Learning to spin yarn classes at Saori Santa Cruz studio

 Meet a new group of spinners  learning to spin classes at my covid safe studio in February .

Martha has spun on a spindle for a few years but wanted to learn wheel spinning and buy a Spinolution wheel, she just did not know what model. So she came to a class and we went over basics and she tried out  some spinolution wheels as she learned to wheel spin.

I teach  spindle spinning at first using Golding spindles to pratice drawing before wheel spinning.

 The basic tactile  hand movement's moved over to the Spinolution Firefly electric spinner to coordinate hand movments before imbarking on on learning the rhythm  and coordination  needed on  the treadle wheels 

 The spinolution wheels stand out from any other treadle wheel. the engineering of the treadling is truly amazing. all other wheels have HEEL TOE ACTION. toe then heel puts more strain on your knees and hips. the spinolution wheels have rocking sided to side mothin and the low profile treadling means ergonomic motion and less knee  hip back strain. you can treadle for hours  pain free the next day!!

SPINOLUTION WHEELS IN MY ETSY SHOP CLICK HERE

Martha fell in love with the Echo with the lazy kate and the 16 oz bobbin and bought it and went right home  happy to continue her spinning adventures.

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NATALIE LEARNS TO SPIN 

Meet natalie , she inherited her mothers Ashford traveler wheel  about 25 years old and wanted to learn to spin.

I am also a Ashford and louet wheel dealer so i have or can order parts for ashford wheels contact me .

contact me here click here

 we tried the traveler but it was rather dificult to treadle . there was dead spot so i moved her over to my 60 year old traditional ashford wheel which spun smoothly . 

 I started her learning next to get the feel of spinning with a bobbin on the 

 SPINOLUTION ELECTRIC WHEEL CLICK HERE

I have a story about my vintage  ashford traditional wheel

I bought it used 25 years ago at a yard sale . it has been used to teach on and rent out all that time and spins beautiful for a 60 year old wheel! how ever this winter i left it in a unheated studio and mildew formed, i removed the mildew it was fine but the wood was all blocky so i stained it a dark indigo blue a few weeks ago! it turned out so handsome ! and it spins like it always did perfectly!

Natalie will be back for more classes soon 

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Dolores wanted to learn to spin! never having knit, or crocheted or woven or felted and is brand new to the fiber arts! what a happy day and a new future she will have makeing and using yarn!

 Dolores spun two spindles full of singles and then learned to ply on the electric wheel.

she did not know what a skein was and now she has her first hank of handspun yarn! 

she took home some fiber and a spindle to pratic and will be back in a few weeks and we can move onto the spinning wheel learning. good first ever spinning !

happy with her first ever hank of home spun!