Sustainable Spinning: Making Art Yarn with Eco-Friendly Ingredients
About Sustainable Spinning: Making Art Yarn with Eco-Friendly Ingredients
Learn to create handspun yarns that are unique and eco-friendly, using ingredients such as plant fibers, wool from endangered sheep breeds, and reclaimed and recycled materials such as weaving thrums, denim threads, yarn and cloth remnants, and much more. As well, you'll discover why sustainability is important to the fiber arts and how you can be a part of the solution. If you've always wanted to spin "art yarn," this class is a good introduction. You'll be spinning like you've never spun before!
This class is limited to 50 students.
Class Materials Needed
• A blending tool such as hand carders or a drum carder
• Spinning tool such as a spinning wheel, e-spinner, or spindle
• Fibers recommended by the instructor after you enroll.
A fibers list (including recommended suppliers) will be provided so that students can have the option of working in tandem with the instructor to create a sampler yarn.
Homework
None required
Age Range
Teens and Adults
Skill Level
Beginner
Contact the Teacher
Send a direct message from the teacher's profile page with any questions you might have about the class.
When
Single 3-hour session on Sunday, July 9, at 2 pm ET | 11 am PT | 18:00 UTC.
Enrolled students receive 30-day access to the video recording of the class.
How It Works
Enroll above to save your spot in the class. Lessonface will send you a confirmation right away, and a Zoom link 24 hours before the class start time. You can log into your Lessonface dashboard to access class materials, communicate with your instructor, join the live Zoom session, and access the class recordings and chat transcript afterward. This class, and all lessons and classes on Lessonface, are covered by the Lessonface Guarantee.
Gigi Matthews
Gigi Matthews is on the board of the Handweavers Guild of America with a focus on sustainability. She is a handspinner whose recent work uses reclaimed and recycled materials as well as rare breed (endangered) wool.
MAFA - The MidAtlantic Fiber Association
The MidAtlantic Fiber Association (MAFA) represents and supports a community of fiber arts guilds in the greater Mid-Atlantic region.
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