Yarn Spinning Private Lesson
Private lessons with Instructor Nowotarski are now available! Settle into the meditative joy of spinning with one-on-one guidance tailored to your vision and skill level.
Instructor Nowotarski’s schedule typically offers availability on weekday afternoons and some evenings.
Schedule your lesson by reaching Mark at mark.nowotarski@gmail.com
Spinning yarn is a very meditative art. This class will show students how to take roving (washed and combed wool) and spin it into beautiful, strong yarn. We will start with the drop spindle, one of humanity’s most ancient tools, and learn the basics of drafting and spinning a single thread of yarn. After some practice with the drop spindle, we will learn “Andean plying”. This is where we take a single thread of yarn, double it up around our hands and spin it into a fluffy, 2-ply yarn suitable for knitting and crocheting.
Students will then be introduced to the spinning wheel. A spinning wheel is essentially a foot-powered drop spindle. Your hands do the same drafting as for a drop spindle, but your feet keep the spindle going. Several wheels will be available, but those that have their own wheels should bring them.
Private lessons with Instructor Nowotarski are now available! Settle into the meditative joy of spinning with one-on-one guidance tailored to your vision and skill level.
Instructor Nowotarski’s schedule typically offers availability on weekday afternoons and some evenings.
Schedule your lesson by reaching Mark at mark.nowotarski@gmail.com
Spinning yarn is a very meditative art. This class will show students how to take roving (washed and combed wool) and spin it into beautiful, strong yarn. We will start with the drop spindle, one of humanity’s most ancient tools, and learn the basics of drafting and spinning a single thread of yarn. After some practice with the drop spindle, we will learn “Andean plying”. This is where we take a single thread of yarn, double it up around our hands and spin it into a fluffy, 2-ply yarn suitable for knitting and crocheting.
Students will then be introduced to the spinning wheel. A spinning wheel is essentially a foot-powered drop spindle. Your hands do the same drafting as for a drop spindle, but your feet keep the spindle going. Several wheels will be available, but those that have their own wheels should bring them.
Private lessons with Instructor Nowotarski are now available! Settle into the meditative joy of spinning with one-on-one guidance tailored to your vision and skill level.
Instructor Nowotarski’s schedule typically offers availability on weekday afternoons and some evenings.
Schedule your lesson by reaching Mark at mark.nowotarski@gmail.com
Spinning yarn is a very meditative art. This class will show students how to take roving (washed and combed wool) and spin it into beautiful, strong yarn. We will start with the drop spindle, one of humanity’s most ancient tools, and learn the basics of drafting and spinning a single thread of yarn. After some practice with the drop spindle, we will learn “Andean plying”. This is where we take a single thread of yarn, double it up around our hands and spin it into a fluffy, 2-ply yarn suitable for knitting and crocheting.
Students will then be introduced to the spinning wheel. A spinning wheel is essentially a foot-powered drop spindle. Your hands do the same drafting as for a drop spindle, but your feet keep the spindle going. Several wheels will be available, but those that have their own wheels should bring them.