Name: Drop Spinning
Start: 2025-09-20T10:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-20T13:00:00-04:00
Location: 217 Woodstock Ave, Suite E, Rutland (city), VT, United States, Vermont 05701

We are thrilled to welcome Susan Snider to the shop to teach a drop spinning class! Before the spinning wheel, people spun all their yarn on drop spindles, an ancient craft still in use today. Drop spindle is an excellent introduction to spinning yarn, portable and affordable. This class will explore why wool spins, preparing fiber for spinning, drafting techniques and spinning your first yarn. If you would like to create unique yarns for your knitting or fiber projects this class is for you. A drop spindle and fiber will be provided to use during the class. The fee for this class is $50. Preregistration is required; register at greenmountainfibers.com. Please note, we need a minimum of 2 students to run this class, so consider registering with a friend! There is a maximum of 5.
A business professional, now retired, Susan has been a maker and fiber artist most of her life. Susan learned how to weave in Sweden during her junior year in high school as a Rotary exchange student. A lifelong learner, Susan's passion for weaving, spinning, dyeing and all fiber arts never abated. Susan studied weaving in Denmark and was active in the Handweavers' Guild of Connecticut for over twenty years. She has been teaching since 2010. In 2016 Susan founded Mad River Fiber Arts & Mill in Waitsfield, Vermont producing yarn for small farmers and selling unique fiber products. Susan is a member of the Vermont Weavers Guild, Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild and British Tapestry Alliance. Now retired from millwork, Susan looks forward to sharing her expertise, enthusiasm and passion for the fiber arts.