Learn to spin yarn on a drop spindle with PGHW member Jason Paris! Spinning encourages spatial reasoning skills and dexterity, and is a great way to incorporate more movement into your day. By the end of this class, you’ll be able to use a drop spindle efficiently enough to support your yarn endeavors. This method was the fastest way to spin yarn for thousands of years, until the invention of spinning wheels. It’s an ancient craft!
This class is great for beginners. No experience necessary.
Top-whorl spindles and plenty of wool will be available for use throughout the class, but feel free to bring your own spindles or fiber.
Artist bio:
Jason Paris has been playing with yarn for at least 15 years, since his grandmother taught him how to knit. Since then, he has explored crochet, macrame, tatting, weaving, basketry, and — of course — spinning. Besides teaching ESL in Japan, he has also taught fiber arts through the Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers and within his role as a teacher and sales associate at Loop Yarn in Center City.
