Wool Processing for Beginners
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Wool Processing for Beginners
$65.00
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Private lesson: Processing Raw Wool for Beginners
Have you wondered:
Where do I buy wool? Why craft with it?
How do I make clothing from scratch?
Why are sheep important?
Where do I learn about a forgotten art?
If you're searching for these answers, then wool processing lessons may be the skill you need.
Join in on the time-honored tradition of transforming raw sheep wool into luxurious, sustainable fibers that are ready-to-spin into yarn or felt into art. Bring your questions, explore, and let your creativity shine.
In these private lessons, you will gain a knowledge of and hand's on experience with wool and preparation methods covering:
- Wool Grading: Sourcing, assessing wool quality based on fiber characteristics, sheep breeds, pests, and choosing based on functionality.
- Washing and Scouring: Learn the importance of wool and how to clean a fleece from dirt, vegetable matter, dingleberries, and lanolin.
- Carding/Combing: Experience aligning fibers on various processing equipment
- Preparation for Spinning: Make and pre-draft rovings, clouds, and batts to spin on a spinning wheel or spindle.
Max attendees: 3
Duration: 1.5 hours
