Learn to Spin Part 2, Plying
This course is the second part of learning how to spin on a drop spindle. It expects that you are able to spin a single (yarn that has been spun one time, also known as a 1 ply yarn) and will cover the basics of plying yarn using a drop spindle.
The course will cover the following topics:
How plying affects yarn
Plying from 2 or more singles using a Lazy Kate
Chain plying using 1 single
Twist direction
You will need to bring some pre-spun singles to this class. A Lazy Kate will be available for each student to use during class. You will need 3 or more singles wound onto either a bobbin (like the kind used for spinning wheels) or a tube like the cardboard tube from a paper towel roll (half length). You may choose to bring your own drop spindles or use one from the studio.
P.S. If your wondering what is a Lazy Kate and why am I calling her lazy, its not a person, its a tool that holds bobbins filled with yarn! It makes plying multiple singles much easier and keeps the singles from getting tangled. I’m not really sure where the name comes from.
This course is the second part of learning how to spin on a drop spindle. It expects that you are able to spin a single (yarn that has been spun one time, also known as a 1 ply yarn) and will cover the basics of plying yarn using a drop spindle.
The course will cover the following topics:
How plying affects yarn
Plying from 2 or more singles using a Lazy Kate
Chain plying using 1 single
Twist direction
You will need to bring some pre-spun singles to this class. A Lazy Kate will be available for each student to use during class. You will need 3 or more singles wound onto either a bobbin (like the kind used for spinning wheels) or a tube like the cardboard tube from a paper towel roll (half length). You may choose to bring your own drop spindles or use one from the studio.
P.S. If your wondering what is a Lazy Kate and why am I calling her lazy, its not a person, its a tool that holds bobbins filled with yarn! It makes plying multiple singles much easier and keeps the singles from getting tangled. I’m not really sure where the name comes from.
This course is the second part of learning how to spin on a drop spindle. It expects that you are able to spin a single (yarn that has been spun one time, also known as a 1 ply yarn) and will cover the basics of plying yarn using a drop spindle.
The course will cover the following topics:
How plying affects yarn
Plying from 2 or more singles using a Lazy Kate
Chain plying using 1 single
Twist direction
You will need to bring some pre-spun singles to this class. A Lazy Kate will be available for each student to use during class. You will need 3 or more singles wound onto either a bobbin (like the kind used for spinning wheels) or a tube like the cardboard tube from a paper towel roll (half length). You may choose to bring your own drop spindles or use one from the studio.
P.S. If your wondering what is a Lazy Kate and why am I calling her lazy, its not a person, its a tool that holds bobbins filled with yarn! It makes plying multiple singles much easier and keeps the singles from getting tangled. I’m not really sure where the name comes from.
