CLAIRE BOLEY -HAND SPINNING WORKSHOPS FOR BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS
e mail - amyclaireboley@btinternet.com telephone 01392 682941 Week
day bookings by arrangment
Welcome to Claire's hand spinning workshops which are held regularly in Exeter
Devon. All the courses are led by Claire who wrote "Hand Spinning and Natural Dyeing" Claire has a passion
for hand spinning wool and other fibres into yarn which can be used for weaving or knitting New
Course Learning to hand spin using a drop spindle Ladies
only 28th January 2012 - 1 place left 25th February 2012 - 2 places included in the course Sorting a fleece Scouring a fleece Adding olive oil to the fleece carding and combing spinning a single yarn using a drop spindle plying the single yarns using the drop spindle Time 10am - 3pm Price £55.00 including use of all equipment Deposit of £25.00 paid via pay pal secures a place - please bring some thing to eat for lunch tea/coffee provided
Hand spinning
for beginners using a spinning wheel Ladies only 11th February 2012 - 2 places 3rd March 2012 - 2 places 31st March 2012 - 2 places Time 10am - 3pm Price £55.00 including
use of all equipment Deposit of £25.00 paid via pay pal secures a place -please
bring some thing to eat for lunch.tea/coffee provided included in the workshop Sorting
a fleece Scouring a fleece Adding olive oil Carding for a woollen yarn using a comb for semi worsted
yarn spinning a basic yarn using a spinning wheel Deciding on the type of wheel to buy NEWFollow up course ladies only (Follow up to the above courses) 10th
March 2012 - FULL 24th March 2012 - 2 places Time 10am - 3pm price £55.00
including use of all equipment Deposit of £25.00 each paid via pay pal secures a place Please bring some
thing to eat for lunch coffee/tea etc included Plying yarn thicknes tension adjustment on the spinning wheel
and any questions you may have More advanced hand spinning Ladies only 14th January 2012 - FULL 18th
February 2012 - 2 places included in the workshop How to spin a woollen yarn How to spin a semi worsted
yarn Discuss a true worsted yarn and how it is made Batts, Slivers and Rovings Fancy yarns Price
£55.00 eachincluding use of all equipment. Deposit of £25.00
each paid via pay pal secures a place Please bring some thing to eat for lunch, tea/coffee provided Time 10am-3pm
Learning to use hand spun yarn with a commercial knitting pattern ladies
only 21st April 2012 - 2 places 23rd June 2012 - 2 places Time 10am - 3 pm Price
£55.00 includes the use of equipment ie knitting needles etc. Deposit of £25.00 each to be paid
via pay pal to secure a place Please bring something to eat for lunch,
tea/coffee provided included in this workshop measuring for a garment using graph paper making a swatch Deciding how thick you need your yarn
Gift vouchers available to buy from £10.00 towards workshops or garments
