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Alanna Wilcox

Fiber Artist • Master Spinner

Expert Instructor • Color Alchemist

 
 
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Hi there, I’m Alanna

I’m here to encourage and empower you on your fiber arts journey.

As an artist and educator, I’m uniquely positioned to help you overcome creative challenges, learn new skills and feel excited to boldly go on your own crafty adventures.

Whether you're a handspinner, dyer, or both, you will be able to achieve your creative goals through my expert instruction via books, online workshops and dye formulas.

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Spinning Classes & Dye Workshops

If you’re looking to improve your yarn spinning skills, become more adept at acid dyeing yarn and fiber, or are curious about how to approach your crafting time with more creativity, then you’re in the right place!

Here are some workshops and thoughts from past students:

 

“As an experienced spinner I was impressed by how much I learned by taking this workshop. In the past when I've heard or read about twist angle and other technical aspects of spinning my eyes would glaze over. Alanna presents it in such a clear and concise way you have already learned it before you can even think about being intimidated. I would highly recommend this class to anyone.”

Christine

“This is a great course, it’s easy to follow and to understand. As someone without any spreadsheet experience I found this to be incredibly useful to recalculate recipes, organize recipes and to track dye inventory. This course would be great for new and experienced dyers. Highly recommend!”

Renee


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UPCOMING EVENTS

Scroll through the calendar or look at the list below for upcoming events.


TWIST Fiber Festival

  • Project Power – How to take control of your spinning for the best project outcomes

    Thursday October 13th 9:00am -4:00pm

  • Spinning 101

    Friday August 12th 9:00am -4:00 pm & Saturday August 13th 9:00am - 12pm

  • Creating a digital dye notebook

    Saturday August 13th 1:00pm - 4:00 pm


New York Sheep & Wool Festival

Oct 13th-16th 2022

  • Mastering Consistency in Handspinning

    Thursday October 13th 9:00am -4:00pm

  • Spinning Colors

    Friday October 14th 9:00am -4:00pm

  • The Gist of Grist

    Saturday October 15th 10:00am -5:00pm


The Gathering

(Northeast Handspinners Association)

Nov 4th-6th 2022

TBA: In person spinning workshops


Are you a dyer interested in getting color results like these?

 
 

Then let my precision color matching dye formulas do the work for you!

 

I’ve spent over a decade testing dyes on yarn and fiber to make this the easiest process for you. Never again will you have to waste your valuable time, money, and materials trying to achieve an envisioned color.

No more trial and error testing, wasted yarn and time, or hunting down and figuring out the right brands of dyes, colors, or dye ratios ever again.

Click below to see how my formulas can do all the work for you.

 

Books

 

For Spinners:

How to spin dyed rovings & hand painted tops

For Dyers:

How to dye wool yarn, roving, and other protein fibers using photos