#522 Justin Near--Intro to Fiber & Wool Processing Half day Sunday am $50

#522   Justin Near--Intro to Fiber & Wool Processing  Half day Sunday 9am-noon  Bldg 10 North   $50

Skill level:  Beginner

Workshop Description: Want to learn more about natural fibers and wool? In this class, students will learn about plant and animal fibers and their attributes by examining their physical properties and processing those fibers from their raw form. We will examine a variety of fiber and wool breed samples and will discuss what we observe visually and tactilely and what attributes result from those observations. We will continue our observations and discussion while physically processing raw materials, walking through the various stages of processing wool – skirting, scouring (where we’ll talk about lanolin), picking, and carding (where we’ll talk about differences in yarn attributes that result from different methods of preparation).

Students should bring: NA

Homework:  NA

Material Fee: $5  includes wool samples

Class Limit:  12