Day two was held at the Commonweal garden at RDI.
we had class in the yurt this time.
Marlie came prepared
Marlie DeSwart is a fiber artist and owner and operator of Black Mountain Artisans, a West Marin Fiber Artist Cooperative. She is also co-founder of Local Wool Pastures, which sources, mills and sells wools and fibers from local shepherds and farmers.
so many different kinds of fiber
we made our own drop spindle out of simple materials.
Marlie demonstrating how to set up the spindle for spinning
Here she demonstrates how to add colored yarn to your carded wool...
...creating something lovely.
wheel spinning is quite a challenge.
All the spinning techniques were fascinating and challenging. I could see how once you got it it would be a rhythmic pleasure, but this will definitely take a good deal of practice.
beautiful hand-spun fiber
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