Yarn on a Budget: Up-cycling Sweaters with Justin Near
Friday, April 11, 1 pm to 4 pm
Unraveling knit sweaters can provide you with plenty of high-quality yarn (up to a mile!) at a very low cost, but not all sweaters are made equal. Learn how to choose the right sweater to unravel, de-seam a sweater (the hard part!), and unravel it (the fun part!). Share your bounty with others in the class and learn how to spin the different sweaters together to make a new yarn, completely unique (no previous spinning experience required). Every student will be provided with one thrift-store sweater to keep. Feel free to bring a sweater from home to learn more about it. There will be tools to share, but feel free to bring a ball winder if you have one and any tools that might help you see detailed work.
Workshop fee: $50 per student
Beginner level, no previous experience required
Materials fee: $6, includes sweater to unravel
Student to bring: Magnifiers/lights, if available, although instructor will bring some
