Four Week Workshop

Intro to Hand Spinning

Participants are brought on a journey from raw fleece to finished, indigo-dyed yarn and roving.
$500
All materials included
 

About

In this course, participants are brought on a journey from raw fleece to finished, indigo-dyed yarn and roving. Learning the basics on how to clean sheep’s fleece, prepare it for becoming yarn, spinning it with a 2 ply twist, and finally colouring it with Natural Indigo.

This course is an Intermediate level course; experience in knitting, crochet, felting, or weaving is an asset.

Some experience required

Ages 18+
Max. 6 participants
Some experience required
All materials included

Facilitator

Dates/Times

Four Week Workshop
Sun, Jun 7, 2026
2:00pm 6:00pm
Sun, Jun 14, 2026
2:00pm 6:00pm
Sun, Jun 21, 2026
2:00pm 6:00pm
Sun, Jun 28, 2026
2:00pm 6:00pm
Four Week Workshop
Sun, Oct 11, 2026
2:00pm 6:00pm
Sun, Oct 18, 2026
2:00pm 6:00pm
Sun, Oct 25, 2026
2:00pm 6:00pm
Sun, Nov 1, 2026
2:00pm 6:00pm

Registration

$500
All materials included

Venue

Visitor map showing venue location
Main Building
Craft & Design Studio
Craft & Design Studio
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON

Frequently Asked Questions

You must purchase a ticket through our website.

No, unfortunately we do not.

For any groups of 8 or smaller, please email craft@harbourfrontcentre.com as we may be able to accomodate you.

Unfortunately, we cannot make exceptions to this rule for safety reasons.

Yes, any cancellations 5+ business days away from the start date of when your workshop begins is eligible for a refund.

Our studios are dedicated to our full-time Artists-in-Residence program; no studio access is allowed outside of the residency. The only exception is participants taking classes, who may only remain in the studio during actual class time.

You must apply for the program, follow the guidelines and meet the criteria required of applicants. This information can be found on our website (Residency Program Information) page. Applications open once a year in January and close in March.

The Craft & Design studios are 18+ only. However, we do have a craft-focused program through our School Visits department that specializes in that. For more information, you can visit the School Visits page on our website.

Once a year, at the end of March.

If you don’t see your question above, please email us at craft@harbourfrontcentre.com.