Spinning with the Hand Spindle – with Sibylle Peter

For most, the creative textile process begins with the selection of yarn. But what if we can already design the yarn ourselves?

In this workshop you will learn how to spin a thread from wool fibers with the hand spindle. Because it is easier, we will use wool from Bündner Oberland sheep from the Zurich Oberland.

In between the spinning exercises we will take a look at the whole process from fiber to yarn: the washing of raw wool, the different fiber preparations and different types of spindles.

At the end we will twist the threads into a first yarn.

You can take the simple hand spindle and a selection of carded fleece and combed yarns home to practice.

Duration total:
4 hours

Direction:
Sibylle Peter (woolworxx.ch)

Language:
German

Level:
no basic knowledge required

Number of participants:
min. 5 – max. 10

Price:
CHF 165

Material included:
simple spindle and various fleeces and tops

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