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Spinning Study Guide: Working from Fleece

Join us for the Working from Fleece study guide at the School! Work through content from Kim McKenna's courses Working from Fleece and Nuances to Spinning Better Yarns and become a better spinner.
Kim McKenna · August 25, 2022
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Welcome to the Spinning Study Guide: Working from Fleece!

If you love spinning and working with wool, this is the study guide for you. If you have never scoured raw fleece and are intimidated by the whole process, never fear! 

Work along Kim McKenna’s beautiful new course Working from Fleece and some of the content in Nuances to Spinning Better Yarns, available in their totality in the School to watch at your own pace.

You can choose to either start from raw fleece, clean fleece, or if you prefer, commercial top. Work through the scouring process to wash your raw wool or if you choose to start from a clean fleece/hand-dyed top, you can then join in the fibre prep and sampling.

Syllabus

  • Get Ready: Prep & materials
  • Week 1: Scour a small sample
  • Week 2: Scour the rest of your raw fleece
  • Week 3: Progress meetup via Zoom
  • Week 4: Fibre prep the clean fleece 
  • Week 5: Spin singles, ply and finish
  • Week 6: Finale meetup recording 

In this guide you will find support as you go from raw wool straight from the sheep to the handspun yarn of your dreams.  You can work through the content with as little as 30 grams / one ounce of wool or try the small batch technique for 100g /3.5 ounces.

If you choose to join in the study guide with clean wool, you will find lots of fibre prep techniques to prepare your fleece, be it lock by lock or even if you are joining with commercial hand-dyed top.

Once you spin and ply your singles, find different finish techniques so your hand spun yarn serves your crafting purpose.

Find the weekly guidance and the progress meetups recordings. All of the questions and members discussion is taking place over in the Spinning Study Guide: Working from Fleece forums.

This art batt by fatcatknitsdyer simply took my breath away.  It’s soft (BFL), sparkly, full of texture, and I haven’t quite experienced anything like it!

This art batt by fatcatknitsdyer simply took my breath away. It’s soft (BFL), sparkly, full of texture, and I haven’t quite experienced anything like it! ...

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One strip of fibre done, 5 more to go.  #sosspinning sweetgeorgia

One strip of fibre done, 5 more to go. #sosspinning sweetgeorgia ...

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As the change of seasons and the back-to-school routines get settled, with the holidays and gift planning still weeks away, this is the perfect time to plan a project just for you. Join us this month for an SOS Spin-Along!⁠
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As Greta @gretacornejomakes shares in her new SOS post— ⁠
I’m celebrating the change of season by prepping fibre and getting it ready for spinning a fractal 2-ply yarn. I hope you join us in spinning for a project, plus share your spin-in progress with us and meet with new and old friends. You can join the spin-along at ANY time, so dive into your stash or visit the @sweetgeorgia shop to find some beautiful fibre (Felicia's handspun 3-ply fractal in BFL+Silk Salted Caramel is shown here) and spin along with us! ⁠
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Read more about the spin-along and meetup information over at the SOS articles section... direct link in bio »⁠
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We’d also love to see your spinning progress! Tag your posts with #sosspinning or #schoolofsweetgeorgia, or join other SOS members and instructors over in the Community Forums.⁠

As the change of seasons and the back-to-school routines get settled, with the holidays and gift planning still weeks away, this is the perfect time to plan a project just for you. Join us this month for an SOS Spin-Along!⁠

As Greta @gretacornejomakes shares in her new SOS post— ⁠
I’m celebrating the change of season by prepping fibre and getting it ready for spinning a fractal 2-ply yarn. I hope you join us in spinning for a project, plus share your spin-in progress with us and meet with new and old friends. You can join the spin-along at ANY time, so dive into your stash or visit the @sweetgeorgia shop to find some beautiful fibre (Felicia`s handspun 3-ply fractal in BFL+Silk Salted Caramel is shown here) and spin along with us! ⁠

Read more about the spin-along and meetup information over at the SOS articles section... direct link in bio »⁠

We’d also love to see your spinning progress! Tag your posts with #sosspinning or #schoolofsweetgeorgia, or join other SOS members and instructors over in the Community Forums.⁠
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Fractal spin on my Schachts ladybug spinning wheel in the center. I have 4 braids of hello yarn fiber club august color pit a pat. The wool is Corriedale. I run it through my steamer 2x to open up the braid. It is a joy to spin  worsted weight yarn. #helloyarnfiberclub #helloyarn #corriedalewool #schachtladybug #spinningyarn #sosspinning

Fractal spin on my Schachts ladybug spinning wheel in the center. I have 4 braids of hello yarn fiber club august color pit a pat. The wool is Corriedale. I run it through my steamer 2x to open up the braid. It is a joy to spin worsted weight yarn. #helloyarnfiberclub #helloyarn #corriedalewool #schachtladybug #spinningyarn #sosspinning ...

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About Instructor

Kim McKenna

My fibre journey is a delicate balance between science and art. Curiosity and research help me to understand the intrinsic nature of my materials and practice helps me to improve upon the mechanics of skill. There is a point, however, where I must turn my mind off and allow my hands and intuition to guide me.

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Course Includes

  • 7 Lessons