Learn to Spin (South)
Sat, 02 May
|Battery Point
Learn to spin raw wool fleece into yarn. During this 2 day workshop, you will learn how to wash, prepare, spin and ply a basic 2 ply yarn from wool. No previous knowledge or experience of spinning is required. All materials and spinning wheels are supplied.
Time & Location
02 May 2026, 9:30 am – 16 May 2026, 3:30 pm
Battery Point, 30 Cromwell St, Battery Point TAS 7004, Australia
Guests
About the event
164This Learn to Spin workshop will be conducted on two Saturdays, 2 and 16 May, separated by a two week period for you to complete a task at home. Over the two sessions you will learn how to wash and prepare a fleece, then use it to spin and ply a basic 2 ply yarn. No previous knowledge or experience of spinning is required. You will have the opportunity to hire a spinning wheel to use for practice at home between the two workshop sessions.
Dates and times: Saturday 2 May, 9:30am to 3:30pm and Saturday 16 May, 9:30am to 3:30pm
Tutor: Amanda Ellis
Cost: $164 per person
What we will provide: use of Guild spinning wheels and other equipment, workshop notes, all materials except 4 ply yarn.
What you need to bring:
Tickets
General Admission
$164.00
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