LEARN TO SPIN YARN CLASSES AT SAORI SANTA CRUZ STUDIO

 I had two spinners taking classes individually . 

the first student had been trying to learn with utube video's but was failing so she scheduled a class and brought her wheel and in 2 hours she was well on her way to go forth and spin her heart out at home. 

 I started LeeAnn out on a spindle to get her started for a short observant technique trial.

 I could see she could move rapidaly to her wheel which she had not been able to spin on .

 she had purchased her wheel on line someplace over a year ago it was like new because she could not understand all the parts etc. she now knows how address those problems.

in no time she was creating yarn! yeay!!

 I went over some fiber prep with hand carders  with her 

we got a skein niddy noddied off  her bobbin after plying and she is on her way to practice at home. now! 

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Jeanne was given a wheel with missing parts and she was having trouble understanding it. she made some replacment parts on a 3D printer but needed more instruction.

 she had never used a niddy noddy before so after we spun a bobbin i finished her session showing her how to make a skein.

 you can see  the purple plastic parts she hacked to get her wheel operational. i showed her about double drive wheel, cut her drive band shorther and adjusted the mother of all for more tension. the  tied on supports are wobbley but hey they worked!

go to my website to get my email and phone number 

WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM

to schedule a class 

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one can get raw fiber, scour ( wash it) dye it, pick it, card it before spinning or…..

buy fiber ready to spin ! In my Etsy shop i have ready to spin fibers undyed and dyed . the dyed  fibers come mostly from Belgium . Dashing Mouse fibers is my supplier. here are a few easy to spin fibers i have in stock in 4 oz packages.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE DYED FIBER SECTION OF MY ETSY SHOP

 DYED FIBERS  

GREAT TO USE WITH BLENDING BOARDS, CARDERS AND COMBS TOO.

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un dyed  natural fibers in my Etsy shop here shop here

PEACE THROUGH FIBERS 

JILL NICKOLENE SANDERS

www.saorisantacruz.com

MY  MAIN ETSY SHOP my etsy shop for saori and wheels go here 

my  2ND etsy shop for ashford looms and accessories click here 

STUDIO IS OPENED BACK UP  AFTER COVID SHUT DOWN FOR OVER A YEAR . CONTACT ME TO SCHEDULE AN APPOIMENT FOR CLASSES

studio contact

The Saori Piccolo40 loom and spinning on the Ashford Jumbo electronic spinner and Spinolution Firefly

The Saori Piccolo 40 loom is light weight (15 lbs) portable and is self contained! unlike table looms you do not need a stand or a table , folds in 3 seconds and off you go , open 3 seconds sit and weave!My student last week brought her piccolo to work on  a cashmere warp she had langushing . weft is cashmere too . 

saori piccolo loom in my etsy shop here

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I would like to talk about "espinners' which stands for  electronic spinning wheels 

The advantage of espiners is they are light weight as opposed to manual treadle wheels

so therefore portable! want to spin in a confined space like a RV, or in a recliner, a boat, at a spin in or a coffee shop etc etc? not all espinners are alike. there are fancy wood models and ones out of plastic on the broad spectrum of things . I have owned and or spun on them all. for me the majority of styles are for average weight yarns  lace weight to Dk or worsted. If a person wants to get creative and spin bulky or art yarns or simplky wants to ply their yarn in a large single skein not multiple smaller skeins then a larger orifice and bobbin and flyer are needed. you can still spin regular weight yarns on a larger wheel but you can not not spin larger yarns on the smaller orifice wheels. 

I teach and use two larger espinners the Ashford superjumbo and the spinolution Firefly.( the firefly can have  4 oz ,8,16,32 all the way to 64 oz flyers 

 Antoinette  had a treadle wheel but she had a ankle injury which she had three surgeries on. she needed to give her ankle less repetitive motion . so tried out the ashford  super jumbo espinner in my class and purchased it.shee loves it! she can spin for hours now. and create large bulky yarns and plys!

 Durning covid the importance of focusing on creative that brings joy and comfort is very important.

she  saori weaves and spins which brings her peace and expression as well.

 The ASHFORD SUPER JUMBO E SPINNER HERE  in my Etsy shop.

It comes with is's owned zippered case 

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The SPINOLUTION fire fly is the other electric spinning wheel . If you follow my blogs you will recognize it as the wheel I spin on the most! it is versatile you can get flyer from size 4 oz ,8,16,32,64ounce sizes! Also these heads are interchangeable with their treadle wheels so you can have multiple wheels use the same head/flyer .  because  Spinolution does  not have a sliding yarn guide  or a orifice,  you can spin with out getting fiber hung or catching, or limiting the size  yarn you want create!

here is my latest  spin on my firefly 

 this is the 64 oz head/flyer bobbin. ( I customized it and place  a mandala decal on the bobbin it does not come that way)

 I first  spun singles with the 16 oz flyer with the Paulywinder attachment first. what is a pauly winder? it is spinolutions no gear solution to auto winding the yarn onto the bobbin as you spin with out having to stop to move the yarn along the hooks on the flyer . Brilliant !

 when  done I plied my singles  into art yarn stacks with the 64 oz flyer. 

i did not have to use the 64 oz bobbin i have the 16 oz and the 32 oz as well but it was sitting out next to the wheel . the motor is quiet and very strong. also the Spinolution Firefly has A BUILT IN BATTERY. that lasts up to 18 hours. no need to buy a external battery and plug  cable when you do not have a wall plug in avaiablen and want to spin.

spinolution FIRE FLY spinner in my Etsy shop here

for those who prefer treadling spinolution has many wheels , here is my echo wheel 16 oz bobbin but you can choose from 4 sizes 

 here is the echo with a big 32 oz flyer 

 

 here with the 16 oz flyer 

( again I customized my bobbins with decals , the bobbins  do not come with these on )

Echo wheel here

all models of spinolution wheels here

peace through fibers

Jill Nickolene Sanders

WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM

to email to schedule for a spinnign or weaving class go here link to email