Drop Spindle Workshop

Includes 50 grams of yarn and spindle that you’ll take home with you!

Suitable for beginners – no previous expreience

Spindles have been used across cultures all over the world for millenia to make fibres into string, yarn and thread.

In this two hour introductory workshop, you use a top whirl drop spindle to create your own yarn, practice the basics of spinning, while learning about the wonderful history behind spinning.

Jasmine is a craftsperson, historian, and material culture enthusiast based in Stayner, Ontario. With over ten years of museum experience and a passion for all things fibre arts, Jasmine enjoys learning about and sharing traditional textile processes, including spinning, weaving, crochet, knitting, dyeing, and felting. Her interest in hand spinning began while curating a museum collection of early-Ontario coverlets in Niagara and she’s been hooked ever since