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The Ides of March and an Ancient Tradition. Coincidence? I think not. It’s Ariadne’s First Learn to Spin Class
March 17th, 2008 by maryThe Ides of March might have been cold and dreary, but certainly not at Ariadne. Our first “Learn to Spin on a Drop Spindle” was held that afternoon, and it was not only fun to watch, but very informative, full of smiles, laughs, tea and cookies.
Our Students gathered ’round the fireplace at 13h and started to investigate their potential new craft.
Leslie, our instructor (in dark red) spoke of the history of spinning, how to read the fibres and how to get started on your spindle. Isabella, Ariane and Aretoula look on with interest.
The fibre was prepared and the spinning began:
Jo, Corinne and Melanie get into the spin
Leslie and Myriam
Towards the end, plying was utilized, to great satisfaction!
Our Greek Goddess would be so proud.
A super Thank You to Leslie Ordal, Super Instructor for providing knowlege, insight and making our first Spinning Class a success! We will be holding spinning classes all spring and summer, with more intermediate subjects on the horizon this summer.
Posted in Classes and Workshops, craft | 
March 24th, 2008 at 9:14 am
That was a super fun class, thanks so much for offering it ladies. And thanks for not posting any photos of me with my knees spread (an inevitable hazard of the “park and draft” technique!) :-)
April 9th, 2008 at 11:17 am
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