Spinning
Want To Learn To Make Your Own Yarn?
Ruthie's has beginning spinning classes for you to learn to spin, using either a drop spindle or spinning wheel. Please read on for more information, or call us at 503-232-7328 to sign up for your class now.
Learn To Spin On A Spinning Wheel
Next Class: 2 Days Saturday 8/1/09 & Satuday 8/8/09 From 10:30 am to 1:30 pm (6 hours total) at Ruthie's Weaving Studio 503-232-7328. Class is limited to 5 students to ensure that everyone gets personal attention. Tuition is $75.00 if you bring your own wheel, $90.00 if you want to use one of ours. There is also a $10.00 materials fee which will cover 23+ pages of written materials, 8 oz of fiber, note cards and binder ring, and use of other needed studio equipment.
What You Will Learn: You will learn the parts of the spinning wheel and how they work, wheel maintenance, treadling, types of fiber, types of fiber preparation, pre-drafting, short-draw spinning, plying from bobbins, plying from a center-pull ball, skeining, setting the twist, and more.
Reserve your spot today. Call Ruthie's Weaving Studio at 503-232-7328. You can pay for the class in advance and reserve your spot or just pay the day of class. If you'd like to rent one of our Ashford Traditional wheels for the class, there is a $150.00 deposit required - you can write us a check and we will hold it until the wheel is returned. We have a standard rental agreement to be completed too. There is a $15.00 charge for renting the wheel for the class. If you have your own wheel, great! just make sure it is in good working order before the start of class. If you have any doubts, please call. We can do a tune-up on your wheel for a minimal charge. If interested, please call for more info.
Future Spinning Wheel Classes:
- Saturday, October 3rd & 10th From 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
- Saturday, December 5th & 12th, From 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
- To register for class or to get more information, call (or e-mail) Lynne at 503-353-8333
Private Classes Available at your convenience - Call Lynne at 503-353-8333 for more info, or send an e-mail.
Learn To Spin With A Drop Spindle
Next Class: Saturday 7/11/09 From 10:30 am to 1:00 pm at Ruthie's Weaving Studio. Class is limited to 5 students to ensure everyone gets personal attention. Tuition is $35.00 plus a $5.00 materials fee. You get to use a high quality student top-whorl spindle, you will be given 4 ounces of fiber for spinning and LOTS of written material. You can bring your own spindle if you have one, or use one of ours. Student spindles are available to purchase after class for $15.00.
What you will learn: Students will learn to make a leader for their drop spindle, how to pre-draft their fiber in preparation to spin, spinning singles using the "park & draft" method which will lead to conventional drop spindling, drafting while spinning, making a join in the single ply yarn, making a center- pull ball to ply from, plying, Andean plying, skeining, and finishing your yarn.
Reserve your spot today! You can pay in advance and secure your spot, or pay on the day of the class. For more information, call Lynne at 503-353-8333, or send me an e-mail.
Future Drop-Spindle Classes:
- Saturday, September 5th, From 10:30 am to 1:00 pm
- Saturday, November 7th, From 10:30 am to 1:00 pm
- Call Lynne @ 503-353-8333 to register
Private Lessons Available at your convenience - Call 503-353-8333 for more info, or send an e-mail.