Yarnitecture: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want with Jillian Moreno (First Offering)

About Yarnitecture: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want with Jillian Moreno (First Offering)

Is the yarn in your head the yarn in your hand? Do you always spin the same yarn? Do you have a dream yarn you just can't make happen? Do you love your handspun yarn, but don't like how it looks knitted?
In this class, we’ll focus on making yarn that inspires you from commercial roving and top --yarn you’ll love to knit with. We will build your yarn from fiber to finish. Through sampling, we will explore all of the aspects of making a yarn for knitting, including spinning with braids.
We will sample different sheep breeds, work with different fiber preparations, learn a variety of drafting techniques, learn to keep your plying consistent, try different ways to manipulate color, and hear about ways to finish your yarns.
All along the way you’ll get tips to keeping your yarn’s end use or yarn vision in mind and your yarn consistent. This class will give you confidence to build the intentional yarns you want to knit with!

Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class

A wheel in good working order, 3-4 bobbins, a lazy kate, a niddy noddy, tags to mark samples, baggies to take home fiber, and pen and paper to take notes. Please bring any other spinning tools you like to use.

Materials Fee (to be paid directly to the instructor)

$35 - includes a variety of fibers, breeds, and preparations, including fibers dyed by independent dyers. Students receive enough fiber for class and to practice skills at home after the class. Small tools, and measuring equipment will be available for use during class.

Pre-class Homework

None