Welcome to Spinning Textured Yarns with Debbie Held!
If you’re wondering how spinning textured yarns differ from art yarns… they don’t. All art yarns are stable, usable yarns that can add texture, however bold or subtle, to the cloth in which they’re used. The yarns in this course are truly timeless, and they’re presented in a skill-building logical order that’s meant to inspire you in your own application.
If you are just getting started in your spinning journey, we recommend you check out the Fundamental Spinning Courses section. If you have previous spinning experience, the Spinning up a Level course is a great one to work through before or after this course.
Throughout the videos, you’ll learn:
- Adapting your wheel and e-Spinners to spin textured yarns
- Spinning soft & low twist singles with slubs
- Wrapped & plied yarns:
- Spiral ply yarns: basic spiral ply & flame yarns
- Coils: 2-ply slub coils & supercoils
- Core-spun yarns & Core-less core yarns
- Inclusions: Lock-spun & tail-spun yarns
- Crepe yarns, and more…
We hope you come away from this course with a new appreciation for these classic textured yarns and their infinite potential. Look on the materials tab for supplies, many can be found at SweetGeorgia Yarns.
Talk about the Spinning Textured Yarns course with members of the School of SweetGeorgia. Post project pictures, share personal reflections, and join the conversations in our Community Forums!
Tag what you are making everywhere with #sosspinning and #schoolofsweetgeorgia so we can find your work and play!
I finished my #attuneshawl using #handspunyarn and thefibrecompany #arranmorelight in a beautiful teal. The handspun was from a sweetgeorgia braid that I spun in July.
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#dreareneeknits
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I finished my #attuneshawl using #handspunyarn and thefibrecompany #arranmorelight in a beautiful teal. The handspun was from a sweetgeorgia braid that I spun in July.
#sosspinning
#knpknitchat
#dreareneeknits
#spinittoknititkal
I finished some handspun yarn 😁😁
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sweetgeorgia
#lendrumwheel
#handspinning
#knpknitchat

I finished some handspun yarn 😁😁
#sosspinning
sweetgeorgia
#lendrumwheel
#handspinning
#knpknitchat
Part 2 of the August #onebagfull 🌈 pastel merino with banana fibre 🍌 #sosspinning #ashfordespinner3 vada.blue

Part 2 of the August #onebagfull 🌈 pastel merino with banana fibre 🍌 #sosspinning #ashfordespinner3 vada.blue
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!
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.

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.
Beautiful skeins and sweet beginnings of my Attune shawl! The liveliness and crisp texture that you feel and see when knitting with handspun is a wonderful sensory experience.

Beautiful skeins and sweet beginnings of my Attune shawl! The liveliness and crisp texture that you feel and see when knitting with handspun is a wonderful sensory experience.
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
Downloads
Equipment
- Spinning tool of choice (treadle wheel and e-Spinners are demonstrated)
*Please follow this link for Essential Spinning & Fibre Prep Tools
Materials
- SweetGeorgia Yarns Fibre
- Spinning Mix-in Kit
- Commercial 2-ply yarn or left-over thinly-spun singles
*Remember your SOS member's 15% discount on SweetGeorgia Yarns for fibre supplies!
Additional Supplies Shown/Demonstrated
- Suspended spindle
- Succaplokki Spinner’s Control Card
Do you have questions about lesson Spinning Textured Yarn Materials? Talk about it with members of the School of SweetGeorgia. Post project pictures, share personal reflections, and join the conversations in our Community Forums!
Course Content
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