Twenty pence
Spinning Tools – Making and Testing Small Spinning Devices Yourself
Fri 02 – Sun 04 April 2027
This course is about the making and use of various small tools that can be very useful for hand spinning. We will create small helpers, some of which will be provided as blanks to be finished during the course. We will try out these tools and discover how they feel in the hand and which techniques they are suitable for, for example, as a plying aid, blending board, niddy noddy, spindle stick, hand spindle, or a small bowl holder for supported spindles. You can also bring along your own small tools that may have been lying around unnoticed amongst your spinning supplies for some time. Together, we will analyse these tools and try to decipher their function. Naturally, spinning itself will not be neglected! We will experience how compact threads and plies are created from individual fibres and deepen our technical skills individually, depending on prior knowledge.
At the end of the course, everyone should go home with a small box full of useful tools and ideas.
Group of participants: Suitable for beginner and advanced spinners
Requirements: Enjoyment of manual work, spin-coating knowledge is advantageous but not a prerequisite
Number of participants: max. 10 persons
Course times: Fri: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Sat: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM and 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Sun: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Course fee: €230, for students €210 (excluding €45 material costs)
Course leader 1: PETRA HADERER, Austria
Born in Vienna in 1966; has been an enthusiastic craftswoman since childhood; has been intensively involved with spinning (drop spindle & spinning wheel) since 2013, numerous courses for children and adults, contract spinning, specialisation in alpaca fibres.
More info: wool spinning.webnode.at
Course leader 2: LUKAS MATHA, Austria
Born in 1981, completed [a] remedial education training in 2005; 2013 – 2020 studied Fine Arts (Sculpture) at the University of Art Linz, teaches at the HBLA for Artistic Design in Linz. Currently studying Media Design and Design.Technik.Textil.