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Hedgehog yarns are magic! With a couple of the twists of the wrist you create a yarn that knits or crochets into a fantastic 3 dimensional yarn, reminicient of spikey hedgehogs, twigs or dredlocks. Lots of fun to use for a little fantasy critter, or a hat, mittens, or how about for a pair of socks??
Mohair Boucle is Royalty in the Novelty Yarn world, and it is surprisingly easy to make. Learn the technique for spinning these showy yarns. In addition we will discuss how to choose the right mohair for boucle; washing and preparing it for spinning and dyeing and the basics for choosing perfect color combinations for dramatic effect.
No need to haul out the drumcarder, students in this class students will use their hand cards to prepare wool rolags that spin yarns reminiscent of hand-painted Japanese yarns.
Do you admire the softly spun chunky handspun yarns from Latin and South America? Remember when you first began to spin and were only spin a fat lumpy yarn then after learning to spin a fine smooth yarn and it was impossible to spin bulky? In this retreat session our students will learn skills and strategies of fiber preparation and methods for spinning that will help them regain their “bulky chops”.
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