Want to learn to spin or looking to take your spinning to the next level? View our Teacher Registry below to find instruction in your area. Good luck!
Please remember that each person learns differently. If a teacher doesn’t work out for you, try another. Also, your local fiber stores and fiber guilds are another fabulous resource so be sure to check them out too.
Are you a spinning instructor? Would you like to be listed in our registry? Our national database connects teachers with their students furthering the art of handspinning. Please contact us at: tsommer@internationalfleeces.com.
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Australia
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Canada
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Laurie Goldiuk | fibre(at)theblacklamb.ca, www.theblacklamb.ca, 905-885-0190 | Port Hope , Ontario, Canada | teacher of spinning, fibre prep, knitting, weaving, and felting |
| Leslie Ordal | slipstreamfiberarts.wordpress.com, lordal(at)gmail.com | Ottawa, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec | Spinning, Fiber Prep |
| Heidi Granville | 905.493.0357 | Ontario Canada | Spinning |
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Great Britain
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Alison Daykin | http://spinningandweaving.weebly.com | UK | Award winning textile designer and co-author of Creative Spinning, teaches spinning, weaving, dyeing, and kumihimo workshops all over the UK and Europe. |
| Jane Deane | www.janedeane.co.uk | South West of the UK, on Dartmoor and Duchy Square Centre for Creativity, Princetown | Co-author of Creative Spinning, teaches spinning, weaving, dyeing and textile design in the UK and abroad. |
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Japan
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Elise Mori | info(at)bobilu.com, http://www.bobilu.com/ | Yokosuka, Japan | Drop-spindle, spinning wheel, knitting, crochet, and acid dye |
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USA
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Alabama
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Betty Ann Lloyd | 334-202-3965, bafolklorist(at) gmail.com | Montgomery, AL | spinning, knitting, basket making, net making, filet lace and needle tatting, weaving |
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Arizona
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Kim Buchheit | 928.638.2205, Kim(at)BuchheitCreative.com, www.WildlyWoolly.com | Grand Canyon, AZ | Wet-felting and needle-felting techniques for beginners |
| Donna Kaplan | Grandma’s Spinning Wheel in Tucson AZ | Tucson, AZ | I have been spinning since 1974 , have been teaching since the late 70’s
Spindles or wheel, I also knit, weave, crochet, dye, felt, if it has anything to do with fiber my hands are on it. |
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California
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Kathryn Bernard | Zephrbabe(at)aol.com, (415)531-6532 | San Francisco,CA | Knitting, beginner spinning |
| Sandra D. Carter | hestia22(at) yahoo.com,www.yarnivore.blogspot.com www.blackgingham.etsy.com | Long Beach, CA | knitting |
| Melissa Harris | humohr(at)mac(dot)com, teaches at http://www.warnermtnweavers.com | Cedarville, CA | Spinning (Beginning, Continuing Wheel Spinning)
Knitting (Beginning, Continuing, Project Specific Courses, Color, Cables, other Techniques)
Felted Projects, Beginning Rigid Heddle Weaving |
| Lizette Hopkins | lizette(at)spinglitz.com, (916) 941-7466, Ravelry ID: knitglitz | El Dorado Hills, Sacramento,CA | Spinning, knitting, crochet, bobbin lace, tatting and sewing teacher who trained with Celia Quinn, Kaye Collins, Judith MacKenzie-McCuin, and Stephenie Gaustad. |
| Susan Italo | Susan(at) wildonionstudio.com, (805) 746-0186, http://wildonionstudio.com | Southern CA | Trapped fiber technique, art collage, weaving on sewing machine, and much more |
| Debra W. Taylor, DVM, PhD | anansispins(at) yahoo.com, UC Davis Craft Center | Davis, CA | Spinning, weaving, tablet weaving, |
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Colorado
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Pat Ciesla | OMAKNITS(at) aol.com | Fort Collins, Colorado | spinning, weaving, basketry, knitting, crochet, stitchery, silk ribbon embroidery, basic sewing |
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Connecticut
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Jenny Bannock | Divinebird(at)gmail.com | Windsor Locks,CT | Knitting, spinning, crochet, lecturer and textile programs, individual and group classes |
