This spring, we are offering in-person sessions taught by Kim McKenna – a three-part spinning workshop, starting on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023.
India is a country steeped in rich silk textile and tea traditions. A flight of three teas and five silk fibres awaits you. The tea selection has been specially curated by O-Five Tea. The silk offerings contain a selection of mulberry and non-mulberry silk sourced by SweetGeorgia Yarns. This workshop is are sure to delight the senses.
Just like fleece from different sheep breeds, not all silkworms produce silk with the same characteristics. This workshop introduces you to five very different silks: Bombyx, Temperate Tussah, Muga, White Eri and Tropical Peduncle Tasar silk.
You will learn:
- how these different species of silkworms are raised
- their life cycle
- the difference between closed and open-ended cocoons
- how cocoons are processed into reeled, spun, noil and Mawata silk
- the characteristics of the different silks in your kit and what those characteristics lend to wool blends
- how to efficiently and effectively blend silk with wool
- how to use your fibre prep equipment to blend for a woollen and worsted fibre prep
- how to use your handpainted braid to execute different colour effects in your handspun
What could be better than time spent playing with luxurious and lustrous silk fibres and SGY’s stunning handpainted braids? I look forward to your joining me as we explore silk and how to use it to create beautiful handspun skeins.
Along with your materials, you will be able to buy SweetGeorgia fibre at a 10% off during class time. You’ll also receive a QR code for 20% off your next O-Five Tea loose tea or matcha purchase.
Workshop Fee: $230 + GST, includes materials.
Materials (retail value $89):
- 1 spinning Luxury Kit: Silk
- 50g White Corriedale roving
- 100g SGY hand-painted Corriedale braid
- flight of 3 Indian teas
Dates & Times :
April 4th, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
May 2nd, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
June 6th, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Classes are held at the SweetGeorgia Yarns Studio at 1562 Rand Ave near Granville Street and W 72nd Ave in Vancouver. Short walk to transit. Plenty of free parking is available.
Kim McKenna enjoys sharing her knowledge in articles she writes for Spin Off and Ply magazines as well as through teaching in person and through The School of SweetGeorgia. Her greatest joy is when a student can actually see how their spinning has improved and the thrill they get when they can spin a yarn that truly speaks to their heart.You can find her on Instagram as @claddaghfibrearts or on her blog Claddagh Fibre Arts.
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