Spinning with Sabrina (salon Olivier Bresse)

Making your first yarn by hand with a spindle

Course description: In this course, we'll learn how to use a spindle to transform raw fiber into ready-to-knit yarn. We'll also see how to choose a spindle according to a project and how to make a single- or double-strand yarn.

Objectives:

• Choose your spindle
• Choose your fiber
• Twisting yarn
• Make a 1 or 2-strand yarn

Prerequisites: No prerequisites, just the desire to learn!
Level: Beginner
Teacher: Sabrina Boutin
Duration: 5h in two sessions of 2h30 each
Number of places available per class: 8
Location:
Salon Olivier Bresse (second floor)
7685 1st Avenue
Quebec City, G1H 2Y2

Materials provided:

• 1 spindle
• 1 sheepskin fiber braid, approx. 100g

* Course non-exchangeable, non-refundable