Sampling and experimentation with fiber helps you plan the finished yarn that you wish to create. In this class we will discuss the different ways of preparing fleece and the basics behind sampling hand fiber preparations for spinning; picking, flicking, carding, and combing. You will learn one way to use a flicker, hand cards, and combs.

This is a wide and generous topic with as many variations as there are spinners and teachers. I will be covering how I prepare fiber for spinning and how I sample the various preparations. If you have fiber preparation tools please bring them, I will have hand cards, a flicker, and combs to use as well. Washed fleece will be provided.