Spinning Short Stapled Fibers
About Spinning Short Stapled Fibers
Ever wanted to spin short stapled fibers such as luxury down fibers like Cashmere, or short stapled wools? In this workshop, we will address the needs of short stapled fibers when hand spinning, how to setup your spinning wheel for spinning short stapled fibers, a variety of fiber preps (carded rolags/punis, combed top, cloud), spinning techniques (woolen drafting), and yarn structure. We will go over different methods for woolen drafts including point of contact, double drafting and supported long draw. With these skills, students will have the skills necessary to spin any short stapled fibers that may come their way.
Supplies, Equipment & Materials Needed for Class
A spinning wheel or e-spinner (with 4 bobbins) or 4 supported spindles in good working order; appropriate tools for plying including but not limited to lazy Kate; niddy noddy; hand cards with 72 tpi or more are recommended but not required.
Materials Kit
$30 - Class kit may be purchased at https://hipstrings.com/products/class-kit-for-short-stapled-fibers-mdsw-winterfest-2026
The kit includes approximately 4 ounces of different fibers including a short-stapled wool roving, short stapled wool fleece, baby camel combed top, cotton sliver and some surprise short stapled fibers.
Materials kits must be ordered by January 10 in order to receive them by January 24.
Pre-class Homework
None
Skill Level
Students should be able to spin and ply independently on a spinning wheel or supported spindle.
Contact the Teacher
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When
Single 3-hour live online session.
Enrolled students receive 30-day access to the video recording of the class.
How It Works
Register and enroll above. Enrollment is not complete until payment is made on the next page, by credit card or Paypal via our secure platform. Enrolled students will receive an immediate email confirmation of enrollment, and on the day before the seminar, a reminder with Zoom link to join the class via email. Students will also be able to join the Zoom sessions from their Lessonface dashboard. Students can connect to Zoom using a tablet or computer with reliable internet. To actively participate online students also need a webcam with microphone.
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About Lessonface, PBC & the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Lessonface's mission is to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably. Since 2012, we've hosted more than 30,000 students and 2,000 teachers for over 500,000 music, language, and arts lessons and classes online. We've hosted the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival's virtual fiber arts seminars since 2021, and are very happy to be hosting these seminars for the fifth annual Winterfest January 24-25, 2026.