Save the Date for the FTWG 2026 Conference

April 16 - 19, 2026

Spinning Hemp Fiber

Skill Level

Intermediate

Required Skills:

  • Must know how to use your spinning wheel

Class Schedule

2 Hours

    Description

    Introduction to spinning hemp fiber. Different hemp fibers and where to purchase as well as learning to spin a nice fine thread. With tips for solar dyeing your hemp fiber.

    Fees

    Registration Fee $5
    Materials Fee $5

    Materials Fee includes: hemp fibers to spin

    Students to Bring

    • Spinning wheel
    • Niddy noddy for samples
    • Small dish for water
    • Lap cloth (optional)

    Instructor Bio

    Joan Ruane

    First a professional teacher and then a spinner, Joan Ruane has been teaching spinning classes throughout the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand since 1980. Active in local and regional Guilds, she has also owned and operated fiber shops in both Florida and Arizona. Joan has published cotton newsletters, written articles for fiber magazines and has published three DVDs: Cotton Spinning Made Easy, Cotton Spinning with A Takli/ Charkha, and Spinning Hemp. She has republished Hand Spinning Cotton by Harry and Olive Linder, bringing it up to date with modern techniques. In 2015, Joan published the much needed “Beginning Cotton Spinning on the Wheel” workbook. Her DVDs and books can be streamed or purchased through www.Taperootvideo.com. For more information, check out her website, www.cottonspinning.com.

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