Intermediate Spinning Classes with Katrina Stewart

Take your spinning to the next level at the SweetGeorgia Studio!

This Winter, we are offering Intermediate sessions for 5 weeks, from February 14 to March 14, 2023.

In this series of classes, Katrina helps you take your basic spinning skills and bring them to the next level. We will work through the different drafting methods, twist and ply and why they matter, what effect your fibre choice has on your project, how to control the thickness of your yarn and learn about colour control and project planning.

• Classes take place from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Tuesday evenings
• Course fees includes class materials
• A limited number of spinning wheels will be available to rent at no additional cost (deposit required). First come, first served.
• Optional materials list for students: pencil, paper, camera. If you have a spinning wheel, please bring it. Also, if you have a lazy kate, 3-4 empty bobbins, and a niddy noddy.

Class Materials (retail price $60):

• 1 Spinning Sampler Kit
• 2 oz total of breed specific wools (6 breeds)
• 1 oz total of alpaca, cashmere & mulberry silk
• 1 oz hand- dyed polwarth fibre
• 1-2 oz of various fibres: hemp, cotton, etc.

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.

Katrina, a professional photographer by trade, has had an obsession with fibre all her life. She learned to knit and crochet as a child, but her passion was truly ignited when she learned to spin in 2014. She loves the thought that every individual who looks at a braid of fibre or runs their fingers over a skein of yarn will create their own unique functional piece of art. Something to be enjoyed for years to come. You can find her on Instagram as @craftyjaks or on Ravelry as CraftyJAKs.