Drop Spindle 101 @ The Knitting Tree LA

Name: Drop Spindle 101 @ The Knitting Tree LA
Start: 2025-01-18T13:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-01-18T15:00:00-08:00
Location: The Knitting Tree, L.A.

Schedule

Sat Jan 18 2025 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

The Knitting Tree, L.A. | Inglewood, CA

Learn to spin wool on a drop spindle! Topics covered: drafting, spinning, plying, setting and measuring twist and yarn weight. We’ll also talk about different kinds of spindles and some of the history of spinning.
Instructor: Theresa Wollenstein
Theresa Wollenstein is the executive director of Griffin Dyeworks, 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to promoting historical textile arts. She learned to crochet when she was very young, then picked up knitting in college. That skill was quickly followed by spinning, natural dyeing, and weaving. Theresa has been teaching spinning and dyeing for over a decade.