| Peggy Church | peggychurch(at) earthlink.net | Chaplin, CT | Spinning: beg and up, weaving: most levels |
| Jenny Fields | Country Yarns, 203-269-6662, email jennyct13 at yahoo.com for private lessons, http://jennyfieldsfiber.com | Wallingford, CT | Crochet, wet felting techniques, and art yarn spinning, private lessons available |
| Faith Wight | Country Yarns, 203-269-6662 | Wallingford, CT | Master knitter-she teaches knitting and spinning |
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Florida
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Rebecca Aldrich Bowen | sockgoddess(at) hotmail.com,http://sunshineknitdesigns.com | Saint Augustine, FL | knitting |
| Ginger Clark | gingclark(at) yahoo.com | Gainesville, Florida | Spinning, knitting 2, sweater design including writing the pattern, weaving soon |
| Michael A. Keach | mike.keach(at)gmail.com | Tampa, Florida | Internationally recognized author & master of various fibre arts including spindle/wheel/charkha spinning, knitting, weaving, Naalbinding, etc. |
| Lorie McCombie | 352-726-7183, afuzzyfarm@yahoo.com | Floral City, Florida | I teach spinning, weaving and needle felting among other fiber arts. |
| Barbara Moff | 330-774-7703,Ouricmoff(at) aol.com | Lakeland, FL | Spindle spinning, wheel maintenance, plying, wet and needle felting |
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Georgia
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Jennie Wood | Jennie(at)newvoyager.com or 229-227-1322 | Thomasville, GA | Spinning (beginning, intermediate, advanced, dog hair spinning), rigid heddle weaving, special effects on the rigid heddle loom, dyeing, crochet |
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Hawaii
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Elizabeth May | PM at Ravelry. ID MamaMay | Wahiawa, Hawaii | Knitting, crochet |
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Idaho
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Lonna Alexander-Steele | perseides2010@yahoo.com | McCall, Idaho and Walla Walla, Washington | Subjects include basic spinning to core spinning and novelty yarns, weighted warp looms and off loom weaving, color theory to the use of color in design. |
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Illinois
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| 3 Sisters’ Workshop | http://www.3sistersworkshop.com/, 3sistersworkshop(at)gmail.com | Metro St. Louis Area, IL | Fleece Processing, Beginning Spinning, Advanced Spinning, Wet Felting, Needle Felting & Yarn Dyeing |
| Betty Burian Kirk | betty(at) bbkirk.com,www.bbkirk.com | IL | Spinning, felting, weaving |
| Vera Videnovich | videnovichfarms(at) gmail.com | Chicago, IL | knitting, spinning, Babe rentals, |
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Kentucky
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Anne Bird | info(at) CampionHouse.com | Louisville, KY | Knitting, weaving | Roxann Milby | http://bookworm-silkworm.blogspot.com/ | Radcliff, KY | Crochet, shuttle and needle tatting, spinning | Luna Ortiz | 270-763-3352, LunaSpins(at)AllOneFarms.com, Ravelry ID: LunaTheFarmLady,
http://blueballmountainspindleandneedleworks.com | ElizabethtownKY | I teach knitting, crochet and spinning techniqus and wool processing techniques including creative drum carding at my own local yarn shop in Elizabethtown and have a small shetland sheep farm in nearby Rineyville, Kentucky. | June Potere | Spinning A Yarn with Ewe, LLC, 1-859-985-8961 | Berea, KY | Drop Spindle Spinning, Wheel Spinning | Stephanie Stratton | 859-608-5419, Lunabud74 (at) roadrunner dot com,http://Lunabudknits.etsy.com | Nicholasville, KY | Beginning Spinning , Hand Painted Dying, Drum Carding for Art Batts and the Diz, groups and individual lessons | Lorain Pettit | lpettit(at) insightbb.com, 859-496-2328 | Northern KY | knitting, spinning, weaving, dyeing |
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Louisiana
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Bev Madere | 504-436-4691, bmadere(at) agctr.lsu.edu | New Orleans, LA | spindle spinning, basic weaving and knitting |
New Orleans
Weavers Guild | www.nowg.org | New Orleans, LA | Fiber education programs |
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Maine
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Josette atEnchanted Knoll Farm | Jam(at)enchantedknoll.org | Central Maine | Spinning, knitting, needle felting |
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Maryland
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Claudia Segal | cjane51(@)gmail.com | Poolesville Maryland | I teach rigid heddle weaving in my home studio. |
