Registration deadlines: February 25, 2026. On Feb. 16 the event opens to non-members.
There is minimum of 16 people needed and maximum of 20 people allowed.
Cost: $80 – On Feb. 16 the price increases to $100.
When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, to Friday March 6
Materials: $40 per person, please bring cash and pay her on the first day. Jacey will bring all the fiber materials needed for 2 days.
Students bring: Spinning wheel that works, 3 bobbins, lazy Kate or something that works as a lazy Kate. Bring your lunch. Coffee-tea provided.
Description: Join Jacey Boggs Faulkner for 2 days of spinning education and exploration. We’ll start with a journey from worsted to woolen and all the drafts along that spectrum. We’ll cover short forward, short backward, from the fold, from the tip, all the semis, supported long draw (American), and double draft (English) along with how to change diameters and stay consistent. Then we’ll move into plying, exploring how and why we ply. We’ll ply both worsted and woolen yarns and discuss how and why they’re plied differently. Then we’ll move into some differential tension plying, looking at coils and other textured techniques.
Bio: Jacey spent the past 20+ years falling in love with fiber. She’s written books and articles, made videos and tutorials, and taught workshops and classes all over the world. But she’s most proud of PLY, which was started on a whim and full lack of knowledge about what she was getting into. She went on to start the PLY Spinners Guild and WEFT Magazine.
Sponsorship: This workshop is partially sponsored by the Patricia Williams Memorial Fund. Patricia was a spinner, weaver, knitter and quilter, and a member of the Portland Handweavers guild. Central Oregon Spinners & Weavers is grateful to Cherry Williams and the family for their donation.
See workshop policy here.
Workshop participants agree to indemnity, defend and hold harmless COSWG, its officers and members, from all claims arising out of workshop activities.
