ALL SPINDLES ALL DAY- Thursday
ALL SPINDLES ALL DAY- Friday
BASIC SPINDLE SPINNING
GETTING MORE DONE WITH SPINDLES
MYTHTWISTERS
BIOGRAPHY OF ABBY FRANQUEMONT


ABBY FRANQUEMONT


ALL SPINDLES ALL DAY
Thursday, October 18, 2012
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Class Fee: $175.00
Class Size: 18 Students

For all spinning skill levels including absolutely none. Even if you already spin, or spin with spindles, there's something here for you. We'll cover finger twisting, thigh spinning, stick spinning, multiple types of spindles, plying your yarn, how to finish your yarn and get it ready for use, and we'll spend in-depth time on a variety of exercises aimed at increasing your spindle skills. Spinning while walking, standing, sitting, talking, team spinning, spindle races, spinning blind, and a selection of tricks guaranteed to amaze your friends (well, maybe only if they spin) will be covered. A basic low whorl spindle and fiber will be provided, but please bring any spindles you love and any spindles you hate. You will also receive personalized feedback on your specific spindle goals. 6 hours

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ALL SPINDLES ALL DAY
Friday, October 19, 2012
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Class Fee: $175.00
Class Size: 18 Students

For all spinning skill levels including absolutely none. Even if you already spin, or spin with spindles, there's something here for you. We'll cover finger twisting, thigh spinning, stick spinning, multiple types of spindles, plying your yarn, how to finish your yarn and get it ready for use, and we'll spend in-depth time on a variety of exercises aimed at increasing your spindle skills. Spinning while walking, standing, sitting, talking, team spinning, spindle races, spinning blind, and a selection of tricks guaranteed to amaze your friends (well, maybe only if they spin) will be covered. A basic low whorl spindle and fiber will be provided, but please bring any spindles you love and any spindles you hate. You will also receive personalized feedback on your specific spindle goals. 6 hours

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BASIC SPINDLE SPINNING
Saturday, October 20, 2012
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Class Fee: $90.00
Class Size: 18 Students

For all skill levels including absolutely none; suitable for any age group. Even if you already spin, or already spin with spindles in particular, there's something for you in this class which covers multiple methods of starting out, pros and cons of various types of spindles, finger spinning, thigh spinning, plying your yarn, and directions for how to finish your yarn and get it ready to use in the project of your choice. A basic low whorl spindle and a sampling of fibers will be supplied. 3hours

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GETTING MORE DONE WITH SPINDLES
Saturday, October 20, 2012
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Class Fee: $90.00
Class Size: 18 Students

For those who already spin with spindles a little or a lot, for wheel spinners who want to know how to make the spindle more productive, this class is just the ticket. Learn where your personal bottlenecks are, learn techniques to speed up various spindle tasks, learn to spin various kinds of yarn and different fibers. Students are encouraged to bring spindles they love and spindles they hate. A basic low whorl spindle and fiber will be supplied.

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MYTHTWISTERS 
Sunday, October 21, 2012
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Class Fee: $175.00
Class Size: 18 Students

You can't spin much yarn on a spindle; wheels are faster. You can't spin fine on a bobbin-led wheel. You can't spin thick with a spindle. You can't use handspun yarn for warp, especially not if it's singles. You have to spin the opposite direction to crochet instead of knit. Chain-plied yarns are inherently weaker than standard 3-ply yarns. You can't blend short and long staple fibers. Have you heard any of these? Do you have others? Well, I tell you what: let's put these to the test.

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BIOGRAPHY:
Abby Franquemont, author of Respect The Spindle, is steeped in the fiber arts since birth. The daughter of field anthropologists studying textile production, she was raised largely in the rural Andes of Peru, where she learned to spin, weave and more starting at the age of five. In 2006, she left a successful career in information technology in order to write and teach full-time about the fiber arts, particularly spinning. Why spinning? Abby says it's the most fundamental of the fiber arts – the one upon which the most others depend – as well as the most at risk of being lost and the hardest to pass down in any way other than hand to hand. Abby is technical, passionate, inquisitive, and informed; she has taught individuals and groups of all ages, skill levels, and combinations thereof. Her classes sell out wherever she goes, her book, instructional DVDs, magazine articles, and blog are widely recommended, and her down-to-earth approach is empowering for students of all levels.