Upcoming Workshops
Radical Woolen Yarns; Carpe Ventus
Handspinning workshop with Atropos Textile Studio
Nov 1st | $130.00
Three Loves, Nampa, ID
12:00 AM - 4:00 PM
You are invited to Atropos Textile Studios workshop Radical Woolen Yarns; Carpe Ventus.
This workshop celebrates the spirit of experimentation as we "seize the wind" by combining fundamental handspinning techniques and experimental processes. We will stretch our skills and materials and create the lightest and airiest yarns of our dreams.
Course Goals and Objectives This workshop will incorporate classroom learning, demonstrations, as well as spending time together practicing, and sharing our work. Our goal is to have a good understanding of the subject, and strong samples to compare and contrast as reference material.
This workshop includes a corresponding information booklet for the spinner to take and reference.
Some fiber will be provided, but feel free to bring your own that you would like to experiment with, or share.
Spinning prerequisites: Woolen, Worsted, and all things Betwixt workshop, OR
Basic woolen spinning knowledge/ability, continuous singles, and plying.
Supplies: spinning wheel (preference of large orifice if available), bobbins, lazy-kate, niddy-noddy.
We will have plying wheels for the group if singles deviate.
Student wheels available.
Please bring a lunch.
This booking will meet at Three Loves Yarn & Notions, 411 Caldwell Blvd, Nampa, ID 83651.
Creative Constructions in Handspinning - Art Yarn; The Basics
Handspinning workshop with Atropos Textile Studio
Nov 22nd | $130.00
Three Loves, Nampa, ID
12:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The goal of our workshop Creative Constructions / Art Yarn; The Basics, is to introduce the basic fundamental skills and tools for spinners to begin to create art yarn. This theory based workshop dives deep into understanding the construction of unbalanced yarns, with a focus on spiral yarns. It is designed to create a solid foundation in understanding how various art yarns are made. We will be doing some demonstrations, classroom learning, exercises, and sample making.
This workshop includes a corresponding information booklet for the spinner to take and reference.
Some fiber will be provided, but feel free to bring your own that you would like to experiment with, or share.
Spinning prerequisites: Continuous singles, and plying; Comfortable making yarn.
Supplies: spinning wheel (preference of large orifice if available), bobbins, lazy-kate, niddy-noddy.
We will have plying wheels for the group if singles deviate.
Student wheels available.
Please bring a lunch.
This booking will meet at Three Loves Yarn & Notions, 411 Caldwell Blvd, Nampa, ID 83651.
Past Workshops
Woolen, Worsted & all things Betwixt
Handspinning workshop with Atropos Textile Studio
July 26th | $130.00
11am - 4pm
Three Loves, Nampa, ID.
“Woolen, Worsted, & all things Betwixt," is part of our Fundamentals of Handspinning series, where we focus on skill-building and intent spinning to help prepare spinners to create any yarns they desire.
In this workshop, we will distinguish between woolen, worsted, semi-worsted, and semi-woolen yarns, explore their characteristics, uses, strengths/weaknesses, and construction. In addition, we will investigate various fiber preparations and implement spinning/plying techniques to create these different yarns.
Our goal is for the spinner to create spin samples to compare and contrast for their own references, gain more information on how different techniques translate into final garments/fabric, and have the ability to implement the workshop information to their practice on their own using our correlating booklet.
Fiber provided
Atropos Textile Booklet provided
Full day workshop
Please bring a lunch
Spinning prerequisites: continuous singles, plying
Supplies: spinning wheel, lazy-kate, niddy-noddy
Student wheels available