Wool Processing for Beginners

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Private lesson: Processing Raw Wool for Beginners Have you wondered: Where do I buy wool? Why craft with it? How do I make clothing from scratch? Why are sheep important? Where do I learn about a forgotten art? If you're searching for these answers, then wool processing lessons may be the skill you need. Join in on the time-honored tradition of transforming raw sheep wool into luxurious, sustainable fibers that are ready-to-spin into yarn or felt into art. Bring your questions, explore, and let your creativity shine. In these private lessons, you will gain a knowledge of and hand's on experience with wool and preparation methods covering: Wool Grading: Sourcing, assessing wool quality based on fiber characteristics, sheep breeds, pests, and choosing based on functionality. Washing and Scouring: Learn the importance of wool and how to clean a fleece from dirt, vegetable matter, dingleberries, and lanolin. Carding/Combing: Experience aligning fibers on various processing equipment Preparation for Spinning: Make and pre-draft rovings, clouds, and batts to spin on a spinning wheel or spindle. Max attendees: 3 Duration: 1.5 hours Show more