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11 HD Video Lessons
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Felicia Lo
In 2005, Felicia founded SweetGeorgia Yarns to spread her love of knitting, spinning, weaving, dyeing and design. She is a true fiber enthusiast whose energy is contagious. View profile »
Spinning Dyed Fibers
with Felicia Lo
Don't spin out of control! Felicia Lo, founder of SweetGeorgia Yarns, shows you how to spin yarn confidently in the colors you've always wanted.
Have you ever wanted to create custom, hand-dyed yarn but were afraid of spinning your colors into mud? Don't spin out of control! Let creative genius Felicia Lo (founder of SweetGeorgia Yarns) share the trade secrets you'll need to confidently command your colors and create brilliantly-hued skeins.
In addition to teaching you different ways to prepare your fiber and preserve your color, Felicia demonstrates useful techniques such as Andean and Navajo plying, spinning from the fold and the on-trend method of fractal spinning. Learn to use color theory to harmoniously match and blend fiber into hues so vibrant and beautiful, the yarn will never see your stash.
Enroll in Felicia Lo's Spinning Dyed Fibers and be on your way to spinning gorgeous yarns that are to dye for.
What You'll Learn in Spinning Dyed Fibers
- Combing and carding fiber preparation
- Hands-on color theory
- How to work with and preserve color
- Spinning and plying techniques, including fractal spinning and Navajo plying
What You'll Make in Spinning Dyed Fibers
- Hand-spun skeins in colors you've always wanted
- A prismatic Bayside beanie!
What You'll Need:
- Spinning wheel
- Multiple bobbins
- Lazy kate
- Worsted, space-dyed commercial top with approximately 4'' to 6'' color sections
- Woolen carded batt made from four layers of different colors
Lesson Plan
| 1 | Introduction | 9:23 |
| 2 | Fiber Preparation | 15:21 |
| 3 | Color Theory | 17:31 |
| 4 | Working with Hand Painted Fiber | 23:55 |
| 5 | Preserving Color | 24:06 |
| 6 | Blending Color | 27:45 |
| 7 | Mix & Match | 34:19 |
| 8 | One Fiber, Many Ways | 15:06 |
| 9 | The Bayside Beanie | 21:45 |
| 10 | Bonus: Fractal Spinning | 7:32 |
| 11 | Bonus: Making a Batt | 12:24 |
Skills you should have:
- Imagination for designing new projects!
Recent 5 star reviews of this class
Average Review:
Great class with many useful tips!
Just finished watching my bonus videos, and I can really recommend this class! Felicia Lo has a pleasant voice to listen to, explains well and is very prompt to answer any questions. I learnt quite a few useful things, not only about combining and spinning colour but also about spinning in general. Also, all the colours on parade is a visual feast and it inspires me to look at my fibre stash in a new way.
Excellent Class and Instructor!
I highly recommend this class! I am a self taught spinner with little access to classes or other spinners and this is my first Craftsy class. I am impressed!
I usually avoid spinning hand-painted top because I worry about "making mud". Felicia Lo did an excellent job of explaining various techniques for successful use of color in spinning. Her color choices are vibrant, clear and fun. I have never had an opportunity to work with Felicia's fiber, only her lovely yarn. (which is ...
Great class - highly recommend!
I was given a Craftsy voucher for Christmas. I was a bit skeptical, but thought that I should enrol in a class before I forgot. So, being a spinner, I thought that this class looked OK, so I enrolled. It is more than OK, it is WONDERFUL!! I hadn't been spinning much as it was all getting a bit stale, but now I feel like I can really play with colours and I've been able to use colours in my stash that I thought would be there until I reluctantly pulled them out and spun them in the same old ...
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Essential!
This class is an amazing value. Felicia is a top notch instructor. I have been spinning for a few years and taken a few live classes. This class greatly improved my understanding of color and opened my eyes to many techniques I have never considered to get the color results I want. I will refer to these lessons many times going forward. The best spinning class I have ever taken. Thank you Felicia! Thank you Craftsy!
Exceptional
I have been spinning for a few years now, but mainly uniform colours, as I didn't really know what to do with all those intimidating bright colours!
Felicia, this class has opened up a whole new world to me!
I look at colours very differently now, and I am eager to start doing my own swaps, checking out everything I have learned from you.
Thank you so so much.
I'll be a very busy little colourful spinning bee now :-)
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