Welcome to the home of the Nutmeg Spinners Guild! Nutmeg Spinners Guild is Connecticut’s statewide guild for handspinners. The Guild has been an active part of Connecticut’s fiber arts scene for more than 20 years. Our membership is large and diverse, coming from throughout Connecticut and nearby states.
We meet five times a year on the first Saturday of the month in October, February, April and June. In December we meet the second Saturday. Meetings usually run from about 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
October 14, 2023
Spinning for Your Project with Mary Crosby
NOTE: The first meeting of the 2023-24 year will be held on the second Saturday of the month. Please mark your calendars.
Mary Crosby is a teacher at Madison wool. This program will be held both in-person and online and will cover the basics of spinning for a particular project such as knitting or crochet, including consideration of:
- starting with a pattern that is practical for skill level (project complexity, what is default spinning yarn, for the individual, etc)
- selecting fleece/fiber appropriate for the final product (soft, medium, course)
- types of common fibers and characteristics
- gauge and needle size
- plying versus singles
- swatching/sampling
- resources
Directions to meetings can be found here.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the guild, please contact membership.nutmegspinnersguild@gmail.com or sign up here.