{"product_id":"getting-started-on-a-drop-spindle-online-workshop","title":"Getting Started on a Drop Spindle Online Workshop","description":"\u003cscript\u003e\/\/ \u003c![CDATA[\nwindow.location.replace(\"https:\/\/learn.longthreadmedia.com\/courses\/getting-started-on-a-drop-spindle\");\n\/\/ ]]\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHave you always wanted to spin but haven’t yet found someone with the patience and skill to teach you? You’re in luck–Maggie Casey is here to gently lead you by the hand into the wonderful world of spinning. Learn about the simplest way to spin yarn, with a drop spindle, and use it to start adding twist into your fiber and make the yarn of your dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this spinning Online Workshop, Maggie:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a description of the spindle’s parts and styles of spindles as well as materials you need to get started.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaches the park-and-draft technique, showing how to take control of the process of spinning and master drafting, twisting, and storing your yarn on the shaft of the spindle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how to spin continuously while standing up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows how to take the yarn off the spindle and twist two strands together in the opposite direction to create a plied yarn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinishes with techniques for setting the twist, creating a skein, tying it, and washing it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaggie will have you making your own yarn before you know it. Enjoy her spinning workshop in a new streaming format, along with diagrams and key information to help you learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnline Workshop includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Discussion board \u0026amp; Gallery: The discussion board is a great way to interact with other users in the Online Workshop. It’s an open forum for you to ask questions, share your thoughts, express your inspirations, and share images of your work.\u003cbr\u003e Notes: This is a place for you to keep personal notes to help you with your work and the Online Workshop content. Only you will be able to see your notes.\u003cbr\u003e Video Lesson Run Time: approx. 52 minutes \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe videos in this Online Workshop are available for you to watch via streaming. For details, see the ‘Navigate Your Online Workshop’ section within the Online Workshop. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnline Workshop Outline:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting Started\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrop Spindle Basics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparing Wool for Spinning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn the Park \u0026amp; Draft Method of Spinning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStanding \u0026amp; Spinning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemoving Yarn from the Spindle \u0026amp; Creating a Skein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinishing Your Yarn \u0026amp; Setting the Twist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrapping Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials Required:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarded wool fiber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA medium to large drop spindle with a top whorl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA length of waste yarn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo clean, terra cotta flower pots with drainage holes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA small felt, plastic, or foam ball (about 2 inches in diameter)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bowl large enough to submerge your skein of yarn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWool wash or gentle soap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVinegar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cardboard shoebox and a sharp implement to poke holes in the shoebox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional: a niddy noddy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Instructor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaggie Casey is the co-owner of Shuttles, Spindles, and Skeins, a fiber arts store in Boulder, Colorado, where she teaches the art of spinning to classes of all skill levels. 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