Spinning Instructor List

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your technique, our network of spinning instructors can guide you every step of the way. Explore classes, workshops, and one-on-one sessions to get hands-on experience and tips from skilled fiber artists.

Other option involve watching our training videos on YouTube or finding a local knitting/spinning group.

Paid Instructors

• Alanna Wilcox
  • Rochester, NY, USA
  • Offers in-person classes at Rhinebeck, TWIST, and other big conferences
  • Website

• Mathilde Lind
  • Estonia
  • Folklorist; teaches spinning and wool prep including fleece selection, washing, carding, combing; strong in woolen-style spinning
  • Email [email protected] or visit website

• Amy Pittman
  • Portland, OR, USA
  • 30+ years teaching; $30/hr
  • Facebook page

• Jane Steeves
  • Central Ontario, Canada
  • $30CAD/class; discounts for sets of classes
  • Email [email protected]

• Vivienne
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 40+ years spinning; $40 AUD/hr
  • Email [email protected]

• Caitlin Blackford
  • Ohio, USA
  • Email [email protected]

• Lulu – The Sip-n-Spin
  • Illinois, USA
  • 20+ years spinning
  • Facebook or Youtube

• Cynthia Suniga
  • Spokane, WA, USA
  • 20+ years spinning
  • Email [email protected]

• Jillian Moreno
• Ann Arbor, MI, USA
• Author of Yarnitecture: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want; teaches spinning for guilds, festivals and shops
  • Email [email protected]

• Heike Madeleine
  • Saarbrücken, Germany & Fontaine, France
  • Email [email protected] or website

• Vanessa Bjerreskov
  • BC, Canada
  • Master Spinner graduate; virtual classes via Zoom, FB Messenger, Skype; $40/hr CAD
  • Email [email protected]
    
• Terri Guerette
  • Southern New England, USA
  • Teaches at conferences, guilds, festivals, and shops; experience all over New England, Missouri and Colorado
  • Website or Facebook
    
• Penny Lacroix
  • MA, USA
  • Teaches at A Place to Weave and Unruly Stitch; also offers Zoom lessons
  • Website

Volunteer Instructors

• Kathi Briefer-Gose
  • Washington, USA
  • Email [email protected], Facebook, or Instagram

• John Sutton
  • Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
  • Email [email protected]

• Daphne
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • Email [email protected]

• Rasa Dunlop
  • NW Tasmania, Australia
  • Email [email protected]

• Arlene Gowing
  • Oregon, USA
  • Connected with Lincoln City Cultural Center; teaches EEW Nano; payment optional as donation to the center
  • Email [email protected] or phone 1-541-992-5160

• Carol Osterman
  • Washington, USA
  • Email [email protected]

• Joanne Murphy
  • Corpus Christi, TX, USA
  • Email [email protected]

• David Merz
  • Chicago, IL, USA
  • Email [email protected]

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