Introduction to the Drop Spindle
with June Covington
Monday, October 5th
10:30am-1:30pm
Members: $100
Non-Members: $120
Materials for this course are provided by the instructor. You may purchase other spinning materials if you would like, from the center for around $10-20.
Class Minimum: 3 participants
Class Maximum: 6 participants
Ages 14+
This is a beginners course.
Learn the history of the textile art of spinning on a drop spindle!
Fairy tales are not about love, as we have been told, most are about spinning yarn. Rumpelstiltskin, Sleeping Beauty, Arachne, Ananzi, and Frigga all share a theme: The Best Spinner has the Power. In this beginner friendly workshop, we will consider the history and cultural significance of this ancient and universal craft while we undertake the basic skills related to hand-spinning. The end result will be a small skein of useful and fabulous yarn from your own fingers!
Materials instructor will provide for class:
Drop Spindles
Some wool
Students are welcome to bring their own spindles to the class if they have them
About June Covington: June Covington grew up in a family of makers; quilting, sewing and other handcrafts. When she came upon the Foxfire Books during high school, the photos of spinning wheels and looms struck a chord. At college, in Kentucky, she learned to weave while majoring in Art Education and Printmaking. After college, she returned to Texas where she learned to spin through the Dallas Hand Weavers and Spinners Guild. Through the Guild and other organizations she has taught or demonstrated textile crafts in many places.
June has presented textile workshops at MAVWA in Santa Fe, NM, Española Valley Fiber Arts Center in Española, NM, Dallas Museum of Art, Perot Museum and Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas. She is always happiest in a room full of people who are learning and making things. The sense of community that grows, even temporarily, from the experience of making yarn with simple tools in good company, is deeply satisfying. Time has a way of slowing down while folks work together.
Class COVID-19 policy: There are no COVID-19 restrictions for this class. Please do not come to class if you are feeling sick, and it is always advised to wear a mask if you are comfortable doing so.
Class cancellation policy: Please note: All Class cancellations are charged a $15 processing fee in addition to the following policy: Class cancellations 7 days or less prior to first day of class will receive no refund. 8-13 days before beginning of class, students will receive an 80% refund. 14 days or more before beginning of class: Full refund.