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Massachusetts
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
Sheryl Amaral,
Spin-A-Bit | 508-946-3343, www.spinabit.com,jaamaral(at) aol.com | Middleboro, MA | spinning, felting, knitting, weaving and crochet |
| Judy Goodwin | knitgood(at)comcast.net, www.knitgood.net, 781-294-4556 | Hanson, Massachusetts | spinning, weaving, knitting and machine knitting |
| Lucy Lee | http://www.mindseyeyarns.com/, (617) 354-7253 lucy(at) mindseyeyarns.com | Cambridge, MA | Knitting, spinning |
| Paula Roberts | paulainrevere(at) yahoo.com | Revere, MA | spinning, knitting, crochet |
| Linda Scharf | linda(at) stoneleafmoon.com 781.449.2940 http://stoneleafmoon.com | Boston, MA | “out there spinning”, basic spindle spinning, and spinning inventive yarns on spindles |
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Michigan
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Beth Smith | Spinning Loft, bethsmithpink(at) sbcglobal.net | Howell, MI | All levels of spinning. Will travel. |
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Minnesota
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Shelley Hermanson | spinteacher2000(at) yahoo.com | Minneapolis, MN | Beginner spinning and knitting |
| Wendy J. Johnson | www.sagahill.com | Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area | All levels of knitting, spinning, and dyeing. Also a fiber arts author. |
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Mississippi
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Brenda Harrower | brharrower(at)hotmail.com | Vicksburg, MS | Teaching knitting for 30 years. Certified by Nat’l Yarn Council. |
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Missouri
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Jacey Boggs | http://www.insubordiknit.com, jacey(at)insubordiknit.com | Missouri | 2 day workshops on art yarn spinning; the evolution of texture in yarn, and one day classes in individual techniques (coils, boucle, corespinning) |
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Montana
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Denise Jackson of Jackson Spinners | meagi1(at)bresnan.net | Great Falls, MT | Spinning – all levels of spinning (inc. novelty yarns), knitting (3 styles), rigid heddle weaving, Fiber Arts Judge |
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New York
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Lisa McKay Joslin | lisamilem357(at) aol.com | Troy (Albany), NY | knitting and spinning to children and adults |
| Alanna Wilcox | alanna7181(at) hotmail.com (PM Spinnybuns through Ravelry) | Rochester, NY | Spinning (beginner, intermediate, novelty, how to spin cotton, spinning for a project, and color theory), knitting, felting, crazy quilting, embroidery, Russian punch needle techniques, fiber preparation, and dyeing |
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North Carolina
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Esther Edelheit | jazzturtle(at) nc.rr.com or (convo through www.jazzturtle.etsy.com) | Mebane (near Greensboro/ Winston-Salem/Chapel Hill/ Raleigh /Durham), NC | art yarn spinning and carding art batts |
| Nancy Shroyer | knitter(at)mindspring.com, www.nancysknitknacks.com | Cary NC | beginning spinning, spinning for a purpose and designing, and
spindle spinning. I also teach 10 other subjects in knitting and dyeing. I
have taught for SOAR, Stitches, Michigan Fiber Festival, John c Campbell, NY
sheep & Wool, Maryland sheep & Wool, Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair, SAFF,
and many shops and guilds. |
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Ohio
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Barbara Moff | 330-774-7703,Ouricmoff(at) aol.com | Canfield, OH | Spindle spinning, wheel maintenance, plying, wet and needle felting |
| Heart of Ohio Spinners | http://spinanon.com/heartofohio/heartofohio.htm | Marysville,OH | Spinning group |
| Pamela MacGregor | 419-832-3001, www.tarveycottagestudio.com | McClure Ohio | Wet felting, needle felting, book making/binding |
| Mitzi Ross | mitziross1(at) aol.com,www.goodnewsllamas.com | Chesapeake, Ohio | handspindle, wheel, plying techniques, and basic fiber processing. |
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Pennsylvania
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Carol McFadden | carol_mcfadden(at) verizon.net,www.feistywomandesigns.etsy.com | Pittsburgh, PA | Beth C. Sterling | www.folklorefibers.com, bcsterling(at)comcast.net | Holtwood, PA | Spinning, Knitting, Crochet, Dyeing, Drop Spindle,
