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I am teaching again this weekend, for the first time since my course A Spindle a Day<\/a> <\/em>last summer, and I can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since last summer I have said no to all other engagements, to make space for writing my book, Listen to the Wool<\/em> (coming this November). I wrote a lot on that course. In fact, a whole chapter in my book is vibrating with energy from that course week. But now, a two-day beginner’s course in suspended spindle spinning for twelve students \u2013 a full class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The venue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The venue is the regional handicraft association, that happens to be only a 20-minute walk from my house, 25 perhaps with a trolley full of course material. The space is inviting and crafty with large shop windows to let the light in. I even get a course host to my assistance on the course! I know this since I spent two weekends there in March and April as a student (more about that in a later post).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning styles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When I started teaching back in 2016 I only took intermediate and advanced students. I found it easier to teach students with prior knowledge of techniques and vocabulary. But in recent years I have leveled up and had the confidence to create courses where beginners are welcome. I have collected a vault of experiences with different learning styles and different approaches to techniques. Mind you, there are always new challenges to me in every classroom, and I take the time to find ways to get through to all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A student working her suspended spindle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is the reason why my in-person courses are never shorter than two days, and never more than twelve students \u2013 I want to have enough time to guide every student forward from where they are and from their learning style. I want every student to walk out of the course with more than a little ball of yarn, I want them to have a sense of achievement, of having the making still sizzling in their hands, and mental tools to continue spinning long after the door closes behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching again<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I look at the participant list and recognize only one name. I love those first few moments in the classroom, where I can connect names to faces and start the journey of their learning right there, with them, I love watching their aha-moments, their progression from where they started. To make them realize their progression I make them put their hand-carded rolags in a row in front of them. They may not see it from the first to the second rolag, but they will from the first to the fifth. And seeing their faces when they see their progress right in front of them is priceless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The magic of the rolag progression line. To the right, supported spindle day on A Spindle a Day last summer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I wonder what fleeces to bring. Perhaps that from Lilla \u00c4\u00e4h the Roslag sheep? Or the one from Parisa the Dalap\u00e4ls sheep, that I shore myself with hand shears? I can’t wait to see my students!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy spinning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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