used CDs and a dowel and take home your first ball of hand spun wool yarn.

Workshop Instructor:  Marlie de Swart

Marlie has lived in Bolinas for close to two decades. After a career in computer software, she came back to the fiber arts of her youth. She learned to spin from her mother in Holland and has taught spinning for the last 10 years. Marlie has degrees from the Sorbonne in Paris,  Occidental college, and has studied at Art Center College of Design. Marlie owns and runs Black Mountain Artisans in Point Reyes Station, a local Marin artist cooperative focused on fiber arts and specializing in the wares of local hand spinners.

Workshop Fees

Class size is limited - register early!

$95 registration fee

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