Intro to Fibre Preparation with Anne Smithies 13th September

Time to explore preparing fleece with combs, hand carders, blending boards and a drum carder to create batts, rolags or nests, clouds and roving with a diz. There will be an opportunity to make your own batts and rolags using pre-dyed coloured or plain roving and trial spinning them on your wheel. Or maybe you want to know how to get the best out of the dyed roving or batts you have? Bring them along and suggestions and ideas will be offered for trying. 

Anne Smithies Website

Tools supplied:

Combs

Hand carders

Blending board

Drum carder

Diz

Spinning wheel for testing 

Key elements:

• Fleece - raw, washed, commercially prepared

• Fleece preparations depending on what type of yarn you want to spin

• Tools

• Combs

• Hand carders

• Blending boards

• Drum carder

• Rolags

• Batts

• Roving using a diz & by hand 

Attendees to Bring:

You are encouraged to bring your own equipment, if you have it, so you can gain confidence with your own tools and any fibres you are curious about but uncertain how to spin.

⏱️ When?

Sunday, 13th September 11-2pm

Please note that all guest workshop bookings are final and non-refundable. However, you can transfer your booking to someone else. Please contact us with the new attendee's name and contact details.

Sheffield Yarn Shop

Grafters Yard

63 Herschell Road

Sheffield

S7 1BT

United Kingdom

Please be aware that my studio is on the first floor with one flight of stairs. There is no lift access.