Ontario Handspinning Seminar
Do you look at your spindle and experience dread? Maybe it’s not the right spindle for you! In this workshop we will look at techniques used for a variety of spindles, including suspended, supported, and in-hand. We will explore the advantages and disadvantages of the different types and learn which spindle is best suited for the fibre you want to spin. Students will have the opportunity to try several types of spindles and use them with and without a distaff. By the end of the session you will be able to assess a spindle to know if it is right for the fibre, technique, and end product you would like to achieve.
Spindle Techniques - Finding the Right Spindle
Catharina Forbes
Afternoon
Bring With You
- spindles of any kind
- associated spinning tools
- distaff (optional)
Spindle Techniques - Finding the Right Spindle
Catharina Forbes
Do you look at your spindle and experience dread? Maybe it’s not the right spindle for you! In this workshop we will look at techniques used for a variety of spindles, including suspended, supported, and in-hand. We will explore the advantages and disadvantages of the different types and learn which spindle is best suited for the fibre you want to spin. Students will have the opportunity to try several types of spindles and use them with and without a distaff. By the end of the session you will be able to assess a spindle to know if it is right for the fibre, technique, and end product you would like to achieve.
Items to Bring
- spindles of any kind
- associated spinning tools
- distaff (optional)
Catharina Forbes
Catharina has been spinning since the mid 1980’s when she made a spindle with a bar of soap and a stick. She now spins with a variety of spindles and techniques. She loves to discover new spindles and learn how to use them. She’s on a quest to find the perfect spindle and believes that there is no such thing as owning too many.
Afternoon
Catharina has been spinning since the mid 1980’s when she made a spindle with a bar of soap and a stick. She now spins with a variety of spindles and techniques. She loves to discover new spindles and learn how to use them. She’s on a quest to find the perfect spindle and believes that there is no such thing as owning too many.
Catharina Forbes