Fiber Preparation, Fiber Processing |
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South Carolina
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Caron Wilson, Freehaven Farm, Ltd | www.freehavenfarm. com, freehavenfarm(at)mac.com, fiberpharmer on Ravelry | Simpsonville, SC | spinning (spindle, wheel), weaving (RH, inkle, tablet), needle and wet felting, fiber prep, rug hooking |
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Tennessee
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Beth Bohnert | b(at)mtnhollow.com, 423-869-8927, http://mountainhollowfarm.blogspot.com | Tazewell ,TN (1 hour north of Knoxville) | knitting, crochet &, spinning |
| Jessica Cook | jessicacook17(at)hotmail.com, Ravelry ID Jessecreations, http://storiedyarns.blogspot.com | Lebanon,TN (just outside of Nashville) | knitting, crochet, spinning wheel & spindle, art yarn spinning, fiber preparation |
| Pamela Kite | pjkite(at) yahoo.com | Tennessee/Eastern Kentucky/Western North Carolina | Spindling 101. Handspinning 101, Handspinning 201, Spinning for lace, sock knitting, Gloves that fit, sweaters that fit, shuttle tatting 101, adv. tatting |
| Molly Poremski | mollyporemski(at)gmail.com | Nashville, TN | Lessons for spindling and spinning on wheels |
| Jan Quarles | jan37129(at)yahoo.com, worldygirl on Ravelry | Murfreesboro (near Nashville),Tennessee | Handpainting roving or yarn, other dyeing, wet felting and nuno felting |
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Texas
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Mary Berry, Ravelry ID: FancyFibersTexas | mary(at)fancyfibers.com, http://www.FancyFibers.com, FB: FancyFibersFarm, (972) 839-8604 | Dallas, TX | I teach fiber dyeing, knitting, spindle spinning and wheel spinning. |
| Caroline Schuster | stilbeyn(at)gmail.com, (713)823-9930, www.etsy.com/shop/stilbecreations | Houston, TX | I can teach or demo spinning on the spindle and spinning wheel, and teach art yarns. |
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Virginia
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Donna Carty | djcpoland(at)aol.com | Charlottesville,VA | I will be teaching Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom, Fabric Painting, How to Design a Repeat at Piedmont Virginia Community College in 2011 spring. In addition, I would be glad to teach 4-harness or 8-harness floor loom weaving, needle tatting, hand embroidery, and crazy quilting, pretty much anything involving a thread.> |
| Knitting Guild of Tidewater, Glouster County, Virginia | Contact: Dee Smith at fuz3614(at) cox.net | Glouster County, Tidewater, Virginia | Basic knitting, every Tuesday at the Glouster Library, 1:30-4:30 |
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Washington
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Leah Adams | www.spiderfelt.com | Seattle, WA | Felting |
| Lonna Alexander-Steele | perseides2010@yahoo.com | McCall, Idaho and Walla Walla, Washington | Subjects include basic spinning to core spinning and novelty yarns, weighted warp looms and off loom weaving, color theory to the use of color in design. |
| Carol Combelic, Fibermaniac From Ewe to You | 360-721-1930, cacombe1(at)comcast.net, www.fibermaniac.etsy.com | Vancouver, Washington | Spindle spinning, Beginning Spinning wheel, Fiber Prep |
| Amelia Garripoli | ask(at) thebellwether.com,http://www.thebellwether.com/ | Port Angeles, WA | spindling, spinning, fiber preparation, and dyeing |
| Roxanne Lewis | HomeSpun Alpacas, 425.345.7765, alpacamom on Ravelry, homespunalpacas.com | Lake Stevens, WA | Spinning, beginning knitting including sock and mitten/glove
knitting, alpaca husbandry and triangle loom weaving |
| Vicky Lee McGarrity | www.littlerascalsfarm.com,k2p2ssk(at) centurytel.net, 360-638-2909 | Hansville WA | Knitting, machine knitting, crochet, basic weaving,twinning and rug weaving, macramé, spinning |
| Samantha Richardson | drake2k(at)msn.com | Bellingham, WA | Knitting, spinning |
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West Virginia
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Andrea Minicozzi | andrea(at)arare-breed.net, 304.270.8154, www.arare-breed.net | Eastern Panhandle, WV | Drop Spindle Spinning, Intro Wheel Spinning, raw fiber handling, preparation, carding, sheep husbandry at LYS or individual |
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Wisconsin
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Wyoming
| Name | Contact | Location | Teaching Topics |
| Talia Sommer | tsommer(at) internationalfleeces.com | Laramie, WY | spinning |
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