CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN: TWELVE WAYS TO SPIN VARIEGATED TOPS

Makers Mill

How many ways are there to spin a variegated top? You are only limited by how fast you can spin.
This class will take you through at least a dozen ways to work with variegated top. We’ll explore spinning variegated tops to combine and blend colors for stark contrast or beautiful subtlety. You'll spin yarns and knit samples that will show the effects of changing the color flow on variegated fibers. You’ll learn ways to keep your yarn colors exactly the same as your fiber braid. You’ll learn the whys and how-tos of combining multiple variegated tops.
 In this class we’ll explore:
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<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Mixing colors with plying</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Blending colors through drafting at the wheel</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Mixing 2 or more braids</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">The easiest way to choose multiple braids to mix for a hat or for a sweater</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">How yarn size, fiber prep and your drafting style affects variegated yarns</LI>
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 We’ll even talk about how to manage your stash of braids. After you spin in this class you’ll never look at your stash the same way again.
Materials included in workshop price.
 
<H4 CLASS="MsoNormal">Event sponsored in part by Storey Publishing. Photography by John Polak used with permission by Storey Publishing.</H